Movie Comparison: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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  Freddy’s
Dead: The
Final Nightmare
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
Domestic Release Date Sep 13, 1991Nov 9, 1984
Production Budget $5,000,000$1,800,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,862165
Maximum Theaters 1,862274
Theatrical Engagements 8,7271,257
Domestic Opening Weekend $12,966,525$1,271,000
Domestic Box Office $34,872,033$25,504,513
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$89,292,282$81,826,970
International Box Office $38,393
Worldwide Box Office $34,872,033$25,542,906
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A Nightmare
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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.