'' We Are X '' premiered at the Prospector Square Theater on January 23 , 2016 as part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival . Yoshiki and the film team attended the red carpet beforehand and held a Q&A panel after its screening . The film had several other screenings throughout Park City , Utah that week . It was also shown at the 2016 South by Southwest festival . The film was licensed for distribution in the United States by Drafthouse Films . It had its US premiere on October 21 , 2016 at the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles . Yoshiki and Kijak appeared for the screening and a Q&A . At the box office , the film made $ 45,270 in the US and Canada , and $ 3,124,876 worldwide
2016 Sundance Film Festival
2016 Sundance Film Festival
We Are X