Movie Comparison: Scream (1996) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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| Scream | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Dec 20, 1996 | Nov 9, 1984 |
| Production Budget | $15,000,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 1,413 | 165 |
| Maximum Theaters | 1,994 | 274 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 31,199 | 1,257 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $6,354,586 | $1,271,000 |
| Domestic Box Office | $103,046,663 | $25,504,513 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$245,548,328 | $81,826,970 |
| International Box Office | $69,999,977 | $38,393 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $173,046,640 | $25,542,906 |
| Remove | Remove |
| Scream | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $6,354,586 / $6,354,586 | $1,271,000 / $1,271,000 |
| 2nd Weekend | $9,075,667 / $21,253,204 | $1,634,000 / $3,090,000 |
| 3rd Weekend | $10,015,810 / $39,084,452 | $1,477,970 / $4,985,670 |
| 4th Weekend | $7,439,018 / $50,020,541 | $1,130,330 / $6,511,320 |
| 5th Weekend | $7,344,739 / $59,475,789 | $486,700 / $7,220,490 |
| 6th Weekend | $4,040,199 / $64,593,256 | $337,360 / $7,659,250 |
| 7th Weekend | $4,505,137 / $70,363,067 | - / - |
| 8th Weekend | $3,563,218 / $75,008,414 | - / - |
| 9th Weekend | $3,261,988 / $79,108,017 | - / - |
| 10th Weekend | $1,827,708 / $81,534,236 | - / - |
| 11th Weekend | $1,301,110 / $83,310,972 | - / - |
| 12th Weekend | $1,012,668 / $84,681,531 | - / - |
| 13th Weekend | $629,419 / $85,605,609 | - / - |
| 14th Weekend | $300,194 / $86,107,113 | - / - |
| 15th Weekend | $191,671 / $86,461,860 | - / - |
| 16th Weekend | $164,783 / $86,742,515 | - / - |
| 17th Weekend | $2,016,006 / $88,826,827 | - / - |
| 18th Weekend | $1,557,981 / $91,007,109 | - / - |
| 19th Weekend | $1,405,839 / $93,021,393 | - / - |
| 20th Weekend | $1,115,480 / $94,572,358 | - / - |
| Scream | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | $12,177,537 / $12,177,537 | $1,456,000 / $1,456,000 |
| 2nd Week | $16,891,105 / $29,068,642 | $2,051,700 / $3,507,700 |
| 3rd Week | $13,512,881 / $42,581,523 | $1,873,290 / $5,380,990 |
| 4th Week | $9,549,527 / $52,131,050 | $1,352,800 / $6,733,790 |
| 5th Week | $8,422,007 / $60,553,057 | $588,100 / $7,321,890 |
| 6th Week | $5,304,873 / $65,857,930 | - / - |
| 7th Week | $5,587,266 / $71,445,196 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $4,400,833 / $75,846,029 | - / - |
| 9th Week | $3,860,499 / $79,706,528 | - / - |
| 10th Week | $2,303,334 / $82,009,862 | - / - |
| 11th Week | $1,659,001 / $83,668,863 | - / - |
| 12th Week | $1,307,327 / $84,976,190 | - / - |
| 13th Week | $830,729 / $85,806,919 | - / - |
| 14th Week | $463,270 / $86,270,189 | - / - |
| 15th Week | $307,543 / $86,577,732 | - / - |
| 16th Week | $233,089 / $86,810,821 | - / - |
| 17th Week | $2,638,307 / $89,449,128 | - / - |
| 18th Week | $2,166,426 / $91,615,554 | - / - |
| 19th Week | $1,841,324 / $93,456,878 | - / - |
| 20th Week | $1,469,260 / $94,926,138 | - / - |
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.