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$4,101,762
498 theaters
498 theaters
Budget$65,000,000
Release DateMay 17, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 23 min
GenresComedy
In Release229 days/32 weeks
Widest Release515 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17-20 | 1 | $4,101,762 | - | 498 | - | $8,236 | $4,552,210 | 1 |
| May 24-27 | 2 | $1,639,470 | -60% | 512 | +14 | $3,202 | $6,492,778 | 2 |
| May 31-Jun 3 | 3 | $1,650,173 | +0.7% | 515 | +3 | $3,204 | $9,441,847 | 3 |
| Jun 7-10 | 4 | $763,399 | -53.7% | 485 | -30 | $1,574 | $10,176,069 | 4 |
| Jun 14-17 | 4 | $408,678 | -46.5% | 457 | -28 | $894 | $10,715,552 | 5 |
| Jun 21-24 | 6 | $253,028 | -38.1% | 431 | -26 | $587 | $11,083,921 | 6 |
| Jun 28-Jul 1 | 7 | $180,373 | -28.7% | 245 | -186 | $736 | $11,370,125 | 7 |
| Jul 5-8 | 10 | $131,462 | -27.1% | 245 | - | $536 | $11,692,975 | 8 |
| Jul 12-15 | 16 | $111,459 | -15.2% | 192 | -53 | $580 | $11,863,805 | 9 |
| Jul 19-22 | 21 | $64,827 | -41.8% | 148 | -44 | $438 | $11,976,852 | 10 |
| Jul 26-29 London Olympics | 19 | $41,136 | -36.5% | 103 | -45 | $399 | $12,042,633 | 11 |
| Aug 2-5 London Olympics | 29 | $16,575 | -59.7% | 46 | -57 | $360 | $11,755,808 | 12 |
| Aug 9-12 London Olympics | 29 | $14,533 | -12.3% | 32 | -14 | $454 | $11,781,929 | 13 |
| Aug 16-19 | 30 | $12,265 | -15.6% | 15 | -17 | $817 | $11,797,031 | 14 |
