The Dictator (2012)

The Dictator poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $59,650,222Details
International Box Office $120,498,675Details
Worldwide Box Office $180,148,897
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,762,610 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,903,556 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,666,166
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Synopsis

The heroic story of a North African dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would 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 $80,782,582

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: August 21st, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA 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
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Keywords: Government Corruption, Culture Clash, Mistaken Identity, Terrorism, Gratuitous Cameos, Bigotry, Prologue, Romance, Voiceover/Narration, Improvised, Archive Footage, Intertitle, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Political, Non-Chronological, Invented Language, Scene in End Credits, Outtakes During Credits, Epilogue, 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: Arabic, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $9,276,560 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $13,218,808 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 102 $11,465,417 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 110 $16,337,856 May 25, 2012 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

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

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/19/2012 $321,548 37 37 106 $1,215,856 12/29/2018
Australia 5/16/2012 $5,264,636 346 346 1,506 $13,177,454 12/10/2015
Austria 5/17/2012 $482,601 82 82 531 $2,134,516 12/11/2015
Belgium 5/16/2012 $851,545 57 60 386 $2,123,819 12/11/2015
Bolivia 9/13/2012 $0 0 5 5 $19,821 12/29/2018
Brazil 8/24/2012 $962,156 245 245 1,033 $3,203,377 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 5/18/2012 $94,505 21 21 209 $537,962 12/29/2018
Chile 8/30/2012 $81,516 39 39 99 $196,581 12/29/2018
Colombia 7/20/2012 $207,657 48 48 195 $740,325 12/29/2018
Croatia 5/17/2012 $116,357 15 16 138 $421,164 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 5/17/2012 $114,907 57 57 267 $526,133 12/29/2018
Denmark 5/16/2012 $553,678 57 57 330 $1,648,857 12/11/2015
Ecuador 8/31/2012 $12,572 13 34 134 $170,055 12/29/2018
Egypt 8/15/2012 $0 0 4 12 $83,295 12/29/2018
Estonia 5/18/2012 $78,386 7 7 53 $262,029 12/11/2015
Finland 5/16/2012 $358,353 80 80 390 $2,064,124 12/11/2015
France 6/20/2012 $2,164,968 336 350 1,287 $6,755,864 12/11/2015
Germany 5/17/2012 $4,101,762 498 515 3,908 $11,781,929 12/11/2015
Greece 7/19/2012 $224,172 41 50 158 $691,345 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 6/7/2012 $363,259 28 31 128 $1,378,907 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $189,240 31 31 217 $570,667 12/29/2018
Iceland 5/18/2012 $29,103 7 7 27 $121,859 12/29/2018
Israel 6/7/2012 $429,741 27 31 232 $2,389,934 12/29/2018
Italy 6/15/2012 $856,759 332 336 1,666 $3,337,936 12/11/2015
Kenya 10/12/2012 $0 0 4 4 $8,464 12/29/2018
Latvia 5/18/2012 $58,596 7 7 43 $186,829 12/29/2018
Lebanon 6/21/2012 $0 0 9 16 $357,208 12/29/2018
Lithuania 5/18/2012 $0 0 11 76 $303,497 12/11/2015
Mexico 8/24/2012 $1,062,817 529 529 2,129 $3,828,217 12/12/2015
Netherlands 5/16/2012 $1,029,005 89 90 595 $2,911,427 12/11/2015
New Zealand 5/16/2012 $372,536 65 65 249 $957,783 12/10/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $2,652 4 8 32 $17,184 12/29/2018
Norway 5/16/2012 $1,008,599 146 146 551 $3,303,558 12/11/2015
Peru 7/19/2012 $15,405 15 29 176 $719,040 12/29/2018
Philippines 7/25/2012 $298,078 74 74 135 $568,796 12/29/2018
Poland 5/18/2012 $383,581 91 94 649 $1,613,798 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/17/2012 $419,533 66 66 423 $1,494,987 12/11/2015
Romania 5/18/2012 $209,970 28 28 127 $647,854 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 5/17/2012 $2,657,886 775 775 1,585 $4,850,472 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 5/17/2012 $26,065 11 11 176 $169,701 12/29/2018
Singapore 6/14/2012 $73,362 15 27 111 $1,515,796 12/11/2015
Slovakia 5/17/2012 $50,561 19 21 88 $221,808 12/10/2015
Slovenia 5/17/2012 $74,560 13 13 156 $396,628 12/11/2015
South Africa 7/6/2012 $177,925 45 45 206 $674,007 12/11/2015
Spain 7/13/2012 $1,864,758 340 340 1,931 $6,709,387 12/11/2015
Sweden 5/16/2012 $549,699 131 131 539 $2,736,918 12/11/2015
Switzerland 5/17/2012 $1,096,776 53 53 237 $2,700,263 12/11/2015
Taiwan 6/15/2012 $311,221 44 48 136 $1,471,752 12/10/2015
Thailand 7/12/2012 $33,737 28 40 159 $622,281 12/11/2015
Turkey 5/18/2012 $112,123 36 36 215 $463,711 12/29/2018
Ukraine 5/17/2012 $353,114 86 86 321 $821,826 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 5/18/2012 $8,051,691 509 509 1,612 $17,885,312 12/11/2015
Uruguay 7/20/2012 $20,049 6 6 26 $68,874 12/29/2018
Venezuela 10/26/2012 $145,427 55 55 122 $406,713 12/12/2015
Vietnam 7/27/2012 $61,515 15 15 38 $191,905 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $6,118,870
 
