The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

The Killing of the Sacred Deer
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,291,900Details
International Box Office $8,416,845
Worldwide Box Office $10,708,745
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob and 14-year-old Kim. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family’s life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family’s domestic bliss.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$115,120 (5.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/238 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,055,864

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 2017 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: October 6th, 2017 (Special Engagement) (Slovakia)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide), released as Zabití posvátného jelena (Czech Republic)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide) (France)
November 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by A24
MPA Rating: R for disturbing violent and sexual content, some graphic nudity and language.
(Rating bulletin 2487 (Cert #51024), 8/2/2017)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, Curses, Doctors, Dysfunctional Family, Medical and Hospitals, Mistaken Identity, Murder Mystery, Rehab / Former Addict, Revenge, Secret Magic
Subgenre: Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Element Pictures, Film4, New Sparta Films, HanWay Films, Irish Film Board, Limp
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 31 $115,120   4 $28,780   $115,120 1
Oct 27, 2017 26 $225,171 +96% 33 $6,823   $396,092 2
Nov 3, 2017 25 $393,040 +75% 86 $4,570   $899,965 3
Nov 10, 2017 21 $460,897 +17% 238 $1,937   $1,544,076 4
Nov 17, 2017 22 $188,102 -59% 190 $990   $1,955,883 5
Nov 24, 2017 36 $68,381 -64% 59 $1,159   $2,114,293 6
Dec 1, 2017 46 $38,672 -43% 41 $943   $2,190,061 7
Dec 8, 2017 48 $22,106 -43% 41 $539   $2,240,171 8
Dec 15, 2017 45 $11,855 -46% 23 $515   $2,273,299 9
Dec 22, 2017 49 $2,753 -77% 8 $344   $2,288,482 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 20, 2017 - $42,776     4 $10,694   $42,776 1
Oct 21, 2017 - $39,894 -7%   4 $9,974   $82,670 2
Oct 22, 2017 - $32,450 -19%   4 $8,113   $115,120 3
Oct 23, 2017 - $14,214 -56%   4 $3,554   $129,334 4
Oct 24, 2017 - $14,716 +4%   4 $3,679   $144,050 5
Oct 25, 2017 - $13,703 -7%   4 $3,426   $157,753 6
Oct 26, 2017 - $13,168 -4%   4 $3,292   $170,921 7
Oct 27, 2017 - $79,452 +503% +86% 33 $2,408   $250,373 8
Oct 28, 2017 - $78,066 -2% +96% 33 $2,366   $328,439 9
Oct 29, 2017 - $67,653 -13% +108% 33 $2,050   $396,092 10
Oct 30, 2017 - $25,989 -62% +83% 33 $788   $422,081 11
Oct 31, 2017 - $25,887 n/c +76% 33 $784   $447,968 12
Nov 1, 2017 - $26,409 +2% +93% 33 $800   $474,377 13
Nov 2, 2017 - $32,548 +23% +147% 33 $986   $506,925 14
Nov 3, 2017 - $119,690 +268% +51% 86 $1,392   $626,615 15
Nov 4, 2017 - $156,734 +31% +101% 86 $1,822   $783,349 16
Nov 5, 2017 - $116,616 -26% +72% 86 $1,356   $899,965 17
Nov 6, 2017 - $45,064 -61% +73% 86 $524   $945,029 18
Nov 7, 2017 - $51,854 +15% +100% 86 $603   $996,883 19
Nov 8, 2017 - $45,924 -11% +74% 86 $534   $1,042,807 20
Nov 9, 2017 - $40,372 -12% +24% 86 $469   $1,083,179 21
Nov 10, 2017 - $149,132 +269% +25% 238 $627   $1,232,311 22
Nov 11, 2017 - $184,283 +24% +18% 238 $774   $1,416,594 23
Nov 12, 2017 - $127,482 -31% +9% 238 $536   $1,544,076 24
Nov 13, 2017 - $59,390 -53% +32% 238 $250   $1,603,466 25
Nov 14, 2017 - $61,923 +4% +19% 238 $260   $1,665,389 26
Nov 15, 2017 - $59,153 -4% +29% 238 $249   $1,724,542 27
Nov 16, 2017 15 $43,239 -27% +7% 238 $182   $1,767,781 28
Nov 17, 2017 - $51,110 +18% -66% 190 $269   $1,818,891 29
Nov 18, 2017 - $78,660 +54% -57% 190 $414   $1,897,551 30
