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Searching For Sugar Man

 2012
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Directed by

Malik Bendjelloul

Starring

Malik BendjelloulRodriguez

Full cast & crew

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UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Jul '12
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £68.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 27th Jul '12
  • Debut position: 48
  • Highest position: 29
  • Debut gross: $27.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 42

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Jul, 2012
7
3 Aug, 2012
10

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £375.9 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $3.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Filmmakers Ondi Timoner, Peter Nicks and Alison Klayman Talk Searching for Sugar Man’s Malik Bendjelloul  Talkhouse Podcast Wed, 3rd June 2026

Searching for Sugar Man - video review  The Guardian Thu, 26th July 2012

How ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Unearthed The Legend Of Rodriguez  uDiscoverMusic Fri, 30th August 2019

Searching for Redemption  Africa Is a Country Wed, 6th March 2013

Searching for Sugar Man Review  empireonline.com Thu, 28th June 2012

How to watch Searching for Sugar Man, the phenomenal documentary about Sixto Rodriguez  Woman & Home Thu, 10th August 2023