International Total$120,498,675 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 26, 20123128,327 128,327$1,987,785$1,987,7851
Sep 2, 20121260,099-53% 188,426$899,081$2,886,8662
Sep 9, 20121643,342-28% 231,768$697,806$3,584,6723

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 26, 2012362,898 62,898$1,440,683$1,440,6831
Sep 2, 20121025,762-59% 88,660$497,978$1,938,6612
Sep 9, 20121412,948-50% 101,608$265,689$2,204,3503
Oct 21, 20121612,434 125,718$156,320$2,506,5019

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Leading Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen    Aldeen/Efawadh

Supporting Cast

Anna Faris    Zoey
Ben Kingsley    Tamir
Sayed Badreya    Omar
Michele Berg    Aladeen's Mother
Rocky Citron    Baby Aladeen
Liam Campora    Aladeen Age 6
Aasif Mandvi    Doctor
Rizwan Manji    Patient
Rick Chambers    Newspaper Voiceover
Elsayed Mohamed    Wadiyan Olympic Official
Adeel Akhtar    Maroush
Horatio Sanz    Aide On Balcony
Elena Goode    Virgin Guard
Naz Homa    Virgin Guard
Dawn Zimniak    Virgin Guard
Victoria Beltran    Virgin Guard
Danielle Burgio    Virgin Guard
Dominique Dicaprio    Virgin Guard
Aga Frary    Virgin Guard
Fred Melamed    Head Nuclear Scientist
Jason Mantzoukas    Nadal
Justo Usin    Assassin
Joey Slotnick    Homeless Man
Ian Roberts    NYC Cop
Chris Parnell    News Anchor
Jessica St. Clair    Denise
David Fonteno    Secretary General
Anna Katarina    Angela Merkel
Michael Delaney    Delegates
William Fowle    Delegates
Bobby Lee    Mr. Lao
Olek Krupa    Gazprom Executive
Alan Cox    BP Executive
Kevin Corrigan    Slade
Mitchell Green    Joteph
Jenny L. Saldana    Hannah
George Bartenieff    Romanian Accountant
Chis Gethard    Clark
Fred Armisen    Waiter/Minister
Sean T. Krishnan    Waiter/Cereal Loving Soldier
Eliyas Qureshi    Angry Wadiyan Diner
Chris Elliott    Mr. Ogden
Jon Glaser    Obnoxious Customer
Daniel Burress    Customer in Bathroom
Pete Wiggins    Bratty Kid Customer
Adam LeFevre    Man In Helicopter
Marceline Hugot    Woman in Helicopter
Anthony Mangano    Arresting Officer
Melissa Francis    Local News Reporter
Tim J. Ellis    Offended Customer
Michael Hardart    Store Customer
Miriam Tolan    Heath Inspecor's Wife
Zachary Mackiewicz    Heath Inspector's Son
J.B. Smoove    Funeral Usher
Hollis Granville    Eldridge Douglas
Ann DeV'Unay    Mourner
Sondra James    Friendly Customer
Tara Copeland    Mom Shopping with Toddler
Sydney Berry    Toddler
Kathryn Hahn    Pregnant Woman
Seth Morris    Pregnant Woman's Husband
Kate Pak    Mrs. Lao
Regina Anne Rizzo    Puppeteer
Tracey Ruggiero    Mugging Victim
Karl Jacob    Mrs. Lao
Marcia DeBonis    Woman In Hotel Window
Nasim Pedrad    Female GMW Host
Mousa Kraish    Wadiyan Soldier
Neimah Djourabchi    Wadiyan Soldiers
Sevan Greene    Wadiyan Soldiers
Nadav Malmud    Wadiyan Soldier

Cameos

Megan Fox    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Larry Charles    Director
Sacha Baron Cohen    Screenwriter
Sacha Baron Cohen    Producer
Alec Berg    Screenwriter
Alec Berg    Producer
David Mandel    Screenwriter
David Mandel    Producer
Jeff Schaffer    Screenwriter
Jeff Schaffer    Producer
Todd Schulman    Producer
Anthony 'Ant' Hinds    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda    Executive Producer
Adam McKay    Executive Producer
Peter Baynham    Executive Producer
Dan Mazeau    Executive Producer
Victor Kempster    Production Designer
Greg Hayden    Editor
Eric Kissack    Editor
Jeffrey Kurland    Costume Designer
Erran Baron Cohen    Composer
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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September 7th, 2012

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September 5th, 2012

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September 3rd, 2012

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Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Dictator

September 3rd, 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles have made a career of making semi-improvised movies based around one of Sacha's many personas. However, while Borat was a huge surprise hit, Brüno missed expectations and The Dictator was even weaker at the box office, at least domestically. Has the quality of the films also dropped? Or did he just over-saturate the market? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012

August 22nd, 2012

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International Box Office: Dark Knight's Limited Release Roars to the Top

July 26th, 2012

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International Box Office: Madagascar Tops Another Milestone

