Child's Play opened on November 9th, 1988 on 1,377 screens and grossed $6,583,000 in the openening weekend. The film eventually made $33,244,684.

Writer Don Mancini said that his orignial script had scenes that messed with the audiences heads more, making the viewers believe that Andy could possibly be doing the murders and not Chucky.

The movie was filmed in Chicago, Illinois and at Culver Studios in California.

The name Charles Lee Ray was created from three famous serial killers: Charles Manson, Lee Harvey Oswald, and James Earl Ray.

Maggie's original death scene was being eletrocuted in the bath tub. Ditching the scene, it was recycled and used in Bride of Chucky.

Katherine Hicks won Best Actress from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA