A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,793,222Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,880,555 (19.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,343 opening theaters/1,383 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,632,386

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,076 $44,793,222
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,320 $44,793,222
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $44,793,222
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $44,793,222

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 1987 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 1987 1 $8,880,555   1,343 $6,612   $8,880,555 1
Mar 6, 1987 2 $6,743,712 -24% 1,378 $4,894   $18,111,601 2
Mar 13, 1987 2 $5,032,897 -25% 1,365 $3,687   $24,844,413 3
Mar 20, 1987 4 $3,612,733 -28% 1,383 $2,612   $29,789,816 4
Mar 27, 1987 6 $2,535,046 -30% 1,342 $1,889   $33,293,191 5
Apr 3, 1987 7 $1,946,301 -23% 1,196 $1,627   $36,028,354 6
Apr 10, 1987 9 $1,112,631 -43% 1,100 $1,011   $37,781,130 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 1987 1 $11,367,889   1,343 $8,465   $11,367,889 1
Mar 6, 1987 3 $8,443,627 -26% 1,378 $6,127   $19,811,516 2
Mar 13, 1987 3 $6,365,567 -25% 1,365 $4,663   $26,177,083 3
Mar 20, 1987 5 $4,581,062 -28% 1,383 $3,312   $30,758,145 4
Mar 27, 1987 6 $3,323,908 -27% 1,342 $2,477   $34,082,053 5
Apr 3, 1987 6 $2,586,446 -22% 1,196 $2,163   $36,668,499 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Craig Wasson    Dr. Neil Gordon
Laurence Fishburne    Max
Zsa Zsa Gabor    Herself
Patricia Arquette    Kirsten Parker
Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger
Jennifer Rubin    Taryn White
John Saxon    Lt. Donald Thompson
Heather Langenkamp    Nancy Thompson

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Production and Technical Credits

Chuck Russell    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,880,555 (19.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,343 opening theaters/1,383 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,632,386

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,076 $44,793,222
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,320 $44,793,222
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $44,793,222
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $44,793,222

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 1987 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Craig Wasson    Dr. Neil Gordon
Laurence Fishburne    Max
Zsa Zsa Gabor    Herself
Patricia Arquette    Kirsten Parker
Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger
Jennifer Rubin    Taryn White
John Saxon    Lt. Donald Thompson
Heather Langenkamp    Nancy Thompson

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Chuck Russell    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 1987 1 $8,880,555   1,343 $6,612   $8,880,555 1
Mar 6, 1987 2 $6,743,712 -24% 1,378 $4,894   $18,111,601 2
Mar 13, 1987 2 $5,032,897 -25% 1,365 $3,687   $24,844,413 3
Mar 20, 1987 4 $3,612,733 -28% 1,383 $2,612   $29,789,816 4
Mar 27, 1987 6 $2,535,046 -30% 1,342 $1,889   $33,293,191 5
Apr 3, 1987 7 $1,946,301 -23% 1,196 $1,627   $36,028,354 6
Apr 10, 1987 9 $1,112,631 -43% 1,100 $1,011   $37,781,130 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 1987 1 $11,367,889   1,343 $8,465   $11,367,889 1
Mar 6, 1987 3 $8,443,627 -26% 1,378 $6,127   $19,811,516 2
Mar 13, 1987 3 $6,365,567 -25% 1,365 $4,663   $26,177,083 3
Mar 20, 1987 5 $4,581,062 -28% 1,383 $3,312   $30,758,145 4
Mar 27, 1987 6 $3,323,908 -27% 1,342 $2,477   $34,082,053 5
Apr 3, 1987 6 $2,586,446 -22% 1,196 $2,163   $36,668,499 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records