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1986 | DIRECTED BY ANDREI TARKOVSKY

The Sacrifice

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Áldozathozatal
El sacrificio
Het Offer
Kurban
Le sacrifice
O Sacrifício
Oběť
Offeret
Ofiarowanie
Opfer
Qurban
Sacrificio
Sacrificiul
The Witch
Uhri
Žrtva
Zrtvovanje
Η θυσία
Жертвоприношение
Զոհաբերություն
サクリファイス
희생
Movie Stats
Year
1986
Runtime
 149 minutes (2 hrs 29 mins)
Certificates

12

12

PG

12

12
Select Cast
Erland Josephson
Susan Fleetwood
Allan Edwall
Guðrún Gisladottir
Sven Wollter
Valerie Mairesse
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
28th Jul 2026
Last viewed:
28th Jul 2026
Total views:
39
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st November 1986
39 years 9 months 8 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
9th May 1986
40 years 3 months  ago
France release date
 France
14th May 1986
40 years 2 months 26 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
16th May 1986
40 years 2 months 24 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
23rd October 1986
39 years 9 months 17 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
31st October 1986
39 years 9 months 9 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £34.6 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $61 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
18,413 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
16,447 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 9th Jan '87
  • Debut box office: 24th Apr '26
  • Debut position: 21
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: £24.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: 1st Nov '86
  • Debut weekend: 20th Oct '17
  • Debut position: 81
  • Highest position: 55
  • Debut gross: $4.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
andrei tarkovsky Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring
Erland JosephsonAlexander
Susan FleetwoodAdelaide
Allan EdwallOtto
Guðrún Gisladottir
Sven WollterVictor
Valerie MairesseJulia
Filippa FranzenMarta
Tommy KjellqvistLittle Man
Per Källman
Tommy NordahlAmbulance Driver
Tintin Anderzon(voice)
Jane Friedmann(voice)
Helena Brodin(voice)
Martin Lindström
Birgit Carlsten(voice)
Jan-Olof Strandberg(voice)
Christian Jarder
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Movie story - The Sacrifice
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
18
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£34,617
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Sacrifice - Original release
24 Apr 2026
21N
£24,083
£24,083
4K Restoration
31 Jul 2026
18N
£10,534
£10,534

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
55
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
16
Total US Gross:
$61,018
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Oct 2017
81N
$4,696
$4,696
27 Oct 2017
110▼
$1,065
$11,741
10 Nov 2017
102N
$1,011
$15,389
1 Dec 2017
92N
$1,391
$16,780
8 Dec 2017
108▼
$40
$16,820
5 Jan 2018
55N
$8,272
$25,402
12 Jan 2018
70▼
$3,709
$36,498
19 Jan 2018
81▼
$2,677
$41,447
26 Jan 2018
100▼
$453
$43,989
9 Feb 2018
97N
$544
$50,968
16 Feb 2018
98▼
$380
$52,742
2 Mar 2018
76N
$5,007
$58,248
9 Mar 2018
106▼
$341
$58,589
16 Mar 2018
90▲
$2,000
$60,589
23 Mar 2018
113▼
$68
$60,657
6 Apr 2018
110N
$361
$61,018

* 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.

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This weeks UK box office

The Sacrifice is number 18 on the UK box office with £10.5 Thousand.

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £34,617
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Genres
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