The Dictator
The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
DistributorParamount Pictures International
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Opening$184,322
29 theaters
29 theaters
Budget$65,000,000
Release DateJul 19, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 23 min
GenresComedy
In Release166 days/23 weeks
Widest Release29 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12-15 | 8 | $14,002 | - | 15 | - | $933 | $14,002 | - |
| Jul 19-22 | 4 | $184,322 | - | 29 | - | $6,355 | $199,727 | 1 |
| Jul 26-29 London Olympics | 5 | $102,940 | -44.2% | 29 | - | $3,549 | $396,750 | 2 |
| Aug 2-5 London Olympics | 8 | $58,951 | -42.7% | 24 | -5 | $2,456 | $522,532 | 3 |
| Aug 9-12 London Olympics | 9 | $27,862 | -52.7% | 15 | -9 | $1,857 | $586,588 | 4 |
| Aug 16-19 | 16 | $8,385 | -69.9% | 8 | -7 | $1,048 | $607,941 | 5 |
| Aug 23-26 | 14 | $9,872 | +17.7% | 6 | -2 | $1,645 | $621,789 | 6 |
| Aug 30-Sep 2 | 19 | $12,141 | +23% | 11 | +5 | $1,103 | $640,519 | 7 |
| Sep 6-9 | 22 | $6,468 | -46.7% | 7 | -4 | $924 | $655,054 | 8 |
| Sep 13-16 | 13 | $17,923 | +177.1% | 11 | +4 | $1,629 | $675,955 | 9 |
| Sep 20-23 | 19 | $9,237 | -48.5% | 10 | -1 | $923 | $692,617 | 10 |
| Sep 27-30 | 19 | $6,638 | -28.1% | 5 | -5 | $1,327 | $705,325 | 11 |
| Oct 4-7 | 19 | $3,746 | -43.6% | 4 | -1 | $936 | $714,441 | 12 |
| Oct 11-14 | 23 | $906 | -75.8% | 1 | -3 | $906 | $718,461 | 13 |
| Oct 18-21 | 31 | $257 | -71.6% | 1 | - | $257 | $719,040 | 14 |
