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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsFollow

1987 • R • 1h 36m • Fantasy, Horror • New Line Cinema

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.

🍅 68% 68% MC 49 LB 3.54 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$44.80M
Final
Domestic legs5.0x
Budget$5M
1987 rank#23
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Cast & crew

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Chuck Russell Chuck Russell Director Heather Langenkamp Heather Langenkamp Starring Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette Starring Robert Englund Robert Englund Starring
ScreenplayFrank Darabont, Wes Craven, Chuck Russell, Bruce Wagner Produced byRobert Shaye CinematographyRoy H. Wagner MusicAngelo Badalamenti StudioNew Line Cinema SeriesA Nightmare on Elm Street

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 27-Mar 1 1 $8.9M — 1,343 $6,612 $8.9M
2 Mar 6-8 2 $6.7M −24.1% 1,378 $4,894 $18.1M
3 Mar 13-15 2 $5.0M −25.4% 1,365 $3,687 $24.8M
4 Mar 20-22 4 $3.6M −28.2% 1,383 $2,612 $29.8M
5 Mar 27-29 6 $2.5M −29.8% 1,342 $1,889 $33.3M
6 Apr 3-5 7 $1.9M −23.2% 1,196 $1,627 $36.0M
7 Apr 10-12 9 $1.1M −42.8% 1,100 $1,011 $37.8M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $1.1M
$8.9M
$6.7M
$5.0M
$3.6M
$2.5M
$1.9M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −42.8%
−24.1%
W1→2
−25.4%
W2→3
−28.2%
W3→4
−29.8%
W4→5
−23.2%
W5→6
−42.8%
W6→7
Steepest −42.8%Best hold −23.2%

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 · Craven $25.8M A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989 · Hopkins $22.2M A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 · Harlin $49.4M A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985 · Sholder $21.2M A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 · Bayer $63.1M New Nightmare 1994 · Craven $18.1M

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