Killer of Sheep

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

Grosses

Domestic (97.1%)
$404,508
Summary Details
DistributorMilestone
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Opening$26,154
2 theaters
Running Time1 hr 20 min
GenresDrama
In Release277 days/39 weeks
Widest Release9 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 30-Apr 153$26,154-2-$13,077$26,1541
Apr 6-854$31,728+21.3%2-$15,864$76,6852
Apr 13-1571$14,717-53.6%2-$7,358$111,6993
Apr 20-2273$9,458-35.7%4+2$2,364$129,4374
Apr 27-2984$7,525-20.4%3-1$2,508$144,1975
May 4-671$11,392+51.4%5+2$2,278$161,7666
May 11-1382$7,290-36%5-$1,458$178,5307
May 18-2069$15,167+108.1%7+2$2,166$199,1808
May 25-2782$4,212-72.2%3-4$1,404$217,1009
May 25-28
Memorial Day wknd
88$5,601-3-$1,867$218,489-
Jun 1-364$12,032+185.7%4+1$3,008$232,84210
Jun 8-1063$15,252+26.8%6+2$2,542$255,88011
Jun 15-1759$13,554-11.1%9+3$1,506$276,16812
Jun 22-2476$4,588-66.2%4-5$1,147$291,66513
Jun 29-Jul 163$5,796+26.3%7+3$828$300,34914
Jul 6-873$3,749-35.3%3-4$1,249$315,90015
Jul 13-1567$5,210+39%5+2$1,042$323,36116
Jul 20-2287$1,620-68.9%4-1$405$326,82517
Jul 27-2997$1,257-22.4%4-$314$329,48318
Aug 3-558$15,261+1,114.1%3-1$5,087$346,30119
Aug 10-1277$5,529-63.8%4+1$1,382$362,22320
Aug 17-19119$144-97.4%1-3$144$366,38321
Oct 12-14129$807-2-$403$396,47629
Oct 19-21117$1,854+129.7%2-$927$399,88430