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A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 • R • 1h 31m • Horror • New Line Cinema

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

🍅 94% 84% MC 76 LB 3.72 IMDb 7.4

A Nightmare on Elm Street Box Office

Opening Weekend
$1.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$25.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$27.9M
$2.1M international
Domestic Legs20.3x
Budget$1.8M
1984 Rank#38
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Nov 9-11 10 $1.27M — $1.27M 165 $7.7K 1
Nov 16-18 6 $1.63M +28.6% $3.09M 274 $6.0K 2
Nov 23-25 10 $1.48M -9.5% $4.99M 255 $5.8K 3
Nov 30-Dec 2 7 $1.13M -23.5% $6.51M 230 $4.9K 4
Dec 7-9 12 $487K -56.9% $7.22M 207 $2.4K 5
Dec 14-16 14 $337K -30.7% $7.66M 126 $2.7K 6

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byWes Craven
ScreenplayWes Craven
Produced byRobert Shaye
CinematographyJacques Haitkin
Music byCharles Bernstein
StarringHeather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Amanda Wyss
StudioNew Line Cinema

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