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El Topo

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CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1970
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)

Production Country

Mexico

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Starring

Alejandro Jodorowsky · Brontis Jodorowsky · Jose Legarreta · Alfonso Arau · Jose Luis Fernandez · Ali Junco

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 4th November 1971
Mexico release date Mexico release: 15th April 1971
United States release date United States release: 4th November 1971

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 10th Jan '20
  • Debut position: 31
  • Highest position: 31
  • Debut gross: £3.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Dec '06
  • Debut position: 70
  • Highest position: 69
  • Debut gross: $6.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
TV-MA

18

A

12

15

C

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $80.3 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $160.5 Thousand

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News from around the web
El Topo review – Jodorowsky's weird world of occult psychedelia  The Guardian Thu, 9th January 2020

El Topo: The weirdest western ever made  BBC Thu, 23rd July 2020

El Topo  dmovies.org Mon, 6th January 2020

This Is Probably the Craziest Western Out There, and Roger Ebert Agrees  MovieWeb Thu, 15th May 2025

El Topo  Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews Mon, 21st April 2008

Roger Ebert Gave A Perfect Score To This Controversial And Disturbing '70s Western  SlashFilm Tue, 11th November 2025