June 27th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted earned top spot on the international chart, this time pulling in $35.43 million on 9,499 screens in 43 markets for a total of $214.17 million internationally and $371.26 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico, where it remained in first place with $3.81 million on 1,612 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.78 million after three. Meanwhile in Russia, the film has amassed a total of $43.05 million, including $3.41 million on 1,485 screens this past weekend. The film's next major market is Spain, but it doesn't open there till the end of July. It doesn't finish its run till October when it opens in the U.K. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Cracks Quarter Billion

June 20th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted held firm on top of the international chart with $52.82 million on 11,633 screens in 43 markets for a total of $158.43 million internationally and $277.44 million worldwide. It fell just 36% in Russia for a weekend haul of $10.09 million on 1,830 screens over the weekend and a total of $36.00 million after two. Quite frankly, this is a stunning hold. Russia is known for steep declines (drop-offs greater than 60% are the norm). At this pace, the film could top The Avengers as the biggest hit in the market this year by this time next week. In Mexico, it made $5.03 million on 572 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.82 million after two, while in Brazil it managed $4.19 million on 870 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.53 million after two. In both of those markets the film remained in top spot. On the other hand, it slipped to second place during its second weekend in France down 45% to $4.41 million on 685 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.17 million so far. This is about on par with its run here. With many, many major markets left ahead of it, the film should have little trouble reaching more major milestones, while it should break even before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar is Wanted Worldwide

June 13th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted led the way on the international chart with $77.28 million on 10,877 screens in 28 markets. Its best single market was Russia, where it pulled in $9.80 million on 1,670 screens, which was easily enough for first place. It was also dominant in France with $7.96 million on 685 screens. A pair of Latin American markets also contributed to its overall success with it earning $7.53 million on 890 screens over the weekend in Brazil, for a total opening in that market of $10.85 million. In Mexico, it earned $6.98 million on 1,965. The studio is going with a spread out release schedule, so it doesn't have a whole lot of major markets in the coming weeks, while it doesn't end its international run till October when it debuts in the U.K. More...

International Box Office: International Men of Money

June 7th, 2012

Men in Black 3 held on extremely well during its second weekend of release on the international scene earning an easy first place with $78.67 million on 20,554 screens in 90 markets for a total of $275.17 million internationally. This is already more than Men in Black 2 made during its entire run. Worldwide the film has $386.25 million, which is higher than the high end of the film's reported budgets. It's on track to reach between $500 million and $600 million worldwide, which is enough to put it on track to earn a profit sometime on the film's home market run. Amazingly, the film actually held on well in China, where it was down less than 30% to $15.4 million on 5,200 screens over the weekend for a total of $51 million after two. Perhaps it will reach the century mark there. In Germany, it grew by 3% to $5.32 million on 742 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.44 million. It also grew by 3% in the U.K., but fell to third place with $4.69 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.30 million after two. In Britain, it was the Jubilee Holiday, so that explains the growth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Snow White and the Holdovers

June 4th, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman not only earned first place on the weekend box office chart, it did so with ease, topping all but the most bullish predictions. In fact, it even topped last year's opening of X-men: First Class, which means the film nearly helped 2012 back in the winning circle. The overall box office did fall 7% when compared to last weekend, but it was the post-Memorial Day weekend, so that's a very strong finish. The year-over-year decline was 11%, which normally would be really disappointing, but the previous weekend, the decline was over 30%, so this represents a huge recovery and bodes well for the next few weeks. 2012's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just under 10% at $4.47 billion to $4.07 billion, but even if the overall box office is flat for the rest of the year, a $400 million increase over the full year would be worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Predictions: Black and White

May 31st, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman is the only new wide release of the weekend and it is looking to overthrow Men in Black 3 on the top of the chart. It should have a pretty easy time winning, if not, the box office is in serious trouble. It is more important to compare its opening to that of X-men: First Class, which opened this weekend last year. Asking Snow White to make $55 million is probably asking too much, while the holdovers won't be able to match last year's crop, so June will likely start off on a low note when compared to last year. After an amazing start to the year, 2012 is starting to really struggle. Hopefully it is just a minor bump in the road. More...

International Box Office: Will International Numbers Get Men Into the Black?

May 30th, 2012

After Men in Black 3 missed expectations domestically, its international numbers became a lot more important. I have good news and bad news. The good news is, it opened in first place with $126.31 million on 22,195 screens in 103 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $135.29 million earning first place in 101 of those markets. The bad news is, it has nowhere else to go. It's going to need to rely on strong legs to keep going. In a lot of international markets, films tends to have better legs than they have here. For instance, Japan. But the opposite is true in places like Russia and China, where pump and dumps rule. Speaking of which, the film's best single market was China where it made $20.6 million on 6,073 screens, which was just ahead of The Avengers' opening there, but that film had to deal with a massive local hit. MiB3's second biggest market was Russia, with $16.92 million on 1,549 screens, which was also more than The Avengers managed. Unfortunately, those were the only two major markets where that was true. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Men are Back But Avengers Still Top Story

May 29th, 2012

While the latest installment of the Men in Black franchise topped the box office over the Memorial Day long weekend, it was The Avengers that continued to be the big story of the year. Men in Black 3's opening was merely average given the release date, and well below average given the film's production budget. On the other hand, The Avengers continued to break records. Overall, the box office was up by 7% from last weekend reaching $153 million over the three day portion of the weekend. However, that's 31% lower than Memorial Day last year. Ouch. Over four days, the weekend pulled in $194 million, which was 30% lower than last year. Again, ouch. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead is down to 12.5% at $4.28 billion to $3.85 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Men in Black Bring in the Green?

