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1978 | DIRECTED BY CHARLES BURNETT

Killer of Sheep

AKA
Matador de ovejas
Schafe töten
양 도살자
Movie Stats
Year
1978
Runtime
 80 minutes (1 hr 20 mins)
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First viewed:
23rd Jan 2026
Last viewed:
23rd Jan 2026
Total views:
53
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st June 1979
47 years 5 months 13 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $399.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
170,891 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 1st Jun '79
  • Debut weekend: 18th May '07
  • Debut position: 69
  • Highest position: 36
  • Debut gross: $15.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 52
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
charles burnett
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Movie story - Killer of Sheep
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
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UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
36
Weeks top 15
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Total Weeks
52
Total US Gross:
$399,884
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
69▼
$15,167
$199,180
63▼
$5,796
$300,349
77▼
$5,529
$362,223
119▼
$144
$366,383
129N
$807
$396,476
117▲
$1,854
$399,884
40N
$15,667
$21,452
50N
$3,255
$50,588
56▼
$2,903
$59,975
59▼
$2,117
$64,660
40▲
$2,405
$68,488
36▲
$4,668
$73,835
44▼
$1,235
$75,976
37▲
$1,265
$77,309
47▼
$1,298
$79,712
41N
$1,612
$82,539
46N
$1,017
$84,413
44▲
$1,286
$85,699
47▼
$792
$86,491
42▲
$1,697
$88,188
55▼
$714
$88,902
63N
$429
$89,331
52▲
$1,000
$90,331
68N
$219
$90,550
51▲
$1,143
$91,693
41▲
$2,678
$94,371
47▼
$770
$95,141
60N
$286
$95,427
54▲
$675
$96,154
38▲
$1,211
$97,967
48N
$1,000
$98,967
56▼
$786
$99,753
38N
$714
$100,467
45▼
$714
$101,181
55N
$714
$101,895
67▼
$787
$102,683
70▼
$1,143
$103,825
74▼
$188
$104,013
67N
$429
$104,442
55N
$429
$104,871
51N
$714
$105,585
48N
$714
$106,299
46N
$571
$106,871
45▲
$429
$107,299
47▼
$357
$107,686
42N
$429
$108,222
55▼
$286
$108,508
58N
$403
$108,911
51N
$444
$109,355
67N
$357
$109,712
55N
$857
$110,569
71▼
$209
$110,778

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
This weeks US box office

Killer of Sheep is number 71 on the US box office with $209.

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