The Dictator (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $59,650,222Details
International Box Office $120,498,675
Worldwide Box Office $180,148,897
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $5,776,590
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $3,049,876
Total $8,826,466
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The heroic story of a North African dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy will never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,435,092 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,008 opening theaters/3,014 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,625,202

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: August 21st, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2220, 4/25/2012)
Running Time: 83 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Archive Footage, Epilogue, Gratuitous Cameos, Improvised, Intertitle, Invented Language, Outtakes During Credits, Prologue, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Scene in End Credits, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Bigotry, Culture Clash, Government Corruption, Mistaken Identity, Non-Chronological, Political, Romance, Terrorism
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Four by Two Films, Berg Mandel, Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Arabic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 3 $17,435,092   3,008 $5,796   $24,476,173 1
May 25, 2012 4 $9,276,560 -47% 3,014 $3,078   $41,124,664 2
Jun 1, 2012 5 $4,702,004 -49% 2,649 $1,775   $50,812,364 3
Jun 8, 2012 9 $2,242,563 -52% 1,651 $1,358   $55,281,103 4
Jun 15, 2012 12 $1,109,454 -51% 1,119 $991   $57,677,717 5
Jun 22, 2012 18 $380,964 -66% 316 $1,206   $58,705,052 6
Jun 29, 2012 30 $151,644 -60% 130 $1,166   $59,093,676 7
Jul 6, 2012 33 $143,881 -5% 186 $774   $59,310,551 8
Jul 13, 2012 38 $103,450 -28% 161 $643   $59,504,427 9
Jul 20, 2012 40 $47,796 -54% 105 $455   $59,617,068 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 16, 2012 2 $4,175,274     3,003 $1,390   $4,175,274 1
May 17, 2012 2 $2,865,807 -31%   3,003 $954   $7,041,081 2
May 18, 2012 3 $5,727,753 +100%   3,008 $1,904   $12,768,834 3
May 19, 2012 3 $6,651,247 +16%   3,008 $2,211   $19,420,081 4
May 20, 2012 3 $5,056,092 -24%   3,008 $1,681   $24,476,173 5
May 21, 2012 3 $2,157,365 -57%   3,008 $717   $26,633,538 6
May 22, 2012 3 $2,151,734 n/c   3,008 $715   $28,785,272 7
May 23, 2012 3 $1,520,191 -29% -64% 3,008 $505   $30,305,463 8
May 24, 2012 3 $1,542,641 +1% -46% 3,008 $513   $31,848,104 9
May 25, 2012 5 $2,777,545 +80% -52% 3,014 $922   $34,625,649 10
May 26, 2012 4 $3,318,973 +19% -50% 3,014 $1,101   $37,944,622 11
May 27, 2012 4 $3,180,042 -4% -37% 3,014 $1,055   $41,124,664 12
May 28, 2012 4 $2,188,857 -31% +1% 3,014 $726   $43,313,521 13
May 29, 2012 3 $1,158,547 -47% -46% 3,014 $384   $44,472,068 14
May 30, 2012 4 $812,022 -30% -47% 3,014 $269   $45,284,090 15
May 31, 2012 4 $826,270 +2% -46% 3,014 $274   $46,110,360 16
Jun 1, 2012 6 $1,403,679 +70% -49% 2,649 $530   $47,514,039 17
Jun 2, 2012 6 $1,977,641 +41% -40% 2,649 $747   $49,491,680 18
Jun 3, 2012 5 $1,320,684 -33% -58% 2,649 $499   $50,812,364 19
Jun 4, 2012 4 $561,166 -58% -74% 2,649 $212   $51,373,530 20
Jun 5, 2012 4 $669,732 +19% -42% 2,649 $253   $52,043,262 21
Jun 6, 2012 7 $502,062 -25% -38% 2,649 $190   $52,545,324 22
Jun 7, 2012 7 $493,216 -2% -40% 2,649 $186   $53,038,540 23
Jun 8, 2012 8 $713,818 +45% -49% 1,651 $432   $53,752,358 24
Jun 9, 2012 9 $849,480 +19% -57% 1,651 $515   $54,601,838 25
Jun 10, 2012 8 $679,265 -20% -49% 1,651 $411   $55,281,103 26
Jun 11, 2012 8 $311,012 -54% -45% 1,651 $188   $55,592,115 27
Jun 12, 2012 8 $386,067 +24% -42% 1,651 $234   $55,978,182 28