May 24th, 2012

It looks like The Avengers run on top will finally come to an end this weekend with the release of Men in Black 3. It better. If The Avengers earns more during its fourth weekend of release than MiB3 opens with, then the overall box office will be in such serious trouble that I don't even want to talk about it. So the number one film shouldn't be in doubt, but there are still some questions to ask. Will Men in Black 3 live up to the previous two installments in the franchise? I am quite confident it will. However, in order for 2012 to earn the win on the year-over-year comparison, it will need to match The Hangover 2, which opened this weekend last year. I'm not very confident it will do that, to be very generous. Even if it manages the minor miracle needed to reach that level, there's still Kung Fu Panda 2 to deal with and the only other new release, Chernobyl Diaries, won't come anywhere close to that film's debut. It's probably going to be a really bad weekend at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Avengers Crack Top Five All-Time

May 23rd, 2012

The Avengers remained on top of the international chart for the fourth weekend in a row and that helped it reach fourth place on the all time worldwide chart. Over the weekend it pulled in $59.1 million giving it totals of $726.4 million internationally and $1.18 billion worldwide. To put this into perspective, if the film had earned $700 million worldwide, it would have been considered a smash hit and it would have broken even before the home market. The film was pushed into second place in the U.K. with $4.45 million on 496 screens over the weekend, but it has $71.11 million in that market, making it the film's biggest single intentional market. China is right behind with $69.3 million. It has also topped $50 million in Mexico ($3.27 million on 1,757 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.53 million) and in Brazil ($5.40 million on 915 screens over the weekend for a total of $50.49 million). The film has yet to open in Japan and by the time it does, it will likely have overtaken Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II for third place on the all-time chart. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Battleship Mothballed

May 21st, 2012

The Avengers continued its monster run and it crushed Battleship, The Dictator, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In fact, The Avengers made more than the three new releases made combined. This is partially due to the film's strong hold, but in large part due to the newcomers' weaknesses, and this led to a 16% decline from last week to $143 million. Unfortunately, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides didn't show this weakness when it opened and the overall box office was a 15% lower than this weekend last year. 2012 still has a massive 16% lead over 2011 at $4.03 billion to $3.49 billion. Hopefully this is just a momentary blip and 2012 gets back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avengers Sink Battleship

May 20th, 2012

The Avengers will continue as the undisputed hit of the Summer this weekend, as it has proved to be too much competition for another contender. After defeating Dark Shadows last weekend, the superhero movie has crushed Battleship in its domestic debut. The nautical action movie will earn an estimated $25.35 million this weekend, according to Universal, a drop in its $209 million (according to the studio) production budget. With $55 million, Avengers will pass $450 million in its 17th day in release, marking another record. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Look to Complete the Hat Trick

May 17th, 2012

For the first time all month, there is more than one new release coming out. However, despite this, it looks like The Avengers will still reign on top of the box office chart. Only Battleship has a real shot at beating it, while The Dictator and What to Expect When You're Expecting combined probably won't make as much as The Avengers will over the weekend. This is a little worrisome, as last year saw the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which opened with $90 million. There's almost no chance any film will make that much this weekend. In fact, the top two films might not make that much combined. So will 2012 lose on the year-over-year comparison? Probably not, as this year has a little more depth. It could be uncomfortably close though. More...

Contest: Winning the Battle

May 11th, 2012

Next week is the busiest week of the month with three wide releases. However, The Dictator is opening on Wednesday while What to Expect When You're Expecting is strictly counter-programing, which leaves Battleship as the obvious choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Battleship. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Bob's Burgers: Season One on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Strawberry Shortcake: Bright Lights Big Dreams on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...


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Synopsis

The heroic story of a North African dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would 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 $80,782,582

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Finland)
May 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: August 21st, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA 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
Comparisons: vs. The Brothers Grimsby
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Keywords: Government Corruption, Culture Clash, Mistaken Identity, Terrorism, Gratuitous Cameos, Bigotry, Prologue, Romance, Voiceover/Narration, Improvised, Archive Footage, Intertitle, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Political, Non-Chronological, Invented Language, Scene in End Credits, Outtakes During Credits, Epilogue, 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: Arabic, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $9,276,560 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $13,218,808 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 102 $11,465,417 May 25, 2012 12
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 110 $16,337,856 May 25, 2012 12

