"Skate Kitchen" premiered on January 21, 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film's North American distribution rights were picked up by Magnolia Pictures in February 2018, while Modern Films secured the UK distribution rights in April 2018. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 10, 2018, originally showing in just one theater, IFC Center in New York City; it earned $17,000 in its opening weekend. It expanded to Los Angeles and other locations on August 17 and to further cities on August 24. The film grossed a total of $236,799 during an eight-week theatrical run in North America and $31,222 at the international box office, for a worldwide total gross of $268,021. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 20, 2018.