Movie Comparison: Child’s Play (2019) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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  Child’s
Play
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
Domestic Release Date Jun 21, 2019Nov 9, 1984
Production Budget  $1,800,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,007165
Maximum Theaters 3,007274
Theatrical Engagements 8,9501,257
Domestic Opening Weekend $14,094,594$1,271,000
Domestic Box Office $29,208,403$25,504,513
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$34,374,078$81,826,970
International Box Office $14,291,177$2,139,632
Worldwide Box Office $43,499,580$27,644,145
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Child’s
Play
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
1st Friday $6,107,709 /
$6,107,709
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1st Saturday $4,553,455 /
$10,661,164
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1st Sunday $3,433,430 /
$14,094,594
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1st Monday $1,505,621 /
$15,600,215
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1st Tuesday $1,737,132 /
$17,337,347
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1st Wednesday $918,934 /
$18,256,281
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1st Thursday $872,118 /
$19,128,399
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2nd Friday $1,353,917 /
$20,482,316
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2nd Saturday $1,707,502 /
$22,189,818
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2nd Sunday $1,368,124 /
$23,557,942
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2nd Monday $609,898 /
$24,167,840
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2nd Tuesday $558,762 /
$24,726,602
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2nd Wednesday $345,451 /
$25,072,053
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2nd Thursday $289,686 /
$25,361,739
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3rd Friday $507,964 /
$25,869,703
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3rd Saturday $580,669 /
$26,450,372
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3rd Sunday $404,198 /
$26,854,570
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3rd Monday $230,896 /
$27,085,466
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3rd Tuesday $338,026 /
$27,423,492
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3rd Wednesday $221,042 /
$27,644,534
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3rd Thursday $180,982 /
$27,825,516
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4th Friday $188,469 /
$28,013,985
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4th Saturday $239,122 /
$28,253,107
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4th Sunday $163,379 /
$28,416,486
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4th Monday $84,353 /
$28,500,839
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4th Tuesday $119,968 /
$28,620,807
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4th Wednesday $79,910 /
$28,700,717
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4th Thursday $57,625 /
$28,758,342
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5th Friday $37,040 /
$28,795,382
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5th Saturday $48,138 /
$28,843,520
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5th Sunday $37,759 /
$28,881,279
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5th Monday $23,110 /
$28,904,389
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5th Tuesday $29,543 /
$28,933,932
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5th Wednesday $21,400 /
$28,955,332
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5th Thursday $18,173 /
$28,973,505
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6th Friday $27,299 /
$29,000,804
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6th Saturday $35,625 /
$29,036,429
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6th Sunday $26,837 /
$29,063,266
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6th Monday $14,041 /
$29,077,307
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6th Tuesday $17,973 /
$29,095,280
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6th Wednesday $12,878 /
$29,108,158
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6th Thursday $11,147 /
$29,119,305
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7th Friday $16,500 /
$29,135,805
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7th Saturday $21,968 /
$29,157,773
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7th Sunday $18,759 /
$29,176,532
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7th Monday $8,419 /
$29,184,951
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7th Tuesday $8,634 /
$29,193,585
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7th Wednesday $7,804 /
$29,201,389
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7th Thursday $7,014 /
$29,208,403
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  Child’s
Play
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
Opening Weekend $14,094,594 /
$14,094,594
$1,271,000 /
$1,271,000
2nd Weekend $4,429,543 /
$23,557,942
$1,634,000 /
$3,090,000
3rd Weekend $1,492,831 /
$26,854,570
$1,477,970 /
$4,985,670
4th Weekend $590,970 /
$28,416,486
$1,130,330 /
$6,511,320
5th Weekend $122,937 /
$28,881,279
$486,700 /
$7,220,490
6th Weekend $89,761 /
$29,063,266
$337,360 /
$7,659,250
7th Weekend $57,227 /
$29,176,532
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  Child’s
Play
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
Opening Week $19,128,399 /
$19,128,399
$1,456,000 /
$1,456,000
2nd Week $6,233,340 /
$25,361,739
$2,051,700 /
$3,507,700
3rd Week $2,463,777 /
$27,825,516
$1,873,290 /
$5,380,990
4th Week $932,826 /
$28,758,342
$1,352,800 /
$6,733,790
5th Week $215,163 /
$28,973,505
$588,100 /
$7,321,890
6th Week $145,800 /
$29,119,305
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$29,208,403
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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.