Box office
The Dictator
Directed by Larry Charles · starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Sayed Badreya and Aasif Mandvi
- $55.3m in the US
- €5.1m in Spain
- $65m budget
The Dictator box office
Budget and takings
- Budget $65m
-
US $55.3m
Box office in the US
- Total gross
- $55.3m
- Budget
- $65m85% of it taken
- Opening weekend
- $17.4min 3,008 cinemas
- Best position
- No. 3
- Weekends in the chart
- 4
| Weekend | Pos. | Gross | Change | Cinemas | Average | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $17.4m | 3,008 | $5,796 | $24.5m | ||
| 4 | $11.5m | −34% | 3,014 | $3,804 | $43.3m | |
| 5 | $4.7m | −59% | 2,649 | $1,775 | $50.8m | |
| 9 | $2.2m | −52% | 1,651 | $1,358 | $55.3m |
Box office in Spain
- Total gross
- €5.1m
- Opening weekend
- €1.8min 321 cinemas
- Best position
- No. 11 weekend at No. 1
- Weekends in the chart
- 6
| Weekend | Pos. | Gross | Change | Cinemas | Average | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1.8m | 321 | €5,498 | €1.8m | ||
| 3 | €686,062 | −61% | 308 | €2,227 | €3m | |
| 3 | €463,522 | −32% | 303 | €1,530 | €4m | |
| 5 | €298,823 | −36% | 289 | €1,034 | €4.5m | |
| 6 | €117,087 | −61% | 218 | €537 | €4.9m | |
| 10 | €55,603 | −53% | 147 | €378 | €5.1m |
Questions about The Dictator at the box office
- How much did The Dictator make in the US?
- $55.3 million over 4 weekends in the chart. It opened with $17.4m, at No. 3.
- How much did The Dictator make in Spain?
- €5.1 million over 6 weekends in the chart. It opened with €1.8m, at No. 1.
- How much did The Dictator cost?
- It cost $65 million.