Leading Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen    Aldeen/Efawadh

Supporting Cast

Anna Faris    Zoey
Ben Kingsley    Tamir
Sayed Badreya    Omar
Michele Berg    Aladeen's Mother
Rocky Citron    Baby Aladeen
Liam Campora    Aladeen Age 6
Aasif Mandvi    Doctor
Rizwan Manji    Patient
Rick Chambers    Newspaper Voiceover
Elsayed Mohamed    Wadiyan Olympic Official
Adeel Akhtar    Maroush
Horatio Sanz    Aide On Balcony
Elena Goode    Virgin Guard
Naz Homa    Virgin Guard
Dawn Zimniak    Virgin Guard
Victoria Beltran    Virgin Guard
Danielle Burgio    Virgin Guard
Dominique Dicaprio    Virgin Guard
Aga Frary    Virgin Guard
Fred Melamed    Head Nuclear Scientist
Jason Mantzoukas    Nadal
Justo Usin    Assassin
Joey Slotnick    Homeless Man
Ian Roberts    NYC Cop
Chris Parnell    News Anchor
Jessica St. Clair    Denise
David Fonteno    Secretary General
Anna Katarina    Angela Merkel
Michael Delaney    Delegates
William Fowle    Delegates
Bobby Lee    Mr. Lao
Olek Krupa    Gazprom Executive
Alan Cox    BP Executive
Kevin Corrigan    Slade
Mitchell Green    Joteph
Jenny L. Saldana    Hannah
George Bartenieff    Romanian Accountant
Chis Gethard    Clark
Fred Armisen    Waiter/Minister
Sean T. Krishnan    Waiter/Cereal Loving Soldier
Eliyas Qureshi    Angry Wadiyan Diner
Chris Elliott    Mr. Ogden
Jon Glaser    Obnoxious Customer
Daniel Burress    Customer in Bathroom
Pete Wiggins    Bratty Kid Customer
Adam LeFevre    Man In Helicopter
Marceline Hugot    Woman in Helicopter
Anthony Mangano    Arresting Officer
Melissa Francis    Local News Reporter
Tim J. Ellis    Offended Customer
Michael Hardart    Store Customer
Miriam Tolan    Heath Inspecor's Wife
Zachary Mackiewicz    Heath Inspector's Son
J.B. Smoove    Funeral Usher
Hollis Granville    Eldridge Douglas
Ann DeV'Unay    Mourner
Sondra James    Friendly Customer
Tara Copeland    Mom Shopping with Toddler
Sydney Berry    Toddler
Kathryn Hahn    Pregnant Woman
Seth Morris    Pregnant Woman's Husband
Kate Pak    Mrs. Lao
Regina Anne Rizzo    Puppeteer
Tracey Ruggiero    Mugging Victim
Karl Jacob    Mrs. Lao
Marcia DeBonis    Woman In Hotel Window
Nasim Pedrad    Female GMW Host
Mousa Kraish    Wadiyan Soldier
Neimah Djourabchi    Wadiyan Soldiers
Sevan Greene    Wadiyan Soldiers
Nadav Malmud    Wadiyan Soldier

Cameos

Megan Fox    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Larry Charles    Director
Sacha Baron Cohen    Screenwriter
Sacha Baron Cohen    Producer
Alec Berg    Screenwriter
Alec Berg    Producer
David Mandel    Screenwriter
David Mandel    Producer
Jeff Schaffer    Screenwriter
Jeff Schaffer    Producer
Todd Schulman    Producer
Anthony 'Ant' Hinds    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda    Executive Producer
Adam McKay    Executive Producer
Peter Baynham    Executive Producer
Dan Mazeau    Executive Producer
Victor Kempster    Production Designer
Greg Hayden    Editor
Eric Kissack    Editor
Jeffrey Kurland    Costume Designer
Erran Baron Cohen    Composer
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Blu-ray Sales: Hungry No More

September 7th, 2012

The Hunger Games dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart during its first full week on the home market. It saw its sales numbers grow a little bit to 1.75 million units / $34.99 million for the week giving it totals of 3.42 million units / $68.32 million. It is already in the top ten best-selling Blu-rays of all time and the best-selling Blu-ray of the year. It likely won't last in first place for long, as The Avengers is coming out soon and should be record-breaking on Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: Home Market Gorges on New Releases

September 5th, 2012

Depending on how you look at things, there were more than ten new releases to reach the top 30 on the DVD Sales Chart. One of the confusing "new" releases is The Hunger Games, which spent its first full week on the home market, but came out a few days before Tuesday. It sold 2.50 million units and generated $42.48 million during its first full week of release, for totals of 4.68 million units / $79.46 million and it is already the second best selling DVD of 2012 and should be in first place very shortly. I was amazed that the film actually sold more this week than it did last week, even with its shortened opening week. After all, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 also opened with a shortened week, but fell nearly 40% during its first full week of release. Clearly this movie has much better word-of-mouth.

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 4th, 2012

September 3rd, 2012

This week is again loaded with TV on DVD releases, including several in the top best sellers according to Amazon.com. The best TV on DVD release in terms of comedy is 2 Broke Girls: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, while Person of Interest: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray is the best TV on DVD release as far as the dramas are concerned. Both are contenders for Pick of the Week, but neither quite gets there. The Five-Year Engagement on Blu-ray Combo Pack comes a little close, but in the end I went with Headhunters on DVD or Blu-ray. Just keep an eye on the price of the Blu-ray. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Dictator

September 3rd, 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles have made a career of making semi-improvised movies based around one of Sacha's many personas. However, while Borat was a huge surprise hit, Brüno missed expectations and The Dictator was even weaker at the box office, at least domestically. Has the quality of the films also dropped? Or did he just over-saturate the market? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012

August 22nd, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick. More...

