Movie Comparison: Child’s Play (1988) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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| Child’s Play | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 9, 1988 | Nov 9, 1984 |
| Production Budget | $9,000,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,377 | 165 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,490 | 274 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 7,377 | 1,257 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $6,583,963 | $1,271,000 |
| Domestic Box Office | $33,244,684 | $25,504,513 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$87,551,991 | $81,826,970 |
| International Box Office | $10,952,000 | $38,393 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $44,196,684 | $25,542,906 |
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| Child’s Play | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
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| Opening Weekend | $6,583,963 / $8,002,841 | $1,271,000 / $1,271,000 |
| 2nd Weekend | $5,202,675 / $14,820,992 | $1,634,000 / $3,090,000 |
| 3rd Weekend | $4,628,987 / $22,076,480 | $1,477,970 / $4,985,670 |
| 4th Weekend | $2,271,277 / $25,236,566 | $1,130,330 / $6,511,320 |
| 5th Weekend | $1,333,176 / $27,099,190 | $486,700 / $7,220,490 |
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| Child’s Play | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
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| Opening Week | - / - | $1,456,000 / $1,456,000 |
| 2nd Week | $8,199,439 / $9,618,317 | $2,051,700 / $3,507,700 |
| 3rd Week | $7,829,176 / $17,447,493 | $1,873,290 / $5,380,990 |
| 4th Week | $5,517,796 / $22,965,289 | $1,352,800 / $6,733,790 |
| 5th Week | $2,800,725 / $25,766,014 | $588,100 / $7,321,890 |
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.