Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,090,181Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,667,118 (36.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,850 opening theaters/1,873 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,654,553

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,088 $18,090,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,839 $18,090,181
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $18,090,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $18,090,181

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 1994 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for explicit horror violence and gore, and for language
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $5,405,497 Oct 28, 1994 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1994 3 $6,667,118   1,850 $3,604   $6,667,118 1
Oct 21, 1994 7 $3,589,975 -46% 1,873 $1,917   $11,592,109 2
Oct 28, 1994 8 $2,006,772 -44% 1,873 $1,071   $14,461,031 3
Nov 4, 1994 13 $1,202,172 -40% 1,198 $1,003   $16,299,568 4
Nov 11, 1994 18 $492,753 -59% 752 $655   $17,107,737 5
Jan 6, 1995 28 $252,372   373 $677   $17,669,566 13
Jan 13, 1995 43 $118,627 -53% 146 $813   $17,895,707 14
Jan 20, 1995 49 $56,512 -52% 95 $595   $17,976,855 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1994 3 $8,002,134   1,850 $4,325   $8,002,134 1
Oct 21, 1994 7 $4,452,125 -44% 1,873 $2,377   $12,454,259 2
Oct 28, 1994 8 $2,643,137 -41% 1,873 $1,411   $15,097,396 3
Nov 4, 1994 13 $1,517,588 -43% 1,198 $1,267   $16,614,984 4
Jan 6, 1995 27 $359,886   373 $965   $17,777,080 13
Jan 13, 1995 41 $143,263 -60% 146 $981   $17,920,343 14

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger/Himself
Bodhi Elfman    TV Studio P.A
W. Earl Brown    Morgue Attendant
John Saxon    Lt. Donald Thompson/Himself/"Real"Freddy Krueger
Heather Langenkamp    Herself / Nancy Thompson
Wes Craven    Himself
Lin Shaye    Nurse with Pills
Jsu Garcia    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,667,118 (36.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,850 opening theaters/1,873 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,654,553

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,088 $18,090,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,839 $18,090,181
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $18,090,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $18,090,181

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 1994 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: September 7th, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for explicit horror violence and gore, and for language
Franchise: Nightmare on Elm Street
Comparisons: vs. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $5,405,497 Oct 28, 1994 17

Uncategorized

Robert Englund    Freddy Krueger/Himself
Bodhi Elfman    TV Studio P.A
W. Earl Brown    Morgue Attendant
John Saxon    Lt. Donald Thompson/Himself/"Real"Freddy Krueger
Heather Langenkamp    Herself / Nancy Thompson
Wes Craven    Himself
Lin Shaye    Nurse with Pills
Jsu Garcia    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1994 3 $6,667,118   1,850 $3,604   $6,667,118 1
Oct 21, 1994 7 $3,589,975 -46% 1,873 $1,917   $11,592,109 2
Oct 28, 1994 8 $2,006,772 -44% 1,873 $1,071   $14,461,031 3
Nov 4, 1994 13 $1,202,172 -40% 1,198 $1,003   $16,299,568 4
Nov 11, 1994 18 $492,753 -59% 752 $655   $17,107,737 5
Jan 6, 1995 28 $252,372   373 $677   $17,669,566 13
Jan 13, 1995 43 $118,627 -53% 146 $813   $17,895,707 14
Jan 20, 1995 49 $56,512 -52% 95 $595   $17,976,855 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1994 3 $8,002,134   1,850 $4,325   $8,002,134 1
Oct 21, 1994 7 $4,452,125 -44% 1,873 $2,377   $12,454,259 2
Oct 28, 1994 8 $2,643,137 -41% 1,873 $1,411   $15,097,396 3
Nov 4, 1994 13 $1,517,588 -43% 1,198 $1,267   $16,614,984 4
Jan 6, 1995 27 $359,886   373 $965   $17,777,080 13
Jan 13, 1995 41 $143,263 -60% 146 $981   $17,920,343 14

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records