Franchise box office profile

A Nightmare On Elm Street

Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.

Total gross$257.9Mworldwide gross
Movies7mapped titles
Average$36.8Mper title
Timeline1984–1994release years

Franchise profile

A Nightmare On Elm Street box office performance

Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.

A Nightmare On Elm Street is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.

Highest grossing

Top A Nightmare On Elm Street movies by worldwide gross

The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street $57.0M 1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master $49.4M 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors $44.8M 1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare $34.9M 1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge $30.0M 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child $22.2M 1994 Wes Craven's New Nightmare $19.7M

Movies by year

Franchise box office performance by release year.
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YearMoviesWorldwide gross
1994 1 $19.7M › 1991 1 $34.9M › 1989 1 $22.2M › 1988 1 $49.4M › 1987 1 $44.8M › 1985 1 $30.0M › 1984 1 $57.0M ›
5-year total $170.9M 5-year average $34.2M

Movies by genre

Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.
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GenreMoviesWorldwide gross
HHorror 7 $257.9M › TThriller 4 $151.2M › FFantasy 2 $64.5M › MMystery 1 $19.7M ›

Connected studios

Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.
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StudioMoviesFranchise gross
NLNew Line Cinema 7 $257.9M ›

Performance insights

A Nightmare On Elm Street box office breakdown

Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.
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Best ROI

Highest return on investment.
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1A Nightmare on Elm Street 31.67x 2A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 10.07x 3A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge 10.00x 4A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 7.60x 5Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 3.49x

ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget

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Recent releases

Latest mapped releases in A Nightmare On Elm Street.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994 $19.7M Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991 $34.9M A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989 $22.2M A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 $49.4M A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987 $44.8M
◎Total worldwide gross$257.9M ▦Total movies7 ◷Years active7 ◇Avg. gross per movie$36.8M

A Nightmare On Elm Street movies

Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.
# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
1
A Nightmare on Elm Street poster A Nightmare on Elm Street WW Financial
1984 $57.0M $1.8M $55.2M 31.67x New Line Cinema
2
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master poster A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master WW Financial Hidden
1988 $49.4M $6.5M $42.9M 7.60x New Line Cinema
3
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors poster A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors WW Financial Hidden
1987 $44.8M $4.5M $40.3M 10.07x New Line Cinema
4
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare poster Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare WW Financial Hidden
1991 $34.9M $10.0M $24.9M 3.49x New Line Cinema
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge poster A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge WW Financial Hidden
1985 $30.0M $3.0M $27.0M 10.00x New Line Cinema
6
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child poster A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child WW Financial Hidden
1989 $22.2M $8.0M $14.2M 2.77x New Line Cinema
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare poster Wes Craven's New Nightmare WW Financial Hidden
1994 $19.7M $8.0M $11.7M 2.47x New Line Cinema
2 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master poster
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 · WW Budget $6.5M · New Line Cinema
$49.4M ROI 7.60x
3 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors poster
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987 · WW Budget $4.5M · New Line Cinema
$44.8M ROI 10.07x
4 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare poster
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991 · WW Budget $10.0M · New Line Cinema
$34.9M ROI 3.49x
5 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge poster
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985 · WW Budget $3.0M · New Line Cinema
$30.0M ROI 10.00x
6 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child poster
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989 · WW Budget $8.0M · New Line Cinema
$22.2M ROI 2.77x

A Nightmare On Elm Street box office FAQ

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What does the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise profile show?

The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.

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