Jun 13, 2012 8 $318,114 -18% -37% 1,651 $193   $56,296,296 29
Jun 14, 2012 8 $271,967 -15% -45% 1,651 $165   $56,568,263 30
Jun 15, 2012 11 $347,160 +28% -51% 1,119 $310   $56,915,423 31
Jun 16, 2012 12 $453,050 +31% -47% 1,119 $405   $57,368,473 32
Jun 17, 2012 11 $309,244 -32% -54% 1,119 $276   $57,677,717 33
Jun 18, 2012 11 $158,014 -49% -49% 1,119 $141   $57,835,731 34
Jun 19, 2012 11 $182,377 +15% -53% 1,119 $163   $58,018,108 35
Jun 20, 2012 11 $157,820 -13% -50% 1,119 $141   $58,175,928 36
Jun 21, 2012 11 $148,160 -6% -46% 1,119 $132   $58,324,088 37
Jun 22, 2012 - $120,371 -19% -65% 316 $381   $58,444,459 38
Jun 23, 2012 - $151,604 +26% -67% 316 $480   $58,596,063 39
Jun 24, 2012 - $108,989 -28% -65% 316 $345   $58,705,052 40
Jun 25, 2012 - $63,067 -42% -60% 316 $200   $58,768,119 41
Jun 26, 2012 - $73,365 +16% -60% 316 $232   $58,841,484 42
Jun 27, 2012 - $53,309 -27% -66% 316 $169   $58,894,793 43
Jun 28, 2012 - $47,239 -11% -68% 316 $149   $58,942,032 44
Jun 29, 2012 - $45,725 -3% -62% 130 $352   $58,987,757 45
Jun 30, 2012 - $56,868 +24% -62% 130 $437   $59,044,625 46
Jul 1, 2012 - $49,051 -14% -55% 130 $377   $59,093,676 47
Jul 2, 2012 - $22,754 -54% -64% 130 $175   $59,116,430 48
Jul 3, 2012 - $19,548 -14% -73% 130 $150   $59,135,978 49
Jul 4, 2012 - $15,320 -22% -71% 130 $118   $59,151,298 50
Jul 5, 2012 - $15,372 n/c -67% 130 $118   $59,166,670 51
Jul 6, 2012 - $44,809 +191% -2% 186 $241   $59,211,479 52
Jul 7, 2012 - $53,240 +19% -6% 186 $286   $59,264,719 53
Jul 8, 2012 - $45,832 -14% -7% 186 $246   $59,310,551 54
Jul 9, 2012 - $22,591 -51% -1% 186 $121   $59,333,142 55
Jul 10, 2012 - $24,315 +8% +24% 186 $131   $59,357,457 56
Jul 11, 2012 - $20,946 -14% +37% 186 $113   $59,378,403 57
Jul 12, 2012 - $22,574 +8% +47% 186 $121   $59,400,977 58
Jul 13, 2012 - $31,427 +39% -30% 161 $195   $59,432,404 59
Jul 14, 2012 - $37,968 +21% -29% 161 $236   $59,470,372 60
Jul 15, 2012 - $34,055 -10% -26% 161 $212   $59,504,427 61
Jul 16, 2012 - $15,547 -54% -31% 161 $97   $59,519,974 62
Jul 17, 2012 - $17,516 +13% -28% 161 $109   $59,537,490 63
Jul 18, 2012 - $16,769 -4% -20% 161 $104   $59,554,259 64
Jul 19, 2012 - $15,013 -10% -33% 161 $93   $59,569,272 65
Jul 20, 2012 - $14,153 -6% -55% 105 $135   $59,583,425 66
Jul 21, 2012 - $17,615 +24% -54% 105 $168   $59,601,040 67
Jul 22, 2012 - $16,028 -9% -53% 105 $153   $59,617,068 68
Jul 23, 2012 - $8,032 -50% -48% 105 $76   $59,625,100 69
Jul 24, 2012 - $8,653 +8% -51% 105 $82   $59,633,753 70
Jul 25, 2012 - $7,836 -9% -53% 105 $75   $59,641,589 71
Jul 26, 2012 - $8,633 +10% -42% 105 $82   $59,650,222 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 4 $7,041,081   3,003 $2,345   $7,041,081 1
May 18, 2012 3 $24,807,023 +252% 3,008 $8,247   $31,848,104 2
May 25, 2012 4 $14,262,256 -43% 3,014 $4,732   $46,110,360 3
Jun 1, 2012 5 $6,928,180 -51% 2,649 $2,615   $53,038,540 4
Jun 8, 2012 8 $3,529,723 -49% 1,651 $2,138   $56,568,263 5
Jun 15, 2012 12 $1,755,825 -50% 1,119 $1,569   $58,324,088 6
Jun 22, 2012 18 $617,944 -65% 316 $1,956   $58,942,032 7
Jun 29, 2012 33 $224,638 -64% 130 $1,728   $59,166,670 8
Jul 6, 2012 33 $234,307 +4% 186 $1,260   $59,400,977 9
Jul 13, 2012 37 $168,295 -28% 161 $1,045   $59,569,272 10
Jul 20, 2012 39 $80,950 -52% 105 $771   $59,650,222 11

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

The heroic story of a North African dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy will never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,435,092 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,008 opening theaters/3,014 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,625,202

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
Video Release: August 21st, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images.
