The Last King of Scotland

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Grosses

Domestic (36.2%)
$17,606,684
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$142,899
4 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresBiography Drama History Thriller
In Release461 days/65 weeks
Widest Release540 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 27Wednesday28$15,142--4$3,785$15,1421
Sep 28Thursday28$13,995-7.6%-4$3,498$29,1372
Sep 29Friday30$40,752+191.2%-4$10,188$69,8893
Sep 30Saturday31$55,449+36.1%-4$13,862$125,3384
Oct 1Sunday30$46,698-15.8%-4$11,674$172,0365
Oct 2Monday26$20,238-56.7%-4$5,059$192,2746
Oct 3Tuesday29$12,734-37.1%-4$3,183$205,0087
Oct 4Wednesday26$18,155+42.6%+19.9%4$4,538$223,1638
Oct 5Thursday26$17,844-1.7%+27.5%4$4,461$241,0079
Oct 6Friday26$75,032+320.5%+84.1%30$2,501$316,03910
Oct 7Saturday25$128,329+71%+131.4%30$4,277$444,36811
Oct 8Sunday22$89,369-30.4%+91.4%30$2,978$533,73712
Oct 9
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday23$45,917-48.6%+126.9%30$1,530$579,65413
Oct 10Tuesday21$26,231-42.9%+106%30$874$605,88514
Oct 11Wednesday24$25,530-2.7%+40.6%30$851$631,41515
Oct 12Thursday23$28,167+10.3%+57.9%30$938$659,58216
Oct 13Friday18$165,092+486.1%+120%104$1,587$824,67417
Oct 14Saturday18$274,363+66.2%+113.8%104$2,638$1,099,03718
Oct 15Sunday18$171,674-37.4%+92.1%104$1,650$1,270,71119
Oct 16Monday19$53,151-69%+15.8%104$511$1,323,86220
Oct 17Tuesday17$56,539+6.4%+115.5%104$543$1,380,40121
Oct 18Wednesday17$56,505<0.1%+121.3%104$543$1,436,90622
Oct 19Thursday19$56,258-0.4%+99.7%104$540$1,493,16423
Oct 20Friday21$117,263+108.4%-29%113$1,037$1,610,42724
Oct 21Saturday20$192,780+64.4%-29.7%113$1,706$1,803,20725
Oct 22Sunday20$121,567-36.9%-29.2%113$1,075$1,924,77426
Oct 23Monday19$36,585-69.9%-31.2%113$323$1,961,35927
Oct 24Tuesday19$38,702+5.8%-31.5%113$342$2,000,06128
Oct 25Wednesday19$40,804+5.4%-27.8%113$361$2,040,86529
Oct 26Thursday19$41,452+1.6%-26.3%113$366$2,082,31730
Oct 27Friday23$83,565+101.6%-28.7%95$879$2,165,88231
Oct 28Saturday22$154,240+84.6%-20%95$1,623$2,320,12232
Oct 29Sunday23$99,813-35.3%-17.9%95$1,050$2,419,93533
Oct 30Monday23$27,011-72.9%-26.2%95$284$2,446,94634
Oct 31
Halloween
Tuesday22$31,783+17.7%-17.9%95$334$2,478,72935
Nov 1Wednesday23$29,551-7%-27.6%95$311$2,508,28036
Nov 2Thursday23$32,784+10.9%-20.9%95$345$2,541,06437
Nov 3Friday24$72,072+119.8%-13.8%77$936$2,613,13638
Nov 4Saturday24$121,932+69.2%-20.9%77$1,583$2,735,06839
