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Wes Craven

Date	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Rank
10/8/10	My Soul to Take	Uni.	$14,744,435	2,572	$6,842,220	2,572	8
5/4/07	Paris, je t'aime	First	$4,899,278	200	$39,242	2	-
3/23/07	The Hills Have Eyes 2	FoxA	$20,804,166	2,465	$9,686,362	2,447	4
8/11/06	Pulse	W/Dim.	$20,264,436	2,323	$8,203,822	2,323	5
10/14/94	Wes Craven's New Nightmare	NL	$18,090,181	1,873	$6,667,118	1,850	6
11/1/91	The People Under the Stairs	Uni.	$24,204,154	1,850	$5,522,250	1,850	3
10/27/89	Shocker	Uni.	$16,554,699	1,795	$4,510,990	1,783	7
2/27/87	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	NL	$44,793,222	1,383	$8,880,555	1,343	1
1985	The Hills Have Eyes II	Castle	n/a	-	n/a	-	13
11/9/84	A Nightmare on Elm Street	NL	$25,504,513	380	$1,271,000	165	2
Mar 1982	Swamp Thing	Emb	n/a	-	n/a	-	11
8/14/81	Deadly Blessing	MGM	$8,279,042	-	n/a	-	9
7/22/77	The Hills Have Eyes	Van.	n/a	-	n/a	-	10
8/30/72	The Last House on the Left (1972)	Hallmk	n/a	-	n/a	-	12

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (9): $193,238,848
Average: $21,470,983
Opening Gross Average (7): $7,187,617 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	NL	$90,961,200	$44,793,222	2/27/87
2	A Nightmare on Elm Street	NL	$57,957,100	$25,504,513	11/9/84
3	The People Under the Stairs	Uni.	$45,648,700	$24,204,154	11/1/91
4	Wes Craven's New Nightmare	NL	$34,362,700	$18,090,181	10/14/94
5	Shocker	Uni.	$33,109,400	$16,554,699	10/27/89
6	Pulse	W/Dim.	$24,564,800	$20,264,436	8/11/06
7	The Hills Have Eyes 2	FoxA	$24,009,500	$20,804,166	3/23/07
8	Deadly Blessing	MGM	$23,645,900	$8,279,042	8/14/81
9	My Soul to Take	Uni.	$14,725,900	$14,744,435	10/8/10
-	Paris, je t'aime	First	$5,654,100	$4,899,278	5/4/07

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $348,985,200
Average: $38,776,100

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
The Hills Have Eyes 2	FoxA	$37.5	$20.8	55.5%	$16.7	44.5%	2007
The People Under the Stairs	Uni.	$31.3	$24.2	77.2%	$7.1	22.8%	1991
Pulse	W/Dim.	$29.9	$20.3	67.8%	$9.6	32.2%	2006
My Soul to Take	Uni.	$21.0	$14.7	70.3%	$6.2	29.7%	2010
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	NL	$19.7	$18.1	91.7%	$1.6	8.3%	1994
Paris, je t'aime	First	$17.5	$4.9	28%	$12.6	72%	2007
The Hills Have Eyes	Van.	n/a	n/a	-	n/a	-	1977
The Hills Have Eyes II	Castle	n/a	n/a	-	n/a	-	1985

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $139.4 million

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