International Box Office: Dark Knight's Limited Release Roars to the Top

July 26th, 2012

Some international numbers were late in reporting, others are still limited to studio estimates, but it is clear which film came out on top. The Dark Knight Rises only opened in 17 markets, but that was still enough to earn first place during its first weekend in international release. It managed $88 million on 7,173 screens in those 17 markets, with the U.K. leading the way with $22.23 million on 594 screens. South Korea was next with $15.65 million on 1,210 (including $12.90 million over the weekend proper), while Australia was right behind with $15.50 million on 628. It was not quite as potent in Spain, but it still earned first place with $4.17 million on 624 screens. The film will more than triple its market count this coming weekend with debuts in France, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, and many smaller markets, so it should rise even further. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Tops Another Milestone

June 27th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted earned top spot on the international chart, this time pulling in $35.43 million on 9,499 screens in 43 markets for a total of $214.17 million internationally and $371.26 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico, where it remained in first place with $3.81 million on 1,612 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.78 million after three. Meanwhile in Russia, the film has amassed a total of $43.05 million, including $3.41 million on 1,485 screens this past weekend. The film's next major market is Spain, but it doesn't open there till the end of July. It doesn't finish its run till October when it opens in the U.K. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Cracks Quarter Billion

June 20th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted held firm on top of the international chart with $52.82 million on 11,633 screens in 43 markets for a total of $158.43 million internationally and $277.44 million worldwide. It fell just 36% in Russia for a weekend haul of $10.09 million on 1,830 screens over the weekend and a total of $36.00 million after two. Quite frankly, this is a stunning hold. Russia is known for steep declines (drop-offs greater than 60% are the norm). At this pace, the film could top The Avengers as the biggest hit in the market this year by this time next week. In Mexico, it made $5.03 million on 572 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.82 million after two, while in Brazil it managed $4.19 million on 870 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.53 million after two. In both of those markets the film remained in top spot. On the other hand, it slipped to second place during its second weekend in France down 45% to $4.41 million on 685 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.17 million so far. This is about on par with its run here. With many, many major markets left ahead of it, the film should have little trouble reaching more major milestones, while it should break even before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar is Wanted Worldwide

June 13th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted led the way on the international chart with $77.28 million on 10,877 screens in 28 markets. Its best single market was Russia, where it pulled in $9.80 million on 1,670 screens, which was easily enough for first place. It was also dominant in France with $7.96 million on 685 screens. A pair of Latin American markets also contributed to its overall success with it earning $7.53 million on 890 screens over the weekend in Brazil, for a total opening in that market of $10.85 million. In Mexico, it earned $6.98 million on 1,965. The studio is going with a spread out release schedule, so it doesn't have a whole lot of major markets in the coming weeks, while it doesn't end its international run till October when it debuts in the U.K. More...

International Box Office: International Men of Money

June 7th, 2012

Men in Black 3 held on extremely well during its second weekend of release on the international scene earning an easy first place with $78.67 million on 20,554 screens in 90 markets for a total of $275.17 million internationally. This is already more than Men in Black 2 made during its entire run. Worldwide the film has $386.25 million, which is higher than the high end of the film's reported budgets. It's on track to reach between $500 million and $600 million worldwide, which is enough to put it on track to earn a profit sometime on the film's home market run. Amazingly, the film actually held on well in China, where it was down less than 30% to $15.4 million on 5,200 screens over the weekend for a total of $51 million after two. Perhaps it will reach the century mark there. In Germany, it grew by 3% to $5.32 million on 742 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.44 million. It also grew by 3% in the U.K., but fell to third place with $4.69 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.30 million after two. In Britain, it was the Jubilee Holiday, so that explains the growth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Snow White and the Holdovers

June 4th, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman not only earned first place on the weekend box office chart, it did so with ease, topping all but the most bullish predictions. In fact, it even topped last year's opening of X-men: First Class, which means the film nearly helped 2012 back in the winning circle. The overall box office did fall 7% when compared to last weekend, but it was the post-Memorial Day weekend, so that's a very strong finish. The year-over-year decline was 11%, which normally would be really disappointing, but the previous weekend, the decline was over 30%, so this represents a huge recovery and bodes well for the next few weeks. 2012's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just under 10% at $4.47 billion to $4.07 billion, but even if the overall box office is flat for the rest of the year, a $400 million increase over the full year would be worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Predictions: Black and White

May 31st, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman is the only new wide release of the weekend and it is looking to overthrow Men in Black 3 on the top of the chart. It should have a pretty easy time winning, if not, the box office is in serious trouble. It is more important to compare its opening to that of X-men: First Class, which opened this weekend last year. Asking Snow White to make $55 million is probably asking too much, while the holdovers won't be able to match last year's crop, so June will likely start off on a low note when compared to last year. After an amazing start to the year, 2012 is starting to really struggle. Hopefully it is just a minor bump in the road. More...

International Box Office: Will International Numbers Get Men Into the Black?

May 30th, 2012

After Men in Black 3 missed expectations domestically, its international numbers became a lot more important. I have good news and bad news. The good news is, it opened in first place with $126.31 million on 22,195 screens in 103 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $135.29 million earning first place in 101 of those markets. The bad news is, it has nowhere else to go. It's going to need to rely on strong legs to keep going. In a lot of international markets, films tends to have better legs than they have here. For instance, Japan. But the opposite is true in places like Russia and China, where pump and dumps rule. Speaking of which, the film's best single market was China where it made $20.6 million on 6,073 screens, which was just ahead of The Avengers' opening there, but that film had to deal with a massive local hit. MiB3's second biggest market was Russia, with $16.92 million on 1,549 screens, which was also more than The Avengers managed. Unfortunately, those were the only two major markets where that was true. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Men are Back But Avengers Still Top Story

May 29th, 2012

While the latest installment of the Men in Black franchise topped the box office over the Memorial Day long weekend, it was The Avengers that continued to be the big story of the year. Men in Black 3's opening was merely average given the release date, and well below average given the film's production budget. On the other hand, The Avengers continued to break records. Overall, the box office was up by 7% from last weekend reaching $153 million over the three day portion of the weekend. However, that's 31% lower than Memorial Day last year. Ouch. Over four days, the weekend pulled in $194 million, which was 30% lower than last year. Again, ouch. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead is down to 12.5% at $4.28 billion to $3.85 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Men in Black Bring in the Green?