Nov 5Sunday23$74,851-38.6%-25%77$972$2,809,91940
Nov 6Monday25$22,767-69.6%-15.7%77$295$2,832,68641
Nov 7Tuesday26$23,656+3.9%-25.6%77$307$2,856,34242
Nov 8Wednesday25$21,643-8.5%-26.8%77$281$2,877,98543
Nov 9Thursday26$25,334+17.1%-22.7%77$329$2,903,31944
Nov 10Friday28$50,593+99.7%-29.8%56$903$2,953,91245
Nov 11Saturday26$84,759+67.5%-30.5%56$1,513$3,038,67146
Nov 12Sunday27$52,702-37.8%-29.6%56$941$3,091,37347
Nov 13Monday26$19,351-63.3%-15%56$345$3,110,72448
Nov 14Tuesday28$16,202-16.3%-31.5%56$289$3,126,92649
Nov 15Wednesday27$16,257+0.3%-24.9%56$290$3,143,18350
Nov 16Thursday27$16,237-0.1%-35.9%56$289$3,159,42051
Nov 17Friday33$25,235+55.4%-50.1%37$682$3,184,65552
Nov 18Saturday30$44,873+77.8%-47.1%37$1,212$3,229,52853
Nov 19Sunday29$29,397-34.5%-44.2%37$794$3,258,92554
Nov 20Monday31$9,633-67.2%-50.2%37$260$3,268,55855
Nov 21Tuesday30$11,945+24%-26.3%37$322$3,280,50356
Nov 22Wednesday35$9,709-18.7%-40.3%22$441$3,290,21257
Nov 23
Thanksgiving
Thursday37$7,824-19.4%-51.8%22$355$3,298,03658
Nov 24Friday37$24,669+215.3%-2.2%17$1,451$3,322,70559
Nov 25Saturday35$28,825+16.8%-35.8%17$1,695$3,351,53060
Nov 26Sunday36$16,598-42.4%-43.5%17$976$3,368,12861
Nov 27Monday34$5,086-69.4%-47.2%17$299$3,373,21462
Nov 28Tuesday34$5,519+8.5%-53.8%17$324$3,378,73363
Nov 29Wednesday32$6,002+8.8%-38.2%17$353$3,384,73564
Nov 30Thursday31$5,837-2.7%-25.4%17$343$3,390,57265
Dec 1Friday45$12,314+111%-50.1%17$724$3,402,88666
Dec 2Saturday34$21,862+77.5%-24.2%17$1,286$3,424,74867
Dec 3Sunday33$14,693-32.8%-11.5%17$864$3,439,44168
Dec 4Monday32$3,865-73.7%-24%17$227$3,443,30669
Dec 5Tuesday32$4,606+19.2%-16.5%17$270$3,447,91270
Dec 6Wednesday32$5,175+12.4%-13.8%17$304$3,453,08771
Dec 7Thursday31$5,624+8.7%-3.6%17$330$3,458,71172
Dec 8Friday38$7,126+26.7%-42.1%13$548$3,465,83773
Dec 9Saturday35$14,038+97%-35.8%13$1,079$3,479,87574
Dec 10Sunday36$8,055-42.6%-45.2%13$619$3,487,93075
Dec 11Monday39$2,773-65.6%-28.3%13$213$3,490,70376
Dec 12Tuesday37$3,491+25.9%-24.2%13$268$3,494,19477
Dec 13Wednesday33$4,038+15.7%-22%13$310$3,498,23278
Dec 14Thursday35$3,813-5.6%-32.2%13$293$3,502,04579
Dec 15Friday34$8,620+126.1%+21%15$574$3,510,66580
Dec 16Saturday33$14,863+72.4%+5.9%15$990$3,525,52881
Dec 17Sunday34$9,723-34.6%+20.7%15$648$3,535,25182
Dec 18Monday32$4,450-54.2%+60.5%15$296$3,539,70183
Dec 19Tuesday34$4,507+1.3%+29.1%15$300$3,544,20884
Dec 20Wednesday37$4,513+0.1%+11.8%15$300$3,548,72185
Dec 21Thursday39$4,882+8.2%+28%15$325$3,553,60386