Nov 19, 2017 - $58,332 -26% -54% 190 $307   $1,955,883 31
Nov 20, 2017 - $31,095 -47% -48% 190 $164   $1,986,978 32
Nov 21, 2017 - $30,538 -2% -51% 190 $161   $2,017,516 33
Nov 22, 2017 - $16,578 -46% -72% 67 $247   $2,034,094 34
Nov 23, 2017 - $11,818 -29% -73% 67 $176   $2,045,912 35
Nov 24, 2017 - $20,886 +77% -59% 59 $354   $2,066,798 36
Nov 25, 2017 - $26,904 +29% -66% 59 $456   $2,093,702 37
Nov 26, 2017 - $20,591 -23% -65% 59 $349   $2,114,293 38
Nov 27, 2017 - $7,524 -63% -76% 59 $128   $2,121,817 39
Nov 28, 2017 - $10,659 +42% -65% 59 $181   $2,132,476 40
Nov 29, 2017 - $8,954 -16% -46% 59 $152   $2,141,430 41
Nov 30, 2017 - $9,959 +11% -16% 59 $169   $2,151,389 42
Dec 1, 2017 - $11,147 +12% -47% 41 $272   $2,162,536 43
Dec 2, 2017 - $13,646 +22% -49% 41 $333   $2,176,182 44
Dec 3, 2017 - $13,879 +2% -33% 41 $339   $2,190,061 45
Dec 4, 2017 - $7,115 -49% -5% 41 $174   $2,197,176 46
Dec 5, 2017 - $7,897 +11% -26% 41 $193   $2,205,073 47
Dec 6, 2017 - $7,424 -6% -17% 41 $181   $2,212,497 48
Dec 7, 2017 - $5,568 -25% -44% 41 $136   $2,218,065 49
Dec 8, 2017 - $6,858 +23% -38% 41 $167   $2,224,923 50
Dec 9, 2017 - $8,640 +26% -37% 41 $211   $2,233,563 51
Dec 10, 2017 - $6,608 -24% -52% 41 $161   $2,240,171 52
Dec 11, 2017 - $6,601 n/c -7% 41 $161   $2,246,772 53
Dec 12, 2017 - $5,420 -18% -31% 41 $132   $2,252,192 54
Dec 13, 2017 - $5,507 +2% -26% 41 $134   $2,257,699 55
Dec 14, 2017 - $3,745 -32% -33% 41 $91   $2,261,444 56
Dec 15, 2017 - $2,676 -29% -61% 23 $116   $2,264,120 57
Dec 16, 2017 - $5,447 +104% -37% 23 $237   $2,269,567 58
Dec 17, 2017 - $3,732 -31% -44% 23 $162   $2,273,299 59
Dec 18, 2017 - $3,772 +1% -43% 23 $164   $2,277,071 60
Dec 19, 2017 - $3,446 -9% -36% 23 $150   $2,280,517 61
Dec 20, 2017 - $2,447 -29% -56% 23 $106   $2,282,964 62
Dec 21, 2017 - $2,765 +13% -26% 23 $120   $2,285,729 63
Dec 22, 2017 - $1,543 -44% -42% 8 $193   $2,287,272 64
Dec 23, 2017 - $628 -59% -88% 8 $79   $2,287,900 65
Dec 24, 2017 - $582 -7% -84% 8 $73   $2,288,482 66
Dec 25, 2017 - $602 +3% -84% 8 $75   $2,289,084 67
Dec 26, 2017 - $1,008 +67% -71% 8 $126   $2,290,092 68
Dec 27, 2017 - $857 -15% -65% 8 $107   $2,290,949 69
Dec 28, 2017 - $951 +11% -66% 8 $119   $2,291,900 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 29 $170,921   4 $42,730   $170,921 1
Oct 27, 2017 27 $336,004 +97% 33 $10,182   $506,925 2
Nov 3, 2017 25 $576,254 +72% 86 $6,701   $1,083,179 3
Nov 10, 2017 20 $684,602 +19% 238 $2,876   $1,767,781 4
Nov 17, 2017 24 $278,131 -59% 67 $4,151   $2,045,912 5
Nov 24, 2017 33 $105,477 -62% 59 $1,788   $2,151,389 6
Dec 1, 2017 43 $66,676 -37% 41 $1,626   $2,218,065 7
Dec 8, 2017 44 $43,379 -35% 41 $1,058   $2,261,444 8
Dec 15, 2017 45 $24,285 -44% 23 $1,056   $2,285,729 9
Dec 22, 2017 58 $6,171 -75% 8 $771   $2,291,900 10

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Synopsis

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob and 14-year-old Kim. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family’s life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family’s domestic bliss.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$115,120 (5.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/238 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,055,864

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 2017 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: October 6th, 2017 (Special Engagement) (Slovakia)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide), released as Zabití posvátného jelena (Czech Republic)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
November 3rd, 2017 (Wide) (France)
November 17th, 2017 (Wide), released as Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by A24
MPA Rating: R for disturbing violent and sexual content, some graphic nudity and language.