May 24th, 2012

It looks like The Avengers run on top will finally come to an end this weekend with the release of Men in Black 3. It better. If The Avengers earns more during its fourth weekend of release than MiB3 opens with, then the overall box office will be in such serious trouble that I don't even want to talk about it. So the number one film shouldn't be in doubt, but there are still some questions to ask. Will Men in Black 3 live up to the previous two installments in the franchise? I am quite confident it will. However, in order for 2012 to earn the win on the year-over-year comparison, it will need to match The Hangover 2, which opened this weekend last year. I'm not very confident it will do that, to be very generous. Even if it manages the minor miracle needed to reach that level, there's still Kung Fu Panda 2 to deal with and the only other new release, Chernobyl Diaries, won't come anywhere close to that film's debut. It's probably going to be a really bad weekend at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Avengers Crack Top Five All-Time

May 23rd, 2012

The Avengers remained on top of the international chart for the fourth weekend in a row and that helped it reach fourth place on the all time worldwide chart. Over the weekend it pulled in $59.1 million giving it totals of $726.4 million internationally and $1.18 billion worldwide. To put this into perspective, if the film had earned $700 million worldwide, it would have been considered a smash hit and it would have broken even before the home market. The film was pushed into second place in the U.K. with $4.45 million on 496 screens over the weekend, but it has $71.11 million in that market, making it the film's biggest single intentional market. China is right behind with $69.3 million. It has also topped $50 million in Mexico ($3.27 million on 1,757 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.53 million) and in Brazil ($5.40 million on 915 screens over the weekend for a total of $50.49 million). The film has yet to open in Japan and by the time it does, it will likely have overtaken Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II for third place on the all-time chart. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Battleship Mothballed

May 21st, 2012

The Avengers continued its monster run and it crushed Battleship, The Dictator, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In fact, The Avengers made more than the three new releases made combined. This is partially due to the film's strong hold, but in large part due to the newcomers' weaknesses, and this led to a 16% decline from last week to $143 million. Unfortunately, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides didn't show this weakness when it opened and the overall box office was a 15% lower than this weekend last year. 2012 still has a massive 16% lead over 2011 at $4.03 billion to $3.49 billion. Hopefully this is just a momentary blip and 2012 gets back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avengers Sink Battleship

May 20th, 2012

The Avengers will continue as the undisputed hit of the Summer this weekend, as it has proved to be too much competition for another contender. After defeating Dark Shadows last weekend, the superhero movie has crushed Battleship in its domestic debut. The nautical action movie will earn an estimated $25.35 million this weekend, according to Universal, a drop in its $209 million (according to the studio) production budget. With $55 million, Avengers will pass $450 million in its 17th day in release, marking another record. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Look to Complete the Hat Trick

May 17th, 2012

For the first time all month, there is more than one new release coming out. However, despite this, it looks like The Avengers will still reign on top of the box office chart. Only Battleship has a real shot at beating it, while The Dictator and What to Expect When You're Expecting combined probably won't make as much as The Avengers will over the weekend. This is a little worrisome, as last year saw the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which opened with $90 million. There's almost no chance any film will make that much this weekend. In fact, the top two films might not make that much combined. So will 2012 lose on the year-over-year comparison? Probably not, as this year has a little more depth. It could be uncomfortably close though. More...

Contest: Winning the Battle

May 11th, 2012

Next week is the busiest week of the month with three wide releases. However, The Dictator is opening on Wednesday while What to Expect When You're Expecting is strictly counter-programing, which leaves Battleship as the obvious choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Battleship. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Bob's Burgers: Season One on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Strawberry Shortcake: Bright Lights Big Dreams on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: May

May 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into May. First the bad news, April was really weak. It was weak compared to the previous month and weak compared to last year. For the first time all year, we had losses for a month on the year-over-year comparison. As for the good news... it could have been worse? Maybe there wasn't good news with regards to April, but there is certainly good news going forward. Every weekend in May has at least one film with the potential to hit $100 million, while there are a couple that could hit $200 million, and one that, pie in the sky, could reach $400 million. That one film is The Avengers, or as it is officially called, Marvel's The Avengers. I guess they don't want people reminded of the 1998 TV adaptation. While there are four films that should reach $100 million, there are only three other films opening wide, maybe two, maybe four. (More sources have Chernobyl Diaries opening wide than in limited release, but it is not a sure thing either way. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for LOL.) Additionally, there are a couple films opening in limited release this month with a real potential to expand wide: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and God Bless America. By comparison, last year had no film reach $300 million, but it had five films reach $100 million. If we are going to earn the win this year, we need strength from the top. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