Dec 22Friday39$4,599-5.8%-46.6%9$511$3,558,20287
Dec 23Saturday37$7,617+65.6%-48.8%9$846$3,565,81988
Dec 24Sunday36$4,351-42.9%-55.3%9$483$3,570,17089
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Monday41$4,689+7.8%+5.4%9$521$3,574,85990
Dec 26Tuesday42$6,354+35.5%+41%9$706$3,581,21391
Dec 27Wednesday41$6,036-5%+33.7%9$670$3,587,24992
Dec 28Thursday40$6,608+9.5%+35.4%9$734$3,593,85793
Dec 29Friday39$9,112+37.9%+98.1%8$1,139$3,602,96994
Dec 30Saturday38$10,817+18.7%+42%8$1,352$3,613,78695
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Sunday38$5,814-46.3%+33.6%8$726$3,619,60096
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Monday40$8,694+49.5%+85.4%8$1,086$3,628,29497
Jan 2Tuesday38$5,124-41.1%-19.4%8$640$3,633,41898
Jan 3Wednesday39$4,788-6.6%-20.7%8$598$3,638,20699
Jan 4Thursday40$4,323-9.7%-34.6%8$540$3,642,529100
Jan 5Friday39$8,072+86.7%-11.4%8$1,009$3,650,601101
Jan 6Saturday40$11,229+39.1%+3.8%8$1,403$3,661,830102
Jan 7Sunday38$7,160-36.2%+23.2%8$895$3,668,990103
Jan 8Monday38$2,908-59.4%-66.6%8$363$3,671,898104
Jan 9Tuesday35$4,444+52.8%-13.3%8$555$3,676,342105
Jan 10Wednesday34$4,243-4.5%-11.4%8$530$3,680,585106
Jan 11Thursday34$4,846+14.2%+12.1%8$605$3,685,431107
Jan 12Friday42$4,461-7.9%-44.7%4$1,115$3,689,892108
Jan 13Saturday43$7,274+63.1%-35.2%4$1,818$3,697,166109
Jan 14Sunday43$5,191-28.6%-27.5%4$1,297$3,702,357110
Jan 15
MLK Day
Monday42$4,352-16.2%+49.7%4$1,088$3,706,709111
Jan 16Tuesday38$3,174-27.1%-28.6%4$793$3,709,883112
Jan 17Wednesday38$3,656+15.2%-13.8%4$914$3,713,539113
Jan 18Thursday39$3,520-3.7%-27.4%4$880$3,717,059114
Jan 19Friday17$489,932+13,818.5%+10,882.6%495$989$4,206,991115
Jan 20Saturday19$778,425+58.9%+10,601.5%495$1,572$4,985,416116
Jan 21Sunday19$341,563-56.1%+6,479.9%495$690$5,326,979117
Jan 22Monday17$151,786-55.6%+3,387.7%495$306$5,478,765118
Jan 23Tuesday14$183,209+20.7%+5,672.2%495$370$5,661,974119
Jan 24Wednesday14$201,647+10.1%+5,415.5%495$407$5,863,621120
Jan 25Thursday14$200,714-0.5%+5,602.1%495$405$6,064,335121
Jan 26Friday18$420,227+109.4%-14.2%501$838$6,484,562122
Jan 27Saturday19$760,721+81%-2.3%501$1,518$7,245,283123
Jan 28Sunday20$493,952-35.1%+44.6%501$985$7,739,235124
Jan 29Monday17$151,406-69.3%-0.3%501$302$7,890,641125
Jan 30Tuesday17$164,911+8.9%-10%501$329$8,055,552126
Jan 31Wednesday17$155,373-5.8%-22.9%501$310$8,210,925127
Feb 1Thursday17$145,073-6.6%-27.7%501$289$8,355,998128
Feb 2Friday17$382,141+163.4%-9.1%528$723$8,738,139129
