Movie Comparison: A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) vs. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

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  A Nightmare
On Elm Street:
The Dream
Child
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
4: The Dream
Master
Domestic Release Date Aug 11, 1989Aug 19, 1988
Production Budget $6,000,000$13,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,9021,765
Maximum Theaters 1,9021,767
Theatrical Engagements 4,4819,637
Domestic Opening Weekend $8,115,176$12,833,403
Domestic Box Office $22,168,359$49,369,899
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$59,893,454$129,490,869
International Box Office
Worldwide Box Office $22,168,359$49,369,899
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4: The Dream
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  A Nightmare
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The Dream
Child
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
4: The Dream
Master
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$12,833,403 /
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$6,989,358 /
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  A Nightmare
On Elm Street:
The Dream
Child
A Nightmare
on Elm Street
4: The Dream
Master
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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.