The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,609,720Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $584,096 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $584,096
OpusData ID: 16420100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,181 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/663 max. theaters, 12.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,534,462

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,717 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,126 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 871 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,282 $34,609,720

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 7th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 141 minutes
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Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Historical Drama, Crimes Against Humanity, Government Corruption, Government Massacre or Democide, 1970s, Set in Cambodia, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Khmer, Russian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 47 $414,548 Apr 26, 1985 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 45 $507,724 Apr 19, 1985 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 45 $641,902 Apr 12, 1985 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 43 $870,489 Apr 5, 1985 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 47 $931,582 Mar 29, 1985 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 33 $1,501,758 Mar 22, 1985 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 40 $1,566,481 Mar 15, 1985 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 43 $1,608,401 Mar 8, 1985 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 47 $1,780,982 Mar 1, 1985 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 41 $2,227,148 Feb 22, 1985 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 27 $3,234,083 Feb 15, 1985 108
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $10,667,915 Feb 15, 1985 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 37 $3,075,802 Feb 8, 1985 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 42 $3,019,640 Feb 1, 1985 94
Theater Average 13th Weekend 16 $10,769 Jan 25, 1985 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 16 $10,302 Jan 18, 1985 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 9 $16,409 Jan 11, 1985 73
Theater Average 10th Weekend 9 $15,509 Jan 4, 1985 66
Theater Average 9th Weekend 6 $22,584 Dec 28, 1984 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 8 $15,187 Dec 21, 1984 52
Theater Average 7th Weekend 25 $11,177 Dec 14, 1984 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 20 $18,769 Dec 7, 1984 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 7 $27,268 Nov 30, 1984 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 13 $31,262 Nov 23, 1984 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 31 $30,265 Nov 16, 1984 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 74 $33,948 Nov 9, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,717 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,652 $110,534,462
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,151 $34,609,720
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 26 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,377 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,312 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 871 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $34,609,720

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 1984 31 $32,181   1 $32,181   $32,181 1
Nov 9, 1984 34 $33,948 +5% 1 $33,948   $87,981 2
Nov 16, 1984 34 $90,794 +167% 3 $30,265   $195,290 3
Nov 23, 1984 28 $93,786 +3% 3 $31,262   $348,212 4
Nov 30, 1984 23 $81,803 -13% 3 $27,268   $479,282 5
Dec 7, 1984 25 $56,308 -31% 3 $18,769   $571,996 6
Dec 14, 1984 28 $33,530 -40% 3 $11,177   $631,359 7
Dec 21, 1984 24 $182,242 +444% 12 $15,187   $833,217 8
Dec 28, 1984 22 $271,002 +49% 12 $22,584   $1,173,692 9
Jan 4, 1985 23 $201,613 -26% 13 $15,509   $1,503,309 10
Jan 11, 1985 23 $213,311 +6% 13 $16,409   $1,815,419 11
Jan 18, 1985 16 $782,986 +267% 76 $10,302   $2,696,318 12
Jan 25, 1985 13 $818,450 +5% 76 $10,769   $3,898,988 13
Feb 1, 1985 2 $3,019,640 +269% 657 $4,596   $7,230,966 14
Feb 8, 1985 3 $3,075,802 +2% 663 $4,639   $11,386,765 15
Feb 15, 1985 4 $3,234,083 +5% 658 $4,915   $15,631,365 16
Feb 22, 1985 4 $2,227,148 -31% 658 $3,385   $18,539,180 17
Mar 1, 1985 6 $1,780,982 -20% 651 $2,736   $20,996,482 18
Mar 8, 1985 7 $1,608,401 -10% 607 $2,650   $23,222,224 19
Mar 15, 1985 6 $1,566,481 -3% 650 $2,410   $25,430,033 20
Mar 22, 1985 10 $1,501,758 -4% 609 $2,466   $27,617,095 21
Mar 29, 1985 17 $931,582 -38% 375 $2,484   $29,316,582 22
Apr 5, 1985 15 $870,489 -7% 456 $1,909   $30,593,032 23
Apr 12, 1985 19 $641,902 -26% 415 $1,547   $31,600,715 24
Apr 19, 1985 19 $507,724 -21% 386 $1,315   $32,372,755 25
Apr 26, 1985 20 $414,548 -18% 346 $1,198   $33,015,563 26
May 3, 1985 24 $290,415 -30% 285 $1,019   $33,485,904 27
May 10, 1985 25 $198,602 -32% 223 $891   $33,810,244 28
May 17, 1985 22 $302,675 +52% 227 $1,333   $34,214,405 29
May 24, 1985 21 $177,712 -41% 169 $1,052   $34,422,316 30
May 31, 1985 19 $134,899 -24% 175 $771   $34,609,720 31

