Movie Comparison: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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  A Nightmare
on Elm Street
Domestic Release Date Nov 9, 1984
Production Budget $1,800,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 165
Maximum Theaters 274
Theatrical Engagements 1,257
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,271,000
Domestic Box Office $25,504,513
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$81,826,970
International Box Office $2,139,632
Worldwide Box Office $27,644,145
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  A Nightmare
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Opening Weekend $1,271,000 /
$1,271,000
2nd Weekend $1,634,000 /
$3,090,000
3rd Weekend $1,477,970 /
$4,985,670
4th Weekend $1,130,330 /
$6,511,320
5th Weekend $486,700 /
$7,220,490
6th Weekend $337,360 /
$7,659,250
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  A Nightmare
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Opening Week $1,456,000 /
$1,456,000
2nd Week $2,051,700 /
$3,507,700
3rd Week $1,873,290 /
$5,380,990
4th Week $1,352,800 /
$6,733,790
5th Week $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.