A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) released in 2010, and a second remake is planned. The original film, written and directed by Wes Craven and titled "A Nightmare on Elm Street", was released in 1984. The story focuses on Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) attacking Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and her friends in their dreams, successfully killing all but Nancy, in fictional Springwood, Ohio. Krueger's back-story is revealed by Nancy's mother, Marge, who explains he was a child murderer. The parents of Springwood killed Krueger after he was acquitted on a technicality. Nancy defeats Freddy by pulling him from the dream world and stripping him of his
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) eleventh with an estimated $910,000. As of July 6, 2010, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" has earned $63,071,122 at the domestic box office. With its $63 million in domestic box office, "A Nightmare On Elm Street" was the second-highest-grossing film among slasher remakes of the time—"When a Stranger Calls" (2006), "Black Christmas" (2006), "Halloween" (2007), "Prom Night" (2008), and "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009); "Friday the 13th" (2009) was first with $65 million. The film was officially released overseas on May 8, 2010. In its opening weekend, it took in approximately $6.5 million throughout ten foreign territories. It also secured