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 1984 29 $54,033   1 $54,033   $54,033 1
Nov 9, 1984 32 $50,463 -7% 1 $50,463   $104,496 2
Nov 16, 1984 26 $149,930 +197% 3 $49,977   $254,426 3
Nov 23, 1984 23 $143,053 -5% 3 $47,684   $397,479 4
Nov 30, 1984 22 $118,209 -17% 3 $39,403   $515,688 5
Dec 7, 1984 23 $82,141 -31% 3 $27,380   $597,829 6
Dec 14, 1984 24 $53,146 -35% 3 $17,715   $650,975 7
Dec 21, 1984 22 $251,715 +374% 12 $20,976   $902,690 8
Dec 28, 1984 19 $399,006 +59% 12 $33,251   $1,301,696 9
Jan 4, 1985 21 $300,412 -25% 13 $23,109   $1,602,108 10
Jan 11, 1985 22 $311,224 +4% 13 $23,940   $1,913,332 11
Jan 18, 1985 13 $1,167,206 +275% 76 $15,358   $3,080,538 12
Jan 25, 1985 13 $1,130,788 -3% 76 $14,879   $4,211,326 13
Feb 1, 1985 2 $4,099,637 +263% 657 $6,240   $8,310,963 14
Feb 8, 1985 3 $4,086,319 n/c 663 $6,163   $12,397,282 15
Feb 15, 1985 4 $3,914,750 -4% 658 $5,949   $16,312,032 16
Feb 22, 1985 4 $2,903,468 -26% 658 $4,413   $19,215,500 17
Mar 1, 1985 6 $2,398,323 -17% 651 $3,684   $21,613,823 18
Mar 8, 1985 7 $2,249,729 -6% 607 $3,706   $23,863,552 19
Mar 15, 1985 6 $2,251,785 n/c 650 $3,464   $26,115,337 20
Mar 22, 1985 11 $2,269,663 +1% 609 $3,727   $28,385,000 21
Mar 29, 1985 15 $1,337,543 -41% 375 $3,567   $29,722,543 22
Apr 5, 1985 15 $1,236,270 -8% 456 $2,711   $30,958,813 23
Apr 12, 1985 18 $906,218 -27% 415 $2,184   $31,865,031 24
Apr 19, 1985 18 $735,984 -19% 386 $1,907   $32,601,015 25
Apr 26, 1985 19 $594,474 -19% 346 $1,718   $33,195,489 26
May 3, 1985 23 $416,153 -30% 285 $1,460   $33,611,642 27
May 10, 1985 23 $300,088 -28% 223 $1,346   $33,911,730 28
May 17, 1985 18 $332,874 +11% 227 $1,466   $34,244,604 29
May 24, 1985 19 $230,217 -31% 169 $1,362   $34,474,821 30

Uncategorized

Haing S. Ngor    Dith Pran
Craig T. Nelson    Military Attache
John Malkovich    Al Rockoff
Julian Sands    Jon Swain
Sam Waterston    Sydney Schanberg

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Production and Technical Credits

Roland Joffe    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,181 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/663 max. theaters, 12.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,534,462

