The Act of Killing

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

Grosses

Domestic (67.4%)
$486,919
Summary Details
DistributorDrafthouse Films
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Opening$27,450
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresBiography Crime Documentary History War
In Release531 days/75 weeks
Widest Release29 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 19-2555$42,344-2-$21,172$42,3441
Jul 26-Aug 149$67,037+58.3%4+2$16,759$109,3812
Aug 2-849$91,341+36.3%19+15$4,807$200,7223
Aug 9-1550$67,268-26.4%26+7$2,587$267,9904
Aug 16-2244$73,465+9.2%29+3$2,533$341,4555
Aug 23-2965$24,689-66.4%17-12$1,452$366,1446
Aug 30-Sep 570$20,494-17%16-1$1,280$386,6387
Sep 6-1284$10,833-47.1%16-$677$397,4718
Sep 13-1963$32,179+197%21+5$1,532$429,6509
Sep 20-26101$6,189-80.8%14-7$442$435,83910
Sep 27-Oct 3108$4,923-20.5%12-2$410$440,76211
Oct 4-10122$2,000-59.4%4-8$500$442,76212
Oct 11-17117$1,813-9.4%4-$453$444,57513
Oct 18-24113$1,540-15.1%3-1$513$446,11514
Oct 25-31127$64-95.8%1-2$64$446,17915
Nov 8-14115$1,426-2-$713$447,60417
Nov 15-2199$2,585+81.3%2-$1,292$450,19018
Nov 22-28104$643-75.1%2-$321$450,83319
Nov 29-Dec 5112$642-0.2%2-$321$451,47520
Dec 13-1972$5,415-5-$1,083$456,89022
Dec 20-2686$1,058-80.5%2-3$529$457,94823
Dec 27-Jan 2, 201480$1,884+78.1%2-$942$459,83224
Jan 3-971$3,793+101.3%6+4$632$463,62525
Jan 10-1689$1,112-70.7%4-2$278$464,73726
Jan 17-2376$3,902+250.9%3-1$1,300$468,63927
Jan 24-3080$3,847-1.4%5+2$769$472,48628
Jan 31-Feb 680$3,483-9.5%4-1$870$475,96929
Feb 7-1382$5,087+46.1%22+18$231$481,05630
Feb 14-2099$1,940-61.9%4-18$485$482,99631
Feb 21-27106$1,168-39.8%4-$292$484,16432
Feb 28-Mar 6113$1,120-4.1%1-3$1,120$485,28433
Mar 7-13109$1,438+28.4%5+4$287$486,72234
Mar 14-20119$197-86.3%2-3$98$486,91935