Punch-Drunk Love was produced by Revolution Studios and New Line Cinema in 2008.
 That year, New Line revamped their distribution network planned to release 12 films a year, aiming at five-to-seven in-house productions, and three to five acquisitions made for the studio
The third film in the series, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, was released in 1987, the studio's first national release, and opened at number one, grossing $8

