25thframe.co.uk logo
FOR 22 YEARS
HOME
MOVIE NEWS
BOX OFFICE
MOVIE QUIZ
25thframe.co.uk logo
FOR 22 YEARS
Film of the Day: Grizzly Mountain
ADVERTISMENT

MOVIE

Maos Last Dancer

 2009
No cover art for Maos Last Dancer
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Starring

Chi Cao · Bruce Greenwood · Penne Hackforth-Jones · Christopher Kirby · Suzie Steen · Madeleine Eastoe

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Aug '10
  • Debut position: 31
  • Highest position: 21
  • Debut gross: $199.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $4.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
Mao’s Last Dancer: Li's first triumph  National Film and Sound Archive Thu, 19th March 2026

New to America, Discovering Its Glitter (Published 2010)  The New York Times Thu, 19th August 2010

Mao’s Last Dancer  screendaily.com Mon, 14th September 2009

The Nutcracker review – Mao's last dancer returns in ballet close to his heart  The Guardian Mon, 11th December 2017

Review: Mao’s Last Dancer  Slant Magazine Sun, 15th August 2010

‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ recalls his career with the Houston Ballet — and his dramatic defection from China to the U.S.  Houston Public Media Tue, 7th May 2024