Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

All Releases

Domestic (39.5%)
$3,696,196
International (60.5%)
$5,654,601
Worldwide
$9,351,115
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Domestic Opening$27,459
Earliest Release DateJuly 27, 2012 (Domestic, EMEA)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 26 min
GenresBiography Documentary Music

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJuly 27-September 13, 201319 markets$3,696,196$5,396,645$9,092,841
2015 Re-releaseJuly 24, 2015Lithuania$11,191$11,191
2020 Re-releaseSeptember 17, 2020New Zealand$115$115
2021 Re-releaseAustralia$82,840$82,840
2023 Re-releaseAPAC$163,810$164,128

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$3,696,1966,801
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Sweden1$1,749,108541
Spain1$1,085,2462,686
United Kingdom1$597,6933,720
Poland1$389,7461,947
Denmark1$159,2391,713
Norway1$62,8672,911
Finland1$29,0722,468
Austria1$25,1803,651
Portugal1$24,9403,630
Lebanon1$13,4642,018
Lithuania1$11,1912,360
Türkiye1$4,1395,763
United Arab Emirates1$6197,007
Croatia1$4642,882
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia3$687,8122,920
New Zealand2$324,5931,772
Hong Kong1$171,8292,674
South Korea1$163,8103,925
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$95,1594,234
Colombia1$58,4302,387