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1978 | DIRECTED BY CHARLES BURNETT

Killer of Sheep

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AKA
Matador de ovejas
Schafe töten
양 도살자
Movie Stats
Year
1978
Runtime
 80 minutes (1 hr 20 mins)
Certificates

12A

NotRated

Touspublics

NotRated

16
Select Cast
Henry G. Sanders
Kaycee Moore
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
Jack Drummond
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
10th Jan 2026
Last viewed:
10th Jan 2026
Total views:
1
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st June 1979
46 years 7 months 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $399.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
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: 34
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
charles burnett Charles Burnett
Starring
Henry G. SandersStan
Kaycee MooreStan's Wife
Charles BracyBracy
Angela BurnettStan's Daughter
Eugene CherryEugene
Jack DrummondStan Jr.
SlimDelores
Delores FarleyUnknown
Dorothy StengelUnknown
Tobar MayoUnknown
Chris TerrillUnknown
Lawrence PierottUnknown
Russell MilesUnknown
Homer JaiUnknown
Johnny SmokeUnknown
Paul ReedUnknown
Steven LeeUnknown
Charles DavisUnknown
Cecil DavisUnknown
Carlos DavisUnknown
Dorothy DanielsUnknown
Jannie WhitseyUnknown
Bill WilliamsUnknown
Calvin WalkerUnknown
Sammy KayUnknown
Le Roy SeibertUnknown
Cassandra WrightUnknown
Junior BlaylockUnknown
Charles CodyUnknown
Sheila JohnsonUnknown
Lisa JohnsonUnknown
300 LbsUnknown
Menorie DavisUnknown
Tony DavisUnknown
Carl DavisUnknown
Roderick JohnsonUnknown
Crystal DavisUnknown
Peggy CorbanUnknown
Vincent SmithUnknown
Susan WilliamsUnknown
Soul ThompsonUnknown
Pat JohnsonUnknown
Bobby CoxUnknown
CadillacUnknown
Arthur Williams Jr.Unknown
Calvin WilliamsUnknown
Alvin WilliamsUnknown
Pat WilliamsUnknown
Brenda WilliamsUnknown
Bruce WarrenUnknown
Dian CherryUnknown
Latishia CherryUnknown
Jonathan CherryUnknown
Vernell CherryUnknown
Margrenet ClarkUnknown
Ronald BurnettUnknown
Regina BatisteUnknown
Henry AndrewsUnknown
Danny AndrewsUnknown
Marcus HamlinUnknown
Divinoni HamlinUnknown
Ricky WalshUnknown
Gentry WalshUnknown
Michael HarpUnknown
Derek HarpUnknown
Reggie WilliamsUnknown
Robert ThompsonUnknown
Ray CherryUnknown
Verrane TuckerUnknown

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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* 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
0
Total Weeks
34
Total US Gross:
$399,884
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 May 2007
69▼
$15,167
$199,180
29 Jun 2007
63▼
$5,796
$300,349
10 Aug 2007
77▼
$5,529
$362,223
17 Aug 2007
119▼
$144
$366,383
12 Oct 2007
129N
$807
$396,476
19 Oct 2007
117▲
$1,854
$399,884
18 Apr 2025
40N
$15,667
$21,452
2 May 2025
50N
$3,255
$50,588
9 May 2025
56▼
$2,903
$59,975
16 May 2025
59▼
$2,117
$64,660
23 May 2025
40▲
$2,405
$68,488
30 May 2025
36▲
$4,668
$73,835
6 Jun 2025
44▼
$1,235
$75,976
13 Jun 2025
37▲
$1,265
$77,309
20 Jun 2025
47▼
$1,298
$79,712
11 Jul 2025
41N
$1,612
$82,539
25 Jul 2025
46N
$1,017
$84,413
1 Aug 2025
44▲
$1,286
$85,699
8 Aug 2025
47▼
$792
$86,491
15 Aug 2025
42▲
$1,697
$88,188
22 Aug 2025
55▼
$714
$88,902
5 Sep 2025
63N
$429
$89,331
12 Sep 2025
52▲
$1,000
$90,331
26 Sep 2025
68N
$219
$90,550
3 Oct 2025
51▲
$1,143
$91,693
10 Oct 2025
41▲
$2,678
$94,371
17 Oct 2025
47▼
$770
$95,141
7 Nov 2025
60N
$286
$95,427
14 Nov 2025
54▲
$675
$96,154
21 Nov 2025
38▲
$1,211
$97,967
5 Dec 2025
48N
$1,000
$98,967
12 Dec 2025
56▼
$786
$99,753
2 Jan 2026
38N
$714
$100,467
9 Jan 2026
45▼
$714
$101,181

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

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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
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This weeks US box office

Killer of Sheep is number 45 on the US box office with $714.

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