The Killing Fields (1984)

Directed by
	Roland Joffé

4th April 2021

One of the best films of the 1980s. Haing S. Ngor remains the only Asian to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

Larry Wyse

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
1

Weeks top 15
13

Total weeks
13

Total UK Gross:

£1,862,895

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Killing Fields

23 Nov 1984

£544,355

30 Nov 1984

2▼

£302,292

£952,449

7 Dec 1984

3▼

£316,996

£1,364,544

14 Dec 1984

4▼

£166,840

£1,606,462

21 Dec 1984

5▼

£87,811

£1,729,397

28 Dec 1984

6▼

£46,216

£1,794,099

4 Jan 1985

6▲▼

£24,324

£1,826,936

11 Jan 1985

7▼

£12,802

£1,843,579

18 Jan 1985

7▲▼

£6,738

£1,852,675

25 Jan 1985

8▼

£3,546

£1,857,639

1 Feb 1985

8▲▼

£1,866

£1,860,065

8 Feb 1985

8▲▼

£982

£1,861,391

15 Feb 1985

10▼

£1,074

£1,862,895

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
7

Weeks top 15
4

Total Weeks
6

Total US Gross:

$30,593,032

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

16 Nov 1984

15▼

$90,794

$195,290

23 Nov 1984

16▼

$93,786

$348,212

8 Mar 1985

7▼

$1,608,401

$23,222,224

22 Mar 1985

10▼

$1,501,758

$27,617,095

29 Mar 1985

17▼

$931,582

$29,316,582

5 Apr 1985

15▲

$870,489

$30,593,032

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

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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.

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UK total gross: £1,862,895

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Starring
	Sam Waterston
	Haing S. Ngor
	John Malkovich
	Julian Sands
	Craig T. Nelson
	Spalding Gray
	Bill Paterson
	Athol Fugard
	Graham Kennedy
	Katherine Krapum Chey
	Oliver Pierpaoli
	Edward Entero Chey
	Tom Bird
	Monirak Sisowath
	Lambool Dtangpaibool
	Ira Wheeler
	David Henry
	Patrick Malahide
	Nell Campbell
	Joan Harris
	Joanna Merlin
	Jay Barney
	Mark Long
	Sayo Inaba
	Mow Leng
	Chinsaure Sar
	Hout Ming Tran
	Thach Suon
	Neevy Pal
	Charles Bodycomb

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