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

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/19/2012 $321,548 37 37 106 $1,215,856 12/29/2018
Australia 5/16/2012 $5,264,636 346 346 1,506 $13,177,454 12/10/2015
Austria 5/17/2012 $482,601 82 82 531 $2,134,516 12/11/2015
Belgium 5/16/2012 $851,545 57 60 386 $2,123,819 12/11/2015
Bolivia 9/13/2012 $0 0 5 5 $19,821 12/29/2018
Brazil 8/24/2012 $962,156 245 245 1,033 $3,203,377 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 5/18/2012 $94,505 21 21 209 $537,962 12/29/2018
Chile 8/30/2012 $81,516 39 39 99 $196,581 12/29/2018
Colombia 7/20/2012 $207,657 48 48 195 $740,325 12/29/2018
Croatia 5/17/2012 $116,357 15 16 138 $421,164 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 5/17/2012 $114,907 57 57 267 $526,133 12/29/2018
Denmark 5/16/2012 $553,678 57 57 330 $1,648,857 12/11/2015
Ecuador 8/31/2012 $12,572 13 34 134 $170,055 12/29/2018
Egypt 8/15/2012 $0 0 4 12 $83,295 12/29/2018
Estonia 5/18/2012 $78,386 7 7 53 $262,029 12/11/2015
Finland 5/16/2012 $358,353 80 80 390 $2,064,124 12/11/2015
France 6/20/2012 $2,164,968 336 350 1,287 $6,755,864 12/11/2015
Germany 5/17/2012 $4,101,762 498 515 3,908 $11,781,929 12/11/2015
Greece 7/19/2012 $224,172 41 50 158 $691,345 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 6/7/2012 $363,259 28 31 128 $1,378,907 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $189,240 31 31 217 $570,667 12/29/2018
Iceland 5/18/2012 $29,103 7 7 27 $121,859 12/29/2018
Israel 6/7/2012 $429,741 27 31 232 $2,389,934 12/29/2018
Italy 6/15/2012 $856,759 332 336 1,666 $3,337,936 12/11/2015
Kenya 10/12/2012 $0 0 4 4 $8,464 12/29/2018
Latvia 5/18/2012 $58,596 7 7 43 $186,829 12/29/2018
Lebanon 6/21/2012 $0 0 9 16 $357,208 12/29/2018
Lithuania 5/18/2012 $0 0 11 76 $303,497 12/11/2015
Mexico 8/24/2012 $1,062,817 529 529 2,129 $3,828,217 12/12/2015
Netherlands 5/16/2012 $1,029,005 89 90 595 $2,911,427 12/11/2015
New Zealand 5/16/2012 $372,536 65 65 249 $957,783 12/10/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $2,652 4 8 32 $17,184 12/29/2018
Norway 5/16/2012 $1,008,599 146 146 551 $3,303,558 12/11/2015
Peru 7/19/2012 $15,405 15 29 176 $719,040 12/29/2018
Philippines 7/25/2012 $298,078 74 74 135 $568,796 12/29/2018
Poland 5/18/2012 $383,581 91 94 649 $1,613,798 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/17/2012 $419,533 66 66 423 $1,494,987 12/11/2015
Romania 5/18/2012 $209,970 28 28 127 $647,854 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 5/17/2012 $2,657,886 775 775 1,585 $4,850,472 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 5/17/2012 $26,065 11 11 176 $169,701 12/29/2018
Singapore 6/14/2012 $73,362 15 27 111 $1,515,796 12/11/2015
Slovakia 5/17/2012 $50,561 19 21 88 $221,808 12/10/2015
Slovenia 5/17/2012 $74,560 13 13 156 $396,628 12/11/2015
South Africa 7/6/2012 $177,925 45 45 206 $674,007 12/11/2015
Spain 7/13/2012 $1,864,758 340 340 1,931 $6,709,387 12/11/2015
Sweden 5/16/2012 $549,699 131 131 539 $2,736,918 12/11/2015
Switzerland 5/17/2012 $1,096,776 53 53 237 $2,700,263 12/11/2015
Taiwan 6/15/2012 $311,221 44 48 136 $1,471,752 12/10/2015
Thailand 7/12/2012 $33,737 28 40 159 $622,281 12/11/2015
Turkey 5/18/2012 $112,123 36 36 215 $463,711 12/29/2018
Ukraine 5/17/2012 $353,114 86 86 321 $821,826 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 5/18/2012 $8,051,691 509 509 1,612 $17,885,312 12/11/2015
Uruguay 7/20/2012 $20,049 6 6 26 $68,874 12/29/2018
Venezuela 10/26/2012 $145,427 55 55 122 $406,713 12/12/2015
Vietnam 7/27/2012 $61,515 15 15 38 $191,905 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $6,118,870
 
International Total$120,498,675 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 26, 20123128,327 128,327$1,987,785$1,987,7851
Sep 2, 20121260,099-53% 188,426$899,081$2,886,8662
Sep 9, 20121643,342-28% 231,768$697,806$3,584,6723

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 26, 2012362,898 62,898$1,440,683$1,440,6831
Sep 2, 20121025,762-59% 88,660$497,978$1,938,6612
Sep 9, 20121412,948-50% 101,608$265,689$2,204,3503
Oct 21, 20121612,434 125,718$156,320$2,506,5019

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