A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Director: Chuck Russell
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1987
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Ken Sagoes

1987 • R • 1h 36m • Fantasy, Horror • New Line Cinema

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.

🍅 68% 68%

3.54

6.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$8.9M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$44.8M

Final

Domestic Legs5.0x

Budget$5M

1987 Rank#23

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Cast & Crew

Full Russell filmography

Chuck Russell Director

Heather Langenkamp Starring

Patricia Arquette Starring

Robert Englund Starring

ScreenplayFrank Darabont, Wes Craven, Chuck Russell, Bruce Wagner Produced byRobert Shaye CinematographyRoy H. Wagner MusicAngelo Badalamenti StudioNew Line Cinema SeriesA Nightmare on Elm Street

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Feb 27-Mar 1 1 $8.9M — 1,343 $6,612 $8.9M

2 Mar 6-8 2 $6.7M −24.1% 1,378 $4,894 $18.1M

3 Mar 13-15 2 $5.0M −25.4% 1,365 $3,687 $24.8M

4 Mar 20-22 4 $3.6M −28.2% 1,383 $2,612 $29.8M

5 Mar 27-29 6 $2.5M −29.8% 1,342 $1,889 $33.3M

6 Apr 3-5 7 $1.9M −23.2% 1,196 $1,627 $36.0M

7 Apr 10-12 9 $1.1M −42.8% 1,100 $1,011 $37.8M

Weekend grossWk 7 · $1.1M

$8.9M

$6.7M

$5.0M

$3.6M

$2.5M

$1.9M

$1.1M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −42.8%

−24.1%

W1→2

−25.4%

W2→3

−28.2%

W3→4

−29.8%

W4→5

−23.2%

W5→6

−42.8%

W6→7

Steepest −42.8%Best hold −23.2%

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