A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,163,999Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,865,475 (13.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:522 opening theaters/522 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,776,585

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,697 $21,163,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,280 $21,163,999
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $21,163,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $21,163,999

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 1985 (Wide) by New Line, released as A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Video Release: September 29th, 1995 by Media Home Entertainment, released as A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 279 $5,790,708 Nov 8, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 1985 4 $2,865,475   522 $5,489   $2,865,475 1
Nov 8, 1985 8 $1,819,203 -37% 522 $3,485   $5,569,131 2
Nov 15, 1985 10 $1,093,529 -40% 510 $2,144   $7,267,189 3
Nov 22, 1985 17 $601,441 -45% 286 $2,103   $8,187,756 4
Nov 29, 1985 20 $490,775 -18% 215 $2,283   $8,798,819 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 1985 4 $3,749,928   522 $7,184   $3,749,928 1
Nov 8, 1985 8 $2,423,732 -35% 522 $4,643   $6,173,660 2
Nov 15, 1985 10 $1,412,655 -42% 510 $2,770   $7,586,315 3
Nov 22, 1985 18 $721,729 -49% 286 $2,524   $8,308,044 4

Uncategorized

Steve Eastin    Policeman
Clu Gulager    Ken Walsh
Hope Lange    Cheryl Walsh
Mark Patton    Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers    Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler    Ron Grady
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

Christopher Young    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,865,475 (13.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:522 opening theaters/522 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,776,585

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,697 $21,163,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,280 $21,163,999
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $21,163,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $21,163,999

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 1985 (Wide) by New Line, released as A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Video Release: September 29th, 1995 by Media Home Entertainment, released as A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 279 $5,790,708 Nov 8, 1985 10

Uncategorized

Steve Eastin    Policeman
Clu Gulager    Ken Walsh
Hope Lange    Cheryl Walsh
Mark Patton    Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers    Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler    Ron Grady
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

Christopher Young    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 1985 4 $2,865,475   522 $5,489   $2,865,475 1
Nov 8, 1985 8 $1,819,203 -37% 522 $3,485   $5,569,131 2
Nov 15, 1985 10 $1,093,529 -40% 510 $2,144   $7,267,189 3
Nov 22, 1985 17 $601,441 -45% 286 $2,103   $8,187,756 4
Nov 29, 1985 20 $490,775 -18% 215 $2,283   $8,798,819 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 1985 4 $3,749,928   522 $7,184   $3,749,928 1
Nov 8, 1985 8 $2,423,732 -35% 522 $4,643   $6,173,660 2
Nov 15, 1985 10 $1,412,655 -42% 510 $2,770   $7,586,315 3
Nov 22, 1985 18 $721,729 -49% 286 $2,524   $8,308,044 4