A Nightmare on Elm Street opened to a solid estimated $15.835 million and will easily carry the weekend due to minimal competition, including the poorly received Furry Vengeance, which opened to an estimated $1.7 million. Second place for the day belonged to How to Train Your Dragon which took in an estimated $2.523 million in its sixth Friday ($184.082M cume). Third went to Date Night with an estimated $2.465 million ($68.492M cume).
Rounding out the top five were The Back-Up Plan in fourth place with an estimated $2.43 million ($18.138M cume) and The Losers in fifth place with an estimated $1.925 million ($14.05M cume). Click over the jump for the daily chart.
Daily Box Office Chart for Friday, April 30, 2010 [studio estimates]
| Rank | Movie | Friday Gross | Change from Thursday | Theaters |
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $15,835,000 | NEW | 3,332 |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $2,523,000 | +227.6% | 3,426 |
| 3 | Date Night | $2,465,000 | +261.3% | 3,093 |
| 4 | The Back-Up Plan | $2,430,000 | +201.5% | 3,280 |
| 5 | The Losers | $1,925,000 | +217.0% | 2,936 |
| 6 | Furry Vengeance | $1,700,000 | NEW | 2,997 |
| 7 | Clash of the Titans | $1,665,000 | +180.2% | 2,737 |
| 8 | Kick-Ass | $1,350,000 | +95.4% | 2,542 |
| 9 | Death at a Funeral | $1,250,000 | +139.7% | 2,271 |
| 10 | Oceans | $800,000 | +23.8% | 1,210 |
Source: Box Office Mojo
