The Beauty Academy of Kabul

A documentary following American women (some of whom emigrated from Afghanistan in the early 1980s) who return to the capital city of Kabul to open an American-style school for beauticians. Some of their students are women who maintained "underground" beauty salons while the city was under strict Taliban control.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$225,448
Summary Details
DistributorShadow Distribution
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Opening$2,407
2 theaters
Running Time1 hr 14 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release423 days/60 weeks
Widest Release13 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 4-6106$2,407-2-$1,203$2,4071
Feb 3-5105$900-1-$900$3,30714
Mar 10-12126$274-1-$274$4,58119
Mar 24-2683$9,704-1-$9,704$14,48921
Mar 31-Apr 278$12,238+26.1%3+2$4,079$30,98122
Apr 7-968$18,140+48.2%5+2$3,628$55,62023
Apr 14-1682$10,849-40.2%6+1$1,808$73,06324
Apr 21-2390$4,424-59.2%6-$737$81,44025
Apr 28-3073$11,505+160.1%11+5$1,045$96,04426
May 5-769$10,855-5.6%13+2$835$112,56227
May 12-1496$3,843-64.6%6-7$640$120,45128
May 19-2190$4,500+17.1%6-$750$126,38829
May 26-2873$7,449+65.5%7+1$1,064$135,36130
May 26-29
Memorial Day wknd
77$9,357-7-$1,336$137,269-
Jun 2-476$6,269-15.8%9+2$696$146,13731
Jun 9-11
World Cup (Germany)
91$2,729-56.5%3-6$909$153,75532
Jun 16-18
World Cup (Germany)
94$3,000+9.9%6+3$500$160,72233
Jun 23-25
World Cup (Germany)
71$8,314+177.1%7+1$1,187$173,54334
Jun 30-Jul 2
World Cup (Germany)
103$1,726-79.2%2-5$863$181,48735
Jul 7-9
World Cup (Germany)
106$1,128-34.6%3+1$376$183,24636
Jul 14-1693$3,090+173.9%4+1$772$187,11337
Jul 21-23101$1,615-47.7%2-2$807$189,36538
Aug 4-6110$1,391-2-$695$196,37040
Aug 11-1393$3,666+163.6%3+1$1,222$201,45141
Aug 18-2099$4,183+14.1%4+1$1,045$208,83442
Aug 25-27128$375-91%1-3$375$211,43543
Sep 1-4
Labor Day wknd
115$822-1-$822$212,257-
Sep 8-10123$372-1-$372$212,99045
Sep 15-17106$3,261+776.6%3+2$1,087$216,80246
Sep 22-24128$891-72.7%1-2$891$219,68447
Sep 29-Oct 1129$700-21.4%1-$700$221,34248
Oct 6-8128$290-58.6%2+1$145$223,03249
Oct 13-15120$794+173.8%3+1$264$224,49350
Oct 20-22119$554-30.2%1-2$554$225,44851