Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Director: Wes Craven
Genre: Horror
Released: 1984
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp

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Robert Englund Starring

Johnny Depp Starring A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise New Line Cinema Studio

ScreenplayWes Craven Produced byRobert Shaye CinematographyJacques Haitkin Music byCharles Bernstein StudioNew Line Cinema SeriesA Nightmare on Elm Street

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 9-11 10 $1.3M — 165 $7,703 $1.3M

2 Nov 16-18 6 $1.6M +28.6% 274 $5,964 $3.1M

3 Nov 23-25 10 $1.5M −9.5% 255 $5,796 $5.0M

4 Nov 30-Dec 2 7 $1.1M −23.5% 230 $4,914 $6.5M

5 Dec 7-9 12 $486.7K −56.9% 207 $2,351 $7.2M

6 Dec 14-16 14 $337.4K −30.7% 126 $2,677 $7.7M

Weekend grossWk 6 · $337.4K

$1.3M

$1.6M

$1.5M

$1.1M

$486.7K

$337.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −30.7%

+28.6%

W1→2

−9.5%

W2→3

−23.5%

W3→4

−56.9%

W4→5

−30.7%

W5→6

Steepest −56.9%Biggest gain +28.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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