The Beauty Academy of Kabul

A documentary following American women (some of whom emigrated from Afghanistan in the early 1980s) who return to the capital city of Kabul to open an American-style school for beauticians. Some of their students are women who maintained "underground" beauty salons while the city was under strict Taliban control.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$225,448
Summary Details
DistributorShadow Distribution
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Opening$2,407
2 theaters
Running Time1 hr 14 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release423 days/60 weeks
Widest Release13 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Nov 4-10113$2,407-2-$1,203$2,4071
Feb 3-9110$900-1-$900$3,30714
Feb 24-Mar 2119$1,000-1-$1,000$4,30717
Mar 10-16124$478-1-$478$4,78519
Mar 24-3080$13,958-1-$13,958$18,74321
Mar 31-Apr 675$18,737+34.2%3+2$6,245$37,48022
Apr 7-1370$24,734+32%5+2$4,946$62,21423
Apr 14-2083$14,802-40.2%6+1$2,467$77,01624
Apr 21-2788$7,523-49.2%6-$1,253$84,53925
Apr 28-May 473$17,168+128.2%11+5$1,560$101,70726
May 5-1172$14,901-13.2%13+2$1,146$116,60827
May 12-1897$5,280-64.6%6-7$880$121,88828
May 19-2599$6,024+14.1%7+1$860$127,91229
May 26-Jun 177$11,956+98.5%7-$1,708$139,86830
Jun 2-873$11,158-6.7%9+2$1,239$151,02631
Jun 9-1580$6,696-40%5-4$1,339$157,72232
Jun 16-2286$7,507+12.1%8+3$938$165,22933
Jun 23-2970$14,532+93.6%8-$1,816$179,76134
Jun 30-Jul 6105$2,357-83.8%2-6$1,178$182,11835
Jul 7-13106$1,905-19.2%4+2$476$184,02336
Jul 14-2096$3,727+95.6%4-$931$187,75037
Jul 21-2790$7,229+94%2-2$3,614$194,97938
Aug 4-10107$2,806-2-$1,403$197,78540
Aug 11-1792$6,866+144.7%3+1$2,288$204,65141
Aug 18-2498$6,409-6.7%4+1$1,602$211,06142
Aug 25-31130$375-94.1%1-3$375$211,43543
Sep 1-7118$1,183+215.5%1-$1,183$212,61844
Sep 8-14124$923-22%1-$923$213,54145
Sep 15-21107$5,252+469%3+2$1,750$218,79346
Sep 22-28126$1,849-64.8%3-$616$220,64247
Sep 29-Oct 5117$2,100+13.6%3-$700$222,74248
Oct 6-12127$957-54.4%3-$319$223,69949
Oct 13-19124$1,195+24.9%3-$398$224,89450
Oct 20-26125$554-53.6%1-2$554$225,44851