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