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2026 | DIRECTED BY TAIKA WAITITI

Klara and the Sun

AKA
Klára a slunce
Klara und die Sonne
Klara və Günəş
Movie Stats
Year
2026
Runtime
 116 minutes (1 hr 56 mins)
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
27th Nov 2024
Last viewed:
3rd Sep 2026
Total views:
135
Released this week in
Belgium release date
Belgium
Wednesday, 4th November 2026
Malta release date
Malta
Wednesday, 4th November 2026
Brazil release date
Brazil
Thursday, 5th November 2026
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
23rd October 2026
11 days ago
Switzerland release date
 Switzerland
21st October 2026
13 days ago
France release date
 France
21st October 2026
13 days ago
United Arab Emirates release date
 United Arab Emirates
22nd October 2026
12 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
22nd October 2026
12 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
22nd October 2026
12 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £367 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $701.1 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
45,031 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
61,986 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 23rd Oct '26
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 17
  • Debut gross: £175.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: 23rd Oct '26
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $701.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
taika waititi
Starring
Klara
Josie
taika waititiChrissie
Manager
Rick
Melania
Capaldi
Simone
AF-1
Fiona
Prudence
Deb
Audiobook Narrator (voice)
Rose
Miriam
Rachel
Scarecrow
Joan Capaldi
Luka
Misty AF
Xavier
Harley
Paula AF
Fred
Georgia
Coffee Man
Umbrella Woman
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Movie story - Klara and the Sun
Klara is Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is adopted by a mother for her daughter, Josie, a teenager suffering from a mysterious, severe illness.Klara is Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is adopted by a mother for her daughter, Josie, a teenager suffering from a mysterious, severe illness.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
17
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£367,000
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Klara and the Sun
17N
£175,485
£175,485
23▼
£14,400
£367,000

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$701,059
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
16N
$701,059
$701,059

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

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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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This weeks UK box office

Klara and the Sun is number 23 on the UK box office with £14.4 Thousand.

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £367,000
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Klara and the Sun
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Genres
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Brazil Brazil
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  • Germany Germany
  • India India
  • France France
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  • Singapore Singapore
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  • Mexico Mexico
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  • Australia Australia
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Finland Finland
  • Israel Israel
  • Romania Romania
  • Georgia Georgia
  • China China
News from around the web
  1. ‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster  The Guardian
  2. ‘Klara and the Sun’ Director Taika Waititi Calls Critics “Sad Lost Souls” Over Negative Reviews  The Hollywood Reporter
  3. The Problem With Taika Waititi's 'Klara and the Sun' Instagram Post  IndieWire
  4. Taika Waititi labels critics 'sad lost souls' after latest movie flop  The Independent
  5. Taika Waititi Calls ‘Klara And The Sun’ Critics “Irrelevant, Out Of Touch, Obsolete”  Deadline
  6. Taika Waititi Slams ‘Klara and the Sun’ Critics as ‘Irrelevant,’ ‘Sad Lost Souls’ and Says He Hasn’t ‘Read a Review’ in 15 Years: ‘But I Do Listen to the People’  Variety
  7. Taika Waititi is Soooo Not Mad About ‘Klara and the Sun,’ Y’all  Gizmodo
  8. Jenna Ortega's Klara And The Sun Movie Set An Unwanted Box Office Record  SlashFilm
  9. Oscar Winner Melts Down at Critics After Box Office Disaster  Yahoo News UK
Mon, 2nd November 2026

Jenna Ortega’s New Sci-Fi Movie Officially Bombs After Being Removed From More Than 1,000 Theaters  Collider Tue, 27th October 2026

‘Klara and the Sun’ Review: Authenticity, Humanity, and the Limits of Film Adaptations  The Harvard Crimson Tue, 3rd November 2026

‘Klara and the Sun’ Review: Taika Waititi Destroys Kazuo Ishiguro in Ridiculous Adaptation  Cosmic Circus Thu, 29th October 2026

Klara And The Sun review: Taika Waititi returns with a tonally uneven yet charming AI tale  Empire Tue, 20th October 2026

Review: Jenna Ortega plays a sad robot in the shamelessly programmatic 'Klara and the Sun'  Los Angeles Times Thu, 22nd October 2026

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