A Nightmare on Elm Street had a budget.
A Nightmare on Elm Street . Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street on an estimated budget of $ 1.8 million , a sum the film earned back during its first week . A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) . It received mainly negative reviews from critics and grossed $ 115 million against a production budget of $ 35 million , making it the highest-grossing film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise .