ORANGE COUNTY’S ESTIMATED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

* Nationwide the latest Freddy Krueger gore fest may be killing its competition, but business in Orange County has dropped considerably. “Nightmare on Elm Street 4� fell from first place to No. 4 on the local chart, yielding the top spot to Costa-Gavras’ “Betrayed,� a political thriller starring Debra Winger that has received generally lukewarm reviews. Meanwhile, the summer’s other major blockbusters appear to be fading from the local scene. “Cocktail� totaled $33,533 on nine screens for a $3,726 average, putting it ninth in the local running. The summer’s two biggies, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit� and “Coming to America,� didn’t even make the county’s top 10. “Roger� stood at No. 12 with a $23,089 total on seven screens, giving it a $3,298 average, while “America� was down to No. 18 with a $7,437 total on four screens for an average of $1,859.

Movie (National ranking) Weekend Gross Screens/Avg. (Studio) (National) (National) 1. Betrayed (2) $100,845 9 /$11,205 (MGM/UA) ($5.5 million) (1,036 / $5,342) 2. Young Guns (5) $74,666 16 / $4,667 (20th Century Fox) ($3.6 million) (1,371 / $2,645) 3. A Fish Called Wanda (3) $64,307 11 / $5,846 (MGM/UA) ($3.8 million) (1,223 / $3,083) 4. Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1) $58,398 13 / $4,492 (New Line) ($7.0 million) (1,767 / $3,955) 5. Die Hard(4) $50,057 11 / $4,551 (20th Century Fox) ($3.7 million) (1,432 / $2,562)

Movie (National ranking) Weeks (Studio) Released 1. Betrayed (2) -- (MGM/UA) 2. Young Guns (5) 3 (20th Century Fox) 3. A Fish Called Wanda (3) 7 (MGM/UA) 4. Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1) 2 (New Line) 5. Die Hard(4) 7 (20th Century Fox)

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.