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.
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$851,545
57 theaters
57 theaters
Budget$65,000,000
Release DateMay 16, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 23 min
GenresComedy
In Release230 days/32 weeks
Widest Release60 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16-20 | 1 | $851,545 | - | 57 | - | $14,939 | $864,420 | 1 |
| May 23-27 | 2 | $213,682 | -74.9% | 60 | +3 | $3,561 | $1,155,908 | 2 |
| May 30-Jun 3 | 3 | $256,317 | +20% | 60 | - | $4,271 | $1,472,029 | 3 |
| Jun 6-10 | 4 | $151,602 | -40.9% | 54 | -6 | $2,807 | $1,571,057 | 4 |
| Jun 13-17 | 5 | $111,761 | -26.3% | 54 | - | $2,069 | $1,705,495 | 5 |
| Jun 20-24 | 7 | $107,237 | -4% | 41 | -13 | $2,615 | $1,835,053 | 6 |
| Jun 27-Jul 1 | 10 | $56,588 | -47.2% | 29 | -12 | $1,951 | $1,927,986 | 7 |
| Jul 4-8 | 12 | $58,936 | +4.1% | 23 | -6 | $2,562 | $2,026,165 | 8 |
| Jul 11-15 | 15 | $50,846 | -13.7% | 17 | -6 | $2,990 | $2,097,589 | 9 |
| Jul 18-22 | 18 | $22,942 | -54.9% | 10 | -7 | $2,294 | $2,136,898 | 10 |
| Jul 25-29 London Olympics | 21 | $10,304 | -55.1% | 6 | -4 | $1,717 | $2,150,692 | 11 |
| Aug 1-5 London Olympics | 24 | $9,655 | -6.3% | 7 | +1 | $1,379 | $2,105,507 | 12 |
| Aug 8-12 London Olympics | 25 | $5,687 | -41.1% | 4 | -3 | $1,421 | $2,114,737 | 13 |
| Aug 15-19 | 33 | $2,781 | -51.1% | 2 | -2 | $1,390 | $2,119,192 | 14 |
| Aug 22-26 | 35 | $3,400 | +22.3% | 2 | - | $1,700 | $2,123,819 | 15 |
