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2012 | DIRECTED BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

Killer Joe

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Runtime
 102 minutes (1 hr 42 mins)
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First viewed:
30th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
9th May 2025
Total views:
64
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th July 2012
13 years 2 months 7 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
29th June 2012
13 years 3 months 4 days ago
Iceland release date
 Iceland
1st August 2012
13 years 2 months 2 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
10th August 2012
13 years 1 months 24 days ago
France release date
 France
5th September 2012
13 years 28 days ago
Greece release date
 Greece
20th September 2012
13 years 13 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £673.7 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $1.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
124,750 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
244,761 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 29th Jun '12
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £208.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
US Box Office
  • Release: 27th Jul '12
  • Debut position: 45
  • Highest position: 29
  • Debut gross: $37.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
william friedkin William Friedkin
Starring
william friedkinMatthew McConaugheyKiller Joe Cooper
Emile HirschChris Smith
Juno TempleDottie Smith
william friedkinThomas Haden ChurchAnsel Smith
Gina GershonSharla Smith
Marc MacaulayDigger Soames
Gralen Bryant BanksPizza Patron
Carol SuttonSaleslady
Danny EpperG-Man
Jeff GalpinBiker Thug
Scott A. MartinPizza Manager
Gregory C. BauchardFilpatrick
Charley VancePreacher
Julia Adams
uncredited
Adele
Geraldine Glenn
uncredited
Pizza Patron
Sean O'Hara
uncredited
Rex
Blain Sanchez
uncredited
Prisoner
Tony Severio
uncredited
Pizza Patron
Lynette Zumo
uncredited
Waitress

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2012-06-29
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
10
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
3
Total UK Gross:
£673,651
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Killer Joe
29 Jun 2012
10N
£208,553
£208,553
6 Jul 2012
10▲▼
£122,831
£473,204
13 Jul 2012
11▼
£94,446
£673,651

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
29
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
10
Total US Gross:
$1,948,300
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
27 Jul 2012
45N
$37,900
$37,900
3 Aug 2012
29▲
$163,000
$220,000
10 Aug 2012
31▼
$146,000
$431,200
17 Aug 2012
33▼
$150,000
$664,000
24 Aug 2012
31▲
$199,000
$937,000
31 Aug 2012
31▲▼
$247,000
$1,450,000
7 Sep 2012
39▼
$128,980
$1,664,479
14 Sep 2012
40▼
$114,923
$1,810,327
21 Sep 2012
54▼
$46,200
$1,900,000
28 Sep 2012
66▼
$25,600
$1,948,300

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

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£673,651
4510
La Grande Bellezza
4511
Killer Joe
4512
Sex Lives of the Potato Men

Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Thriller
Thriller
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • Russia Russia
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Canada Canada
News from around the web
Killer Joe – review | Crime films  The Guardian Thu, 28th June 2012

Matthew McConaughey gets tough with Killer Joe  BBC Wed, 20th June 2012

Meet the Murderer, the Best of a Bad Lot (Published 2012)  The New York Times Thu, 26th July 2012

Killer Joe Review  empireonline.com Thu, 10th May 2012

Did You Gag on "Killer Joe"?  The Film Experience Sun, 30th December 2012

So stupid, they’re asking for it movie review (2012)  Roger Ebert Wed, 1st August 2012