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,717 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,126 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 871 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,282 $34,609,720

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 7th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 141 minutes
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Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Historical Drama, Crimes Against Humanity, Government Corruption, Government Massacre or Democide, 1970s, Set in Cambodia, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Khmer, Russian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 47 $414,548 Apr 26, 1985 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 45 $507,724 Apr 19, 1985 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 45 $641,902 Apr 12, 1985 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 43 $870,489 Apr 5, 1985 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 47 $931,582 Mar 29, 1985 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 33 $1,501,758 Mar 22, 1985 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 40 $1,566,481 Mar 15, 1985 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 43 $1,608,401 Mar 8, 1985 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 47 $1,780,982 Mar 1, 1985 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 41 $2,227,148 Feb 22, 1985 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 27 $3,234,083 Feb 15, 1985 108
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $10,667,915 Feb 15, 1985 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 37 $3,075,802 Feb 8, 1985 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 42 $3,019,640 Feb 1, 1985 94
Theater Average 13th Weekend 16 $10,769 Jan 25, 1985 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 16 $10,302 Jan 18, 1985 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 9 $16,409 Jan 11, 1985 73
Theater Average 10th Weekend 9 $15,509 Jan 4, 1985 66
Theater Average 9th Weekend 6 $22,584 Dec 28, 1984 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 8 $15,187 Dec 21, 1984 52
Theater Average 7th Weekend 25 $11,177 Dec 14, 1984 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 20 $18,769 Dec 7, 1984 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 7 $27,268 Nov 30, 1984 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 13 $31,262 Nov 23, 1984 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 31 $30,265 Nov 16, 1984 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 74 $33,948 Nov 9, 1984 10

Uncategorized

Haing S. Ngor    Dith Pran
Craig T. Nelson    Military Attache
John Malkovich    Al Rockoff
Julian Sands    Jon Swain
Sam Waterston    Sydney Schanberg

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Joffe    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,717 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,652 $110,534,462
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,151 $34,609,720
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 26 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,377 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,312 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 871 $34,609,720
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $34,609,720

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 1984 31 $32,181   1 $32,181   $32,181 1
Nov 9, 1984 34 $33,948 +5% 1 $33,948   $87,981 2
Nov 16, 1984 34 $90,794 +167% 3 $30,265   $195,290 3
Nov 23, 1984 28 $93,786 +3% 3 $31,262   $348,212 4
Nov 30, 1984 23 $81,803 -13% 3 $27,268   $479,282 5
Dec 7, 1984 25 $56,308 -31% 3 $18,769   $571,996 6
Dec 14, 1984 28 $33,530 -40% 3 $11,177   $631,359 7
Dec 21, 1984 24 $182,242 +444% 12 $15,187   $833,217 8
Dec 28, 1984 22 $271,002 +49% 12 $22,584   $1,173,692 9
Jan 4, 1985 23 $201,613 -26% 13 $15,509   $1,503,309 10
Jan 11, 1985 23 $213,311 +6% 13 $16,409   $1,815,419 11
Jan 18, 1985 16 $782,986 +267% 76 $10,302   $2,696,318 12
Jan 25, 1985 13 $818,450 +5% 76 $10,769   $3,898,988 13
Feb 1, 1985 2 $3,019,640 +269% 657 $4,596   $7,230,966 14
Feb 8, 1985 3 $3,075,802 +2% 663 $4,639   $11,386,765 15
Feb 15, 1985 4 $3,234,083 +5% 658 $4,915   $15,631,365 16
Feb 22, 1985 4 $2,227,148 -31% 658 $3,385   $18,539,180 17
Mar 1, 1985 6 $1,780,982 -20% 651 $2,736   $20,996,482 18
Mar 8, 1985 7 $1,608,401 -10% 607 $2,650   $23,222,224 19
Mar 15, 1985 6 $1,566,481 -3% 650 $2,410   $25,430,033 20
Mar 22, 1985 10 $1,501,758 -4% 609 $2,466   $27,617,095 21
Mar 29, 1985 17 $931,582 -38% 375 $2,484   $29,316,582 22
Apr 5, 1985 15 $870,489 -7% 456 $1,909   $30,593,032 23
Apr 12, 1985 19 $641,902 -26% 415 $1,547   $31,600,715 24
Apr 19, 1985 19 $507,724 -21% 386 $1,315   $32,372,755 25
Apr 26, 1985 20 $414,548 -18% 346 $1,198   $33,015,563 26
May 3, 1985 24 $290,415 -30% 285 $1,019   $33,485,904 27
May 10, 1985 25 $198,602 -32% 223 $891   $33,810,244 28
May 17, 1985 22 $302,675 +52% 227 $1,333   $34,214,405 29
May 24, 1985 21 $177,712 -41% 169 $1,052   $34,422,316 30
May 31, 1985 19 $134,899 -24% 175 $771   $34,609,720 31

