A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $49,369,899Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,833,403 (26.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,765 opening theaters/1,767 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $126,487,834

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,895 $49,369,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,109 $49,369,899
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 557 $49,369,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $49,369,899

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 1988 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $6,435,710 Sep 2, 1988 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $17,694,286 Sep 2, 1988 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 1988 1 $12,833,403   1,765 $7,271   $12,833,403 1
Aug 26, 1988 1 $6,989,358 -46% 1,767 $3,955   $25,064,782 2
Sep 2, 1988 1 $6,435,710 -8% 1,758 $3,661   $34,253,190 3
Sep 9, 1988 2 $3,201,442 -50% 1,675 $1,911   $38,365,034 4
Sep 16, 1988 4 $2,221,018 -31% 1,465 $1,516   $41,345,236 5
Sep 23, 1988 6 $1,616,193 -27% 1,207 $1,339   $43,552,057 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 1988 1 $18,075,424   1,765 $10,241   $18,075,424 1
Aug 26, 1988 1 $9,742,056 -46% 1,767 $5,513   $27,817,480 2
Sep 2, 1988 1 $7,346,112 -25% 1,758 $4,179   $35,163,592 3
Sep 9, 1988 2 $3,960,626 -46% 1,675 $2,365   $39,124,218 4
Sep 16, 1988 4 $2,811,646 -29% 1,465 $1,919   $41,935,864 5

Uncategorized

Renny Harlin    Student in classroom
Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger

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Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,833,403 (26.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,765 opening theaters/1,767 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $126,487,834

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,895 $49,369,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,109 $49,369,899
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 557 $49,369,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $49,369,899

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 1988 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 137 $6,435,710 Sep 2, 1988 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $17,694,286 Sep 2, 1988 17

Uncategorized

Renny Harlin    Student in classroom
Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 1988 1 $12,833,403   1,765 $7,271   $12,833,403 1
Aug 26, 1988 1 $6,989,358 -46% 1,767 $3,955   $25,064,782 2
Sep 2, 1988 1 $6,435,710 -8% 1,758 $3,661   $34,253,190 3
Sep 9, 1988 2 $3,201,442 -50% 1,675 $1,911   $38,365,034 4
Sep 16, 1988 4 $2,221,018 -31% 1,465 $1,516   $41,345,236 5
Sep 23, 1988 6 $1,616,193 -27% 1,207 $1,339   $43,552,057 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 1988 1 $18,075,424   1,765 $10,241   $18,075,424 1
Aug 26, 1988 1 $9,742,056 -46% 1,767 $5,513   $27,817,480 2
Sep 2, 1988 1 $7,346,112 -25% 1,758 $4,179   $35,163,592 3
Sep 9, 1988 2 $3,960,626 -46% 1,675 $2,365   $39,124,218 4
Sep 16, 1988 4 $2,811,646 -29% 1,465 $1,919   $41,935,864 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records