A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$1,271,000
165 theaters
165 theaters
Release DateNov 9, 1984
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 31 min
GenresHorror
In Release418 days/59 weeks
Widest Release380 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9-15 | 13 | $1,271,000 | - | 165 | - | $7,703 | $1,271,000 | 1 |
| Nov 16-22 | 8 | $1,819,000 | +43.1% | 274 | +109 | $6,638 | $3,090,000 | 2 |
| Nov 23-29 | 10 | $1,895,670 | +4.2% | 255 | -19 | $7,434 | $4,985,670 | 3 |
| Nov 30-Dec 6 | 7 | $1,525,650 | -19.5% | 230 | -25 | $6,633 | $6,511,320 | 4 |
| Dec 7-13 | 11 | $709,170 | -53.5% | 207 | -23 | $3,425 | $7,220,490 | 5 |
| Jan 25-31 | 10 | $1,323,175 | - | 380 | +3 | $3,482 | $10,777,659 | 12 |