Feb 3Saturday17$653,677+71.1%-14.1%528$1,238$9,391,816130
Feb 4Sunday19$232,299-64.5%-53%528$439$9,624,115131
Feb 5Monday17$119,998-48.3%-20.7%528$227$9,744,113132
Feb 6Tuesday17$122,186+1.8%-25.9%528$231$9,866,299133
Feb 7Wednesday17$119,782-2%-22.9%528$226$9,986,081134
Feb 8Thursday17$122,549+2.3%-15.5%528$232$10,108,630135
Feb 9Friday17$333,171+171.9%-12.8%540$616$10,441,801136
Feb 10Saturday18$617,313+85.3%-5.6%540$1,143$11,059,114137
Feb 11Sunday17$390,256-36.8%+68%540$722$11,449,370138
Feb 12Monday17$115,400-70.4%-3.8%540$213$11,564,770139
Feb 13Tuesday17$94,204-18.4%-22.9%540$174$11,658,974140
Feb 14Wednesday19$113,260+20.2%-5.4%479$236$11,772,234141
Feb 15Thursday18$99,120-12.5%-19.1%479$206$11,871,354142
Feb 16Friday17$199,829+101.6%-40%384$520$12,071,183143
Feb 17Saturday17$365,360+82.8%-40.8%384$951$12,436,543144
Feb 18Sunday17$319,706-12.5%-18.1%384$832$12,756,249145
Feb 19
Presidents' Day
Monday17$203,129-36.5%+76%384$528$12,959,378146
Feb 20Tuesday18$85,934-57.7%-8.8%384$223$13,045,312147
Feb 21Wednesday16$89,087+3.7%-21.3%384$231$13,134,399148
Feb 22Thursday16$91,116+2.3%-8.1%384$237$13,225,515149
Feb 23Friday19$219,235+140.6%+9.7%334$656$13,444,750150
Feb 24Saturday18$397,741+81.4%+8.9%334$1,190$13,842,491151
Feb 25Sunday20$166,782-58.1%-47.8%334$499$14,009,273152
Feb 26Monday17$80,007-52%-60.6%334$239$14,089,280153
Feb 27Tuesday17$87,036+8.8%+1.3%334$260$14,176,316154
Feb 28Wednesday16$80,815-7.1%-9.3%334$241$14,257,131155
Mar 1Thursday17$77,551-4%-14.9%334$232$14,334,682156
Mar 2Friday17$239,177+208.4%+9.1%517$462$14,573,859157
Mar 3Saturday17$452,713+89.3%+13.8%517$875$15,026,572158
Mar 4Sunday17$269,232-40.5%+61.4%517$520$15,295,804159
Mar 5Monday17$75,819-71.8%-5.2%517$146$15,371,623160
Mar 6Tuesday17$80,163+5.7%-7.9%517$155$15,451,786161
Mar 7Wednesday16$79,702-0.6%-1.4%517$154$15,531,488162
Mar 8Thursday18$74,421-6.6%-4%517$143$15,605,909163
Mar 9Friday19$173,875+133.6%-27.3%490$354$15,779,784164
Mar 10Saturday18$320,082+84.1%-29.3%490$653$16,099,866165
Mar 11Sunday20$162,964-49.1%-39.5%490$332$16,262,830166
Mar 12Monday21$56,614-65.3%-25.3%490$115$16,319,444167
Mar 13Tuesday21$60,460+6.8%-24.6%490$123$16,379,904168
Mar 14Wednesday21$63,555+5.1%-20.3%490$129$16,443,459169
Mar 15Thursday21$58,989-7.2%-20.7%490$120$16,502,448170
Mar 16Friday25$89,447+51.6%-48.6%330$271$16,591,895171
Mar 17Saturday22$165,872+85.4%-48.2%330$502$16,757,767172
Mar 18Sunday23$104,406-37.1%-35.9%330$316$16,862,173173