(Rating bulletin 2487 (Cert #51024), 8/2/2017)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, Curses, Doctors, Dysfunctional Family, Medical and Hospitals, Mistaken Identity, Murder Mystery, Rehab / Former Addict, Revenge, Secret Magic
Subgenre: Psychological Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Element Pictures, Film4, New Sparta Films, HanWay Films, Irish Film Board, Limp
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 31 $115,120   4 $28,780   $115,120 1
Oct 27, 2017 26 $225,171 +96% 33 $6,823   $396,092 2
Nov 3, 2017 25 $393,040 +75% 86 $4,570   $899,965 3
Nov 10, 2017 21 $460,897 +17% 238 $1,937   $1,544,076 4
Nov 17, 2017 22 $188,102 -59% 190 $990   $1,955,883 5
Nov 24, 2017 36 $68,381 -64% 59 $1,159   $2,114,293 6
Dec 1, 2017 46 $38,672 -43% 41 $943   $2,190,061 7
Dec 8, 2017 48 $22,106 -43% 41 $539   $2,240,171 8
Dec 15, 2017 45 $11,855 -46% 23 $515   $2,273,299 9
Dec 22, 2017 49 $2,753 -77% 8 $344   $2,288,482 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 20, 2017 - $42,776     4 $10,694   $42,776 1
Oct 21, 2017 - $39,894 -7%   4 $9,974   $82,670 2
Oct 22, 2017 - $32,450 -19%   4 $8,113   $115,120 3
Oct 23, 2017 - $14,214 -56%   4 $3,554   $129,334 4
Oct 24, 2017 - $14,716 +4%   4 $3,679   $144,050 5
Oct 25, 2017 - $13,703 -7%   4 $3,426   $157,753 6
Oct 26, 2017 - $13,168 -4%   4 $3,292   $170,921 7
Oct 27, 2017 - $79,452 +503% +86% 33 $2,408   $250,373 8
Oct 28, 2017 - $78,066 -2% +96% 33 $2,366   $328,439 9
Oct 29, 2017 - $67,653 -13% +108% 33 $2,050   $396,092 10
Oct 30, 2017 - $25,989 -62% +83% 33 $788   $422,081 11
Oct 31, 2017 - $25,887 n/c +76% 33 $784   $447,968 12
Nov 1, 2017 - $26,409 +2% +93% 33 $800   $474,377 13
Nov 2, 2017 - $32,548 +23% +147% 33 $986   $506,925 14
Nov 3, 2017 - $119,690 +268% +51% 86 $1,392   $626,615 15
Nov 4, 2017 - $156,734 +31% +101% 86 $1,822   $783,349 16
Nov 5, 2017 - $116,616 -26% +72% 86 $1,356   $899,965 17
Nov 6, 2017 - $45,064 -61% +73% 86 $524   $945,029 18
Nov 7, 2017 - $51,854 +15% +100% 86 $603   $996,883 19
Nov 8, 2017 - $45,924 -11% +74% 86 $534   $1,042,807 20
Nov 9, 2017 - $40,372 -12% +24% 86 $469   $1,083,179 21
Nov 10, 2017 - $149,132 +269% +25% 238 $627   $1,232,311 22
Nov 11, 2017 - $184,283 +24% +18% 238 $774   $1,416,594 23
Nov 12, 2017 - $127,482 -31% +9% 238 $536   $1,544,076 24
Nov 13, 2017 - $59,390 -53% +32% 238 $250   $1,603,466 25
Nov 14, 2017 - $61,923 +4% +19% 238 $260   $1,665,389 26
Nov 15, 2017 - $59,153 -4% +29% 238 $249   $1,724,542 27
Nov 16, 2017 15 $43,239 -27% +7% 238 $182   $1,767,781 28
Nov 17, 2017 - $51,110 +18% -66% 190 $269   $1,818,891 29
Nov 18, 2017 - $78,660 +54% -57% 190 $414   $1,897,551 30
Nov 19, 2017 - $58,332 -26% -54% 190 $307   $1,955,883 31
Nov 20, 2017 - $31,095 -47% -48% 190 $164   $1,986,978 32
