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The Dictator

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

2012

83 minutes (1 hrs 23 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Larry Charles

Starring

Sacha Baron Cohen · Sayed Badreya · Rocky Citron · Liam Campora · Aasif Mandvi · Rizwan Manji

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 16th May 2012

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 18th May '12
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £5 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 18th May '12
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $17.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

18 May, 2012
1

25 May, 2012
2

1 Jun, 2012
5

8 Jun, 2012
7

15 Jun, 2012
11

US box office

18 May, 2012
3

1 Jun, 2012
5

8 Jun, 2012
9

15 Jun, 2012
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£11 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$59.7 Million

Global total gross
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$179.4 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 5

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Dictator

18 May 2012

£4,963,745

25 May 2012

2▼

£1,078,155

£7,563,554

1 Jun 2012

5▼

£754,068

£9,251,635

8 Jun 2012

7▼

£452,175

£10,584,986

15 Jun 2012

11▼

£207,299

£11,016,175

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 9

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18 May 2012

3▲

$17,435,092

$24,476,173

1 Jun 2012

5▼

$4,702,004

$50,812,364

8 Jun 2012

9▼

$2,242,563

$55,281,103

15 Jun 2012

12▼

$1,109,454

$57,677,717

22 Jun 2012

18▼

$380,964

$58,705,052

29 Jun 2012

30▼

$151,644

$59,093,676

6 Jul 2012

33▼

$143,881

$59,310,551

13 Jul 2012

37▼

$103,450

$59,504,427

20 Jul 2012

40▼

$47,796

$59,617,068