Kill the Messenger
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
DistributorFocus Features
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Opening$941,809
374 theaters
374 theaters
Release DateOct 10, 2014
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Dec 11, 2014
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresBiography
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
In Release84 days/12 weeks
Widest Release427 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Saturday | 16 | $396,599 | +30.3% | - | 374 | $1,060 | $700,973 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | Friday | 15 | $304,374 | - | - | 374 | $813 | $304,374 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | Sunday | 14 | $240,836 | -39.3% | - | 374 | $643 | $941,809 | 3 |
| Oct 18 | Saturday | 19 | $212,272 | +47.3% | -46.5% | 427 | $497 | $1,720,992 | 9 |
| Oct 13 Indig. Peoples' Day | Monday | 15 | $137,703 | -42.8% | - | 374 | $368 | $1,079,512 | 4 |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | 38 | $27,023 | +105.4% | -58.1% | 75 | $360 | $2,335,085 | 23 |
| Oct 17 | Friday | 18 | $144,087 | +72.9% | -52.7% | 427 | $337 | $1,508,720 | 8 |
| Nov 8 | Saturday | 43 | $9,829 | +54.8% | -63.6% | 32 | $307 | $2,396,425 | 30 |
| Oct 25 | Saturday | 23 | $64,449 | +60% | -69.6% | 211 | $305 | $2,179,642 | 16 |
| Oct 19 | Sunday | 18 | $125,425 | -40.9% | -47.9% | 427 | $293 | $1,846,417 | 10 |
| Oct 14 | Tuesday | 14 | $105,632 | -23.3% | - | 374 | $282 | $1,185,144 | 5 |
| Nov 15 | Saturday | 47 | $4,782 | +90.6% | -51.3% | 18 | $265 | $2,423,620 | 37 |
| Oct 15 | Wednesday | 14 | $96,157 | -9% | - | 374 | $257 | $1,281,301 | 6 |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | 38 | $16,988 | -37.1% | -61.3% | 75 | $226 | $2,352,073 | 24 |
| Oct 16 | Thursday | 14 | $83,332 | -13.3% | - | 374 | $222 | $1,364,633 | 7 |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | 21 | $43,921 | -31.9% | -65% | 211 | $208 | $2,223,563 | 17 |
| Nov 9 | Sunday | 42 | $6,463 | -34.2% | -62% | 32 | $201 | $2,402,888 | 31 |
| Nov 7 | Friday | 43 | $6,348 | -15.6% | -51.8% | 32 | $198 | $2,386,596 | 29 |
| Oct 24 | Friday | 24 | $40,274 | -19.9% | -72% | 211 | $190 | $2,115,193 | 15 |
| Oct 31 Halloween | Friday | 37 | $13,158 | -24.9% | -67.3% | 75 | $175 | $2,308,062 | 22 |
| Oct 21 | Tuesday | 17 | $65,405 | +18.9% | -38.1% | 427 | $153 | $1,966,825 | 12 |
| Nov 14 | Friday | 48 | $2,509 | -19.6% | -60.5% | 18 | $139 | $2,418,838 | 36 |
| Nov 11 | Tuesday | 43 | $4,404 | +51% | -37% | 32 | $137 | $2,410,208 | 33 |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | 17 | $57,837 | -11.6% | -39.9% | 427 | $135 | $2,024,662 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | Sunday | 47 | $2,338 | -51.1% | -63.8% | 18 | $129 | $2,425,958 | 38 |
| Oct 20 | Monday | 17 | $55,003 | -56.1% | -60.1% | 427 | $128 | $1,901,420 | 11 |
| Dec 6 | Saturday | 41 | $3,345 | +32% | +842.3% | 27 | $123 | $2,443,183 | 58 |