(Rating bulletin 2220, 4/25/2012)
Running Time: 83 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Archive Footage, Epilogue, Gratuitous Cameos, Improvised, Intertitle, Invented Language, Outtakes During Credits, Prologue, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Scene in End Credits, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Bigotry, Culture Clash, Government Corruption, Mistaken Identity, Non-Chronological, Political, Romance, Terrorism
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Four by Two Films, Berg Mandel, Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Arabic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 18, 2012 3 $17,435,092   3,008 $5,796   $24,476,173 1
May 25, 2012 4 $9,276,560 -47% 3,014 $3,078   $41,124,664 2
Jun 1, 2012 5 $4,702,004 -49% 2,649 $1,775   $50,812,364 3
Jun 8, 2012 9 $2,242,563 -52% 1,651 $1,358   $55,281,103 4
Jun 15, 2012 12 $1,109,454 -51% 1,119 $991   $57,677,717 5
Jun 22, 2012 18 $380,964 -66% 316 $1,206   $58,705,052 6
Jun 29, 2012 30 $151,644 -60% 130 $1,166   $59,093,676 7
Jul 6, 2012 33 $143,881 -5% 186 $774   $59,310,551 8
Jul 13, 2012 38 $103,450 -28% 161 $643   $59,504,427 9
Jul 20, 2012 40 $47,796 -54% 105 $455   $59,617,068 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 16, 2012 2 $4,175,274     3,003 $1,390   $4,175,274 1
May 17, 2012 2 $2,865,807 -31%   3,003 $954   $7,041,081 2
May 18, 2012 3 $5,727,753 +100%   3,008 $1,904   $12,768,834 3
May 19, 2012 3 $6,651,247 +16%   3,008 $2,211   $19,420,081 4
May 20, 2012 3 $5,056,092 -24%   3,008 $1,681   $24,476,173 5
May 21, 2012 3 $2,157,365 -57%   3,008 $717   $26,633,538 6
May 22, 2012 3 $2,151,734 n/c   3,008 $715   $28,785,272 7
May 23, 2012 3 $1,520,191 -29% -64% 3,008 $505   $30,305,463 8
May 24, 2012 3 $1,542,641 +1% -46% 3,008 $513   $31,848,104 9
May 25, 2012 5 $2,777,545 +80% -52% 3,014 $922   $34,625,649 10
May 26, 2012 4 $3,318,973 +19% -50% 3,014 $1,101   $37,944,622 11
May 27, 2012 4 $3,180,042 -4% -37% 3,014 $1,055   $41,124,664 12
May 28, 2012 4 $2,188,857 -31% +1% 3,014 $726   $43,313,521 13
May 29, 2012 3 $1,158,547 -47% -46% 3,014 $384   $44,472,068 14
May 30, 2012 4 $812,022 -30% -47% 3,014 $269   $45,284,090 15
May 31, 2012 4 $826,270 +2% -46% 3,014 $274   $46,110,360 16
Jun 1, 2012 6 $1,403,679 +70% -49% 2,649 $530   $47,514,039 17
Jun 2, 2012 6 $1,977,641 +41% -40% 2,649 $747   $49,491,680 18
Jun 3, 2012 5 $1,320,684 -33% -58% 2,649 $499   $50,812,364 19
Jun 4, 2012 4 $561,166 -58% -74% 2,649 $212   $51,373,530 20
Jun 5, 2012 4 $669,732 +19% -42% 2,649 $253   $52,043,262 21
Jun 6, 2012 7 $502,062 -25% -38% 2,649 $190   $52,545,324 22
Jun 7, 2012 7 $493,216 -2% -40% 2,649 $186   $53,038,540 23
Jun 8, 2012 8 $713,818 +45% -49% 1,651 $432   $53,752,358 24
Jun 9, 2012 9 $849,480 +19% -57% 1,651 $515   $54,601,838 25
Jun 10, 2012 8 $679,265 -20% -49% 1,651 $411   $55,281,103 26
Jun 11, 2012 8 $311,012 -54% -45% 1,651 $188   $55,592,115 27
Jun 12, 2012 8 $386,067 +24% -42% 1,651 $234   $55,978,182 28
Jun 13, 2012 8 $318,114 -18% -37% 1,651 $193   $56,296,296 29
Jun 14, 2012 8 $271,967 -15% -45% 1,651 $165   $56,568,263 30
Jun 15, 2012 11 $347,160 +28% -51% 1,119 $310   $56,915,423 31