Mar 19Monday24$35,176-66.3%-37.9%330$106$16,897,349174
Mar 20Tuesday23$40,968+16.5%-32.2%330$124$16,938,317175
Mar 21Wednesday22$39,167-4.4%-38.4%330$118$16,977,484176
Mar 22Thursday23$40,720+4%-31%330$123$17,018,204177
Mar 23Friday29$40,317-1%-54.9%136$296$17,058,521178
Mar 24Saturday27$76,196+89%-54.1%136$560$17,134,717179
Mar 25Sunday28$36,148-52.6%-65.4%136$265$17,170,865180
Mar 26Monday28$14,727-59.3%-58.1%136$108$17,185,592181
Mar 27Tuesday28$17,307+17.5%-57.8%136$127$17,202,899182
Mar 28Wednesday28$16,016-7.5%-59.1%136$117$17,218,915183
Mar 29Thursday28$14,902-7%-63.4%136$109$17,233,817184
Mar 30Friday30$26,400+77.2%-34.5%89$296$17,260,217185
Mar 31Saturday30$43,670+65.4%-42.7%89$490$17,303,887186
Apr 1Sunday31$28,616-34.5%-20.8%89$321$17,332,503187
Apr 2Monday30$9,478-66.9%-35.6%89$106$17,341,981188
Apr 3Tuesday30$11,340+19.6%-34.5%89$127$17,353,321189
Apr 4Wednesday32$12,663+11.7%-20.9%89$142$17,365,984190
Apr 5Thursday33$12,591-0.6%-15.5%89$141$17,378,575191
Apr 6Friday36$24,305+93%-7.9%69$352$17,402,880192
Apr 7Saturday36$30,493+25.5%-30.2%69$441$17,433,373193
Apr 8
Easter Sunday
Sunday37$16,037-47.4%-44%69$232$17,449,410194
Apr 9Monday35$7,318-54.4%-22.8%69$106$17,456,728195
Apr 10Tuesday36$5,501-24.8%-51.5%69$79$17,462,229196
Apr 11Wednesday35$6,355+15.5%-49.8%69$92$17,468,584197
Apr 12Thursday35$7,687+21%-38.9%69$111$17,476,271198
Apr 13Friday44$10,369+34.9%-57.3%43$241$17,486,640199
Apr 14Saturday43$18,589+79.3%-39%43$432$17,505,229200
Apr 15Sunday45$9,676-47.9%-39.7%43$225$17,514,905201
Apr 16Monday41$3,307-65.8%-54.8%43$76$17,518,212202
Apr 17Tuesday40$3,585+8.4%-34.8%43$83$17,521,797203
Apr 18Wednesday39$4,239+18.2%-33.3%43$98$17,526,036204
Apr 19Thursday41$3,907-7.8%-49.2%43$90$17,529,943205
Apr 20Friday40$6,072+55.4%-41.4%33$184$17,536,015206
Apr 21Saturday39$12,309+102.7%-33.8%33$373$17,548,324207
Apr 22Sunday41$5,389-56.2%-44.3%33$163$17,553,713208
Apr 23Monday36$2,553-52.6%-22.8%33$77$17,556,266209
Apr 24Tuesday36$2,997+17.4%-16.4%33$90$17,559,263210
Apr 25Wednesday36$3,091+3.1%-27.1%33$93$17,562,354211
Apr 26Thursday36$2,965-4.1%-24.1%33$89$17,565,319212
Apr 27Friday43$3,493+17.8%-42.5%21$166$17,568,812213
Apr 28Saturday42$6,659+90.6%-45.9%21$317$17,575,471214
Apr 29Sunday44$2,542-61.8%-52.8%21$121$17,578,013215
Apr 30Monday38$1,830-28%-28.3%21$87$17,579,843216
May 1Tuesday39$1,791-2.1%-40.2%21$85$17,581,634217
May 2Wednesday39$1,959+9.4%-36.6%21$93$17,583,593218
May 3Thursday41$1,224-37.5%-58.7%21$58$17,584,817219