| Nov 22 | Saturday | 44 | $1,332 | +18.2% | -72.1% | 11 | $121 | $2,432,984 | 44 |
| Oct 23 | Thursday | 17 | $50,257 | -13.1% | -39.7% | 427 | $117 | $2,074,919 | 14 |
| Nov 21 | Friday | 44 | $1,127 | -12% | -55.1% | 11 | $102 | $2,431,652 | 43 |
| Nov 6 | Thursday | 37 | $7,521 | +0.9% | -57.1% | 75 | $100 | $2,380,248 | 28 |
| Nov 5 | Wednesday | 37 | $7,456 | +6.7% | -56.5% | 75 | $99 | $2,372,727 | 27 |
| Nov 13 | Thursday | 41 | $3,122 | +4.1% | -58.5% | 32 | $97 | $2,416,329 | 35 |
| Dec 5 | Friday | 39 | $2,535 | +878.8% | +581.5% | 27 | $93 | $2,439,838 | 57 |
| Nov 12 | Wednesday | 41 | $2,999 | -31.9% | -59.8% | 32 | $93 | $2,413,207 | 34 |
| Nov 4 | Tuesday | 39 | $6,989 | +12.6% | -63.8% | 75 | $93 | $2,365,271 | 26 |
| Oct 28 | Tuesday | 23 | $19,308 | +11.2% | -70.5% | 211 | $91 | $2,260,239 | 19 |
| Dec 7 | Sunday | 40 | $2,463 | -26.4% | +913.6% | 27 | $91 | $2,445,646 | 59 |
| Nov 10 | Monday | 43 | $2,916 | -54.9% | -53% | 32 | $91 | $2,405,804 | 32 |
| Oct 30 | Thursday | 22 | $17,520 | +2.2% | -65.1% | 211 | $83 | $2,294,904 | 21 |
| Nov 3 | Monday | 38 | $6,209 | -63.5% | -64.3% | 75 | $82 | $2,358,282 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | Monday | 21 | $17,368 | -60.5% | -68.4% | 211 | $82 | $2,240,931 | 18 |
| Oct 29 | Wednesday | 22 | $17,145 | -11.2% | -70.4% | 211 | $81 | $2,277,384 | 20 |
| Nov 20 | Thursday | 46 | $1,281 | +4.6% | -59% | 18 | $71 | $2,430,525 | 42 |
| Nov 18 | Tuesday | 47 | $1,233 | +48.9% | -72% | 18 | $68 | $2,428,019 | 40 |
| Nov 19 | Wednesday | 47 | $1,225 | -0.6% | -59.2% | 18 | $68 | $2,429,244 | 41 |
| Nov 26 | Wednesday | 47 | $660 | +97.6% | -46.1% | 10 | $66 | $2,435,115 | 48 |
| Dec 11 | Thursday | 39 | $1,546 | +28.8% | +496.9% | 27 | $57 | $2,450,846 | 63 |
| Nov 23 | Sunday | 45 | $625 | -53.1% | -73.3% | 11 | $56 | $2,433,609 | 45 |
| Dec 3 | Wednesday | 46 | $450 | +120.6% | -31.8% | 8 | $56 | $2,437,044 | 55 |
| Dec 9 | Tuesday | 40 | $1,426 | +38.7% | +599% | 27 | $52 | $2,448,100 | 61 |
| Nov 24 | Monday | 45 | $512 | -18.1% | -38.2% | 11 | $46 | $2,434,121 | 46 |
| Nov 28 | Friday | 47 | $372 | +389.5% | -67% | 8 | $46 | $2,435,563 | 50 |
| Nov 17 | Monday | 48 | $828 | -64.6% | -71.6% | 18 | $46 | $2,426,786 | 39 |
| Dec 10 | Wednesday | 41 | $1,200 | -15.8% | +166.7% | 27 | $44 | $2,449,300 | 62 |
| Nov 29 | Saturday | 47 | $355 | -4.6% | -73.3% | 8 | $44 | $2,435,918 | 51 |
| Dec 8 | Monday | 41 | $1,028 | -58.3% | +348.9% | 27 | $38 | $2,446,674 | 60 |
| Dec 4 | Thursday | 46 | $259 | -42.4% | +240.8% | 8 | $32 | $2,437,303 | 56 |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | 46 | $243 | -31.5% | -61.1% | 8 | $30 | $2,436,161 | 52 |
| Nov 25 | Tuesday | 46 | $334 | -34.8% | -72.9% | 11 | $30 | $2,434,455 | 47 |
| Dec 1 | Monday | 46 | $229 | -5.8% | -55.3% | 8 | $28 | $2,436,390 | 53 |
| Dec 2 | Tuesday | 47 | $204 | -10.9% | -38.9% | 8 | $25 | $2,436,594 | 54 |
| Nov 27 Thanksgiving | Thursday | 48 | $76 | -88.5% | -94.1% | 10 | $7 | $2,435,191 | 49 |
