mate ▁( F red dy ' s ▁bi ological ▁father ) ▁in ▁the ▁as yl um ▁( without ▁make - up )/ Wait er ▁( without ▁make - up ) ▁ ▁Kelly ▁Jo ▁M inter ▁as ▁Y v onne ▁Miller ▁ ▁E ri ka ▁Anderson ▁as ▁Gre ta ▁Gib son ▁ ▁D anny ▁Hass el ▁as ▁Dan ▁Jordan ▁ ▁Be atrice ▁Bo e pp le ▁as ▁Am anda ▁Kru eg er ▁ ▁Whit ▁H ert ford ▁as ▁Jacob ▁Johnson ▁ ▁Joe ▁Se ely ▁as ▁Mark ▁Grey ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Me le ▁as ▁Dennis ▁Johnson ▁ ▁Val orie ▁Arm strong ▁as ▁Dor is ▁Jordan ▁ ▁B urr ▁De Ben ning ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Jordan ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁Fel der ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Gray ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁A ▁Night m are ▁on ▁El m ▁Street ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Dream ▁Child ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁in ▁ 1 , 9 0 2 ▁the aters ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁week end , ▁the ▁film ▁opened ▁$ 8 . 1 ▁million , ▁falling ▁behind ▁Parent hood ▁($ 9 . 7 ▁million ) ▁and ▁James ▁Camer on ’ s ▁The ▁A by ss ▁($ 9 . 3 ▁million ). ▁The ▁film ▁ranked ▁e ighth ▁at ▁the ▁second - week end ▁box ▁office , ▁with ▁a ▁re venue ▁of ▁$ 3 . 6 ▁million , ▁and ▁it ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁list ▁ranked ▁at ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁four teenth