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A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddys Revenge

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

87 minutes (1 hrs 27 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jack Sholder

Starring

Mark Patton · Kim Myers · Robert Rusler · Clu Gulager · Hope Lange · Robert Englund

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st November 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Oct '86
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £205.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 10th Jan '86
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $2.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Oct, 1986
3

24 Oct, 1986
3

31 Oct, 1986
4

7 Nov, 1986
4

14 Nov, 1986
6

21 Nov, 1986
8

28 Nov, 1986
10

5 Dec, 1986
12

US box office

10 Jan, 1986
8

17 Jan, 1986
6

18 Apr, 1986
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£905.2 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$24 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

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