A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,168,359Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,115,176 (36.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,902 opening theaters/1,902 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,504,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,595 $22,168,359
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,133 $22,168,359
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,188 $22,168,359
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,536 $22,168,359

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 11th, 1989 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 90 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
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Keywords: Slasher Horror, Nightmare, Prophetic Dreams, Dream Sequence
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
Aug 11, 1989 3 $8,115,176   1,902 $4,267   $8,115,176 1
Aug 18, 1989 8 $4,084,320 -50% 1,846 $2,213   $15,188,432 2
Sep 1, 1989 16 $1,088,856   733 $1,485   $19,717,578 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1989 3 $11,104,112   1,902 $5,838   $11,104,112 1

Uncategorized

Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger

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Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Hopkins    Director
Leslie Bohem    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,115,176 (36.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,902 opening theaters/1,902 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,504,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,595 $22,168,359
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,133 $22,168,359
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,188 $22,168,359
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,536 $22,168,359

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 11th, 1989 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 90 minutes
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. Pet Sematary
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Keywords: Slasher Horror, Nightmare, Prophetic Dreams, Dream Sequence
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

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

Stephen Hopkins    Director
Leslie Bohem    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1989 3 $8,115,176   1,902 $4,267   $8,115,176 1
Aug 18, 1989 8 $4,084,320 -50% 1,846 $2,213   $15,188,432 2
Sep 1, 1989 16 $1,088,856   733 $1,485   $19,717,578 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1989 3 $11,104,112   1,902 $5,838   $11,104,112 1