Jun 16, 2012 12 $453,050 +31% -47% 1,119 $405   $57,368,473 32
Jun 17, 2012 11 $309,244 -32% -54% 1,119 $276   $57,677,717 33
Jun 18, 2012 11 $158,014 -49% -49% 1,119 $141   $57,835,731 34
Jun 19, 2012 11 $182,377 +15% -53% 1,119 $163   $58,018,108 35
Jun 20, 2012 11 $157,820 -13% -50% 1,119 $141   $58,175,928 36
Jun 21, 2012 11 $148,160 -6% -46% 1,119 $132   $58,324,088 37
Jun 22, 2012 - $120,371 -19% -65% 316 $381   $58,444,459 38
Jun 23, 2012 - $151,604 +26% -67% 316 $480   $58,596,063 39
Jun 24, 2012 - $108,989 -28% -65% 316 $345   $58,705,052 40
Jun 25, 2012 - $63,067 -42% -60% 316 $200   $58,768,119 41
Jun 26, 2012 - $73,365 +16% -60% 316 $232   $58,841,484 42
Jun 27, 2012 - $53,309 -27% -66% 316 $169   $58,894,793 43
Jun 28, 2012 - $47,239 -11% -68% 316 $149   $58,942,032 44
Jun 29, 2012 - $45,725 -3% -62% 130 $352   $58,987,757 45
Jun 30, 2012 - $56,868 +24% -62% 130 $437   $59,044,625 46
Jul 1, 2012 - $49,051 -14% -55% 130 $377   $59,093,676 47
Jul 2, 2012 - $22,754 -54% -64% 130 $175   $59,116,430 48
Jul 3, 2012 - $19,548 -14% -73% 130 $150   $59,135,978 49
Jul 4, 2012 - $15,320 -22% -71% 130 $118   $59,151,298 50
Jul 5, 2012 - $15,372 n/c -67% 130 $118   $59,166,670 51
Jul 6, 2012 - $44,809 +191% -2% 186 $241   $59,211,479 52
Jul 7, 2012 - $53,240 +19% -6% 186 $286   $59,264,719 53
Jul 8, 2012 - $45,832 -14% -7% 186 $246   $59,310,551 54
Jul 9, 2012 - $22,591 -51% -1% 186 $121   $59,333,142 55
Jul 10, 2012 - $24,315 +8% +24% 186 $131   $59,357,457 56
Jul 11, 2012 - $20,946 -14% +37% 186 $113   $59,378,403 57
Jul 12, 2012 - $22,574 +8% +47% 186 $121   $59,400,977 58
Jul 13, 2012 - $31,427 +39% -30% 161 $195   $59,432,404 59
Jul 14, 2012 - $37,968 +21% -29% 161 $236   $59,470,372 60
Jul 15, 2012 - $34,055 -10% -26% 161 $212   $59,504,427 61
Jul 16, 2012 - $15,547 -54% -31% 161 $97   $59,519,974 62
Jul 17, 2012 - $17,516 +13% -28% 161 $109   $59,537,490 63
Jul 18, 2012 - $16,769 -4% -20% 161 $104   $59,554,259 64
Jul 19, 2012 - $15,013 -10% -33% 161 $93   $59,569,272 65
Jul 20, 2012 - $14,153 -6% -55% 105 $135   $59,583,425 66
Jul 21, 2012 - $17,615 +24% -54% 105 $168   $59,601,040 67
Jul 22, 2012 - $16,028 -9% -53% 105 $153   $59,617,068 68
Jul 23, 2012 - $8,032 -50% -48% 105 $76   $59,625,100 69
Jul 24, 2012 - $8,653 +8% -51% 105 $82   $59,633,753 70
Jul 25, 2012 - $7,836 -9% -53% 105 $75   $59,641,589 71
Jul 26, 2012 - $8,633 +10% -42% 105 $82   $59,650,222 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2012 4 $7,041,081   3,003 $2,345   $7,041,081 1
May 18, 2012 3 $24,807,023 +252% 3,008 $8,247   $31,848,104 2
May 25, 2012 4 $14,262,256 -43% 3,014 $4,732   $46,110,360 3
Jun 1, 2012 5 $6,928,180 -51% 2,649 $2,615   $53,038,540 4
Jun 8, 2012 8 $3,529,723 -49% 1,651 $2,138   $56,568,263 5
Jun 15, 2012 12 $1,755,825 -50% 1,119 $1,569   $58,324,088 6
Jun 22, 2012 18 $617,944 -65% 316 $1,956   $58,942,032 7
Jun 29, 2012 33 $224,638 -64% 130 $1,728   $59,166,670 8
Jul 6, 2012 33 $234,307 +4% 186 $1,260   $59,400,977 9
Jul 13, 2012 37 $168,295 -28% 161 $1,045   $59,569,272 10
Jul 20, 2012 39 $80,950 -52% 105 $771   $59,650,222 11

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.