Nov 21, 2017 - $30,538 -2% -51% 190 $161   $2,017,516 33
Nov 22, 2017 - $16,578 -46% -72% 67 $247   $2,034,094 34
Nov 23, 2017 - $11,818 -29% -73% 67 $176   $2,045,912 35
Nov 24, 2017 - $20,886 +77% -59% 59 $354   $2,066,798 36
Nov 25, 2017 - $26,904 +29% -66% 59 $456   $2,093,702 37
Nov 26, 2017 - $20,591 -23% -65% 59 $349   $2,114,293 38
Nov 27, 2017 - $7,524 -63% -76% 59 $128   $2,121,817 39
Nov 28, 2017 - $10,659 +42% -65% 59 $181   $2,132,476 40
Nov 29, 2017 - $8,954 -16% -46% 59 $152   $2,141,430 41
Nov 30, 2017 - $9,959 +11% -16% 59 $169   $2,151,389 42
Dec 1, 2017 - $11,147 +12% -47% 41 $272   $2,162,536 43
Dec 2, 2017 - $13,646 +22% -49% 41 $333   $2,176,182 44
Dec 3, 2017 - $13,879 +2% -33% 41 $339   $2,190,061 45
Dec 4, 2017 - $7,115 -49% -5% 41 $174   $2,197,176 46
Dec 5, 2017 - $7,897 +11% -26% 41 $193   $2,205,073 47
Dec 6, 2017 - $7,424 -6% -17% 41 $181   $2,212,497 48
Dec 7, 2017 - $5,568 -25% -44% 41 $136   $2,218,065 49
Dec 8, 2017 - $6,858 +23% -38% 41 $167   $2,224,923 50
Dec 9, 2017 - $8,640 +26% -37% 41 $211   $2,233,563 51
Dec 10, 2017 - $6,608 -24% -52% 41 $161   $2,240,171 52
Dec 11, 2017 - $6,601 n/c -7% 41 $161   $2,246,772 53
Dec 12, 2017 - $5,420 -18% -31% 41 $132   $2,252,192 54
Dec 13, 2017 - $5,507 +2% -26% 41 $134   $2,257,699 55
Dec 14, 2017 - $3,745 -32% -33% 41 $91   $2,261,444 56
Dec 15, 2017 - $2,676 -29% -61% 23 $116   $2,264,120 57
Dec 16, 2017 - $5,447 +104% -37% 23 $237   $2,269,567 58
Dec 17, 2017 - $3,732 -31% -44% 23 $162   $2,273,299 59
Dec 18, 2017 - $3,772 +1% -43% 23 $164   $2,277,071 60
Dec 19, 2017 - $3,446 -9% -36% 23 $150   $2,280,517 61
Dec 20, 2017 - $2,447 -29% -56% 23 $106   $2,282,964 62
Dec 21, 2017 - $2,765 +13% -26% 23 $120   $2,285,729 63
Dec 22, 2017 - $1,543 -44% -42% 8 $193   $2,287,272 64
Dec 23, 2017 - $628 -59% -88% 8 $79   $2,287,900 65
Dec 24, 2017 - $582 -7% -84% 8 $73   $2,288,482 66
Dec 25, 2017 - $602 +3% -84% 8 $75   $2,289,084 67
Dec 26, 2017 - $1,008 +67% -71% 8 $126   $2,290,092 68
Dec 27, 2017 - $857 -15% -65% 8 $107   $2,290,949 69
Dec 28, 2017 - $951 +11% -66% 8 $119   $2,291,900 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 2017 29 $170,921   4 $42,730   $170,921 1
Oct 27, 2017 27 $336,004 +97% 33 $10,182   $506,925 2
Nov 3, 2017 25 $576,254 +72% 86 $6,701   $1,083,179 3
Nov 10, 2017 20 $684,602 +19% 238 $2,876   $1,767,781 4
Nov 17, 2017 24 $278,131 -59% 67 $4,151   $2,045,912 5
Nov 24, 2017 33 $105,477 -62% 59 $1,788   $2,151,389 6
Dec 1, 2017 43 $66,676 -37% 41 $1,626   $2,218,065 7
Dec 8, 2017 44 $43,379 -35% 41 $1,058   $2,261,444 8
Dec 15, 2017 45 $24,285 -44% 23 $1,056   $2,285,729 9
Dec 22, 2017 58 $6,171 -75% 8 $771   $2,291,900 10

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.