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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream ChildFollow

1989 • R • 1h 30m • Fantasy, Horror • New Line Cinema

Freddy delivers.

🍅 32% 31% MC 54 LB 2.31 IMDb 5.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$22.20M
Final
Domestic legs2.7x
Budget$6M
1989 rank#47
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Cast & crew

Directed byStephen Hopkins ScreenplayLeslie Bohem Produced byRobert Shaye, Rupert Harvey CinematographyPeter Levy StarringLisa Wilcox, Robert Englund, Erika Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Michael Ashton, Kelly Jo Minter StudioNew Line Cinema SeriesA Nightmare on Elm Street

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 11-13 3 $8.1M — 1,902 $4,267 $8.1M
2 Aug 18-20 8 $4.1M −49.7% 1,846 $2,213 $15.2M
4 Sep 1-4 16 $1.1M — 733 $1,485 $19.7M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $1.1M
$8.1M
$4.1M
$1.1M
W1W2W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −49.7%
−49.7%
W1→2
Steepest −49.7%Best hold −49.7%

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