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 1984 29 $54,033   1 $54,033   $54,033 1
Nov 9, 1984 32 $50,463 -7% 1 $50,463   $104,496 2
Nov 16, 1984 26 $149,930 +197% 3 $49,977   $254,426 3
Nov 23, 1984 23 $143,053 -5% 3 $47,684   $397,479 4
Nov 30, 1984 22 $118,209 -17% 3 $39,403   $515,688 5
Dec 7, 1984 23 $82,141 -31% 3 $27,380   $597,829 6
Dec 14, 1984 24 $53,146 -35% 3 $17,715   $650,975 7
Dec 21, 1984 22 $251,715 +374% 12 $20,976   $902,690 8
Dec 28, 1984 19 $399,006 +59% 12 $33,251   $1,301,696 9
Jan 4, 1985 21 $300,412 -25% 13 $23,109   $1,602,108 10
Jan 11, 1985 22 $311,224 +4% 13 $23,940   $1,913,332 11
Jan 18, 1985 13 $1,167,206 +275% 76 $15,358   $3,080,538 12
Jan 25, 1985 13 $1,130,788 -3% 76 $14,879   $4,211,326 13
Feb 1, 1985 2 $4,099,637 +263% 657 $6,240   $8,310,963 14
Feb 8, 1985 3 $4,086,319 n/c 663 $6,163   $12,397,282 15
Feb 15, 1985 4 $3,914,750 -4% 658 $5,949   $16,312,032 16
Feb 22, 1985 4 $2,903,468 -26% 658 $4,413   $19,215,500 17
Mar 1, 1985 6 $2,398,323 -17% 651 $3,684   $21,613,823 18
Mar 8, 1985 7 $2,249,729 -6% 607 $3,706   $23,863,552 19
Mar 15, 1985 6 $2,251,785 n/c 650 $3,464   $26,115,337 20
Mar 22, 1985 11 $2,269,663 +1% 609 $3,727   $28,385,000 21
Mar 29, 1985 15 $1,337,543 -41% 375 $3,567   $29,722,543 22
Apr 5, 1985 15 $1,236,270 -8% 456 $2,711   $30,958,813 23
Apr 12, 1985 18 $906,218 -27% 415 $2,184   $31,865,031 24
Apr 19, 1985 18 $735,984 -19% 386 $1,907   $32,601,015 25
Apr 26, 1985 19 $594,474 -19% 346 $1,718   $33,195,489 26
May 3, 1985 23 $416,153 -30% 285 $1,460   $33,611,642 27
May 10, 1985 23 $300,088 -28% 223 $1,346   $33,911,730 28
May 17, 1985 18 $332,874 +11% 227 $1,466   $34,244,604 29
May 24, 1985 19 $230,217 -31% 169 $1,362   $34,474,821 30

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,126 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,358 $34,609,720
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 26 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,203 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,555 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 818 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,282 $34,609,720
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $34,609,720