Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

A mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

All Releases

Domestic (97.5%)
$9,440,272
International (2.3%)
$221,326
Worldwide
$9,678,733
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Budget$1,800,000
Earliest Release DateJanuary 29, 1964 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresComedy War

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJanuary 29, 19644 markets$9,164,370$5,816$9,177,776
1994 Re-releaseJuly 13, 1994Domestic$275,902$275,902
2001 Re-releaseDecember 19, 2001EMEA$135,137$135,137
2023 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$785$7,606
2021 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$79,588$82,312

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic2$9,440,2725,392
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$210,2505,023
Portugal2$6,6015,109
France1$3,6048,993
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
New Zealand1$8717,853