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The Last King of Scotland

2006 • R • 2h 3m • Drama • Fox Searchlight

Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.

🍅 87% 89%

74

3.71

7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$142.9K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$17.6M

Final

Worldwide Total

$49.2M

$31.5M international

Budget$6.0M

2007 Rank#140

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Cast & Crew

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker Starring

James McAvoy Starring

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington Starring

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson Starring

Simon McBurney Starring

ScreenplayPeter Morgan, Jeremy Brock Produced byAndrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle Music byAlex Heffes StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 29-Oct 1 37 $142.9K — 4 $35,725 $172.0K

2 Oct 6-8 25 $292.7K +104.9% 30 $9,758 $533.7K

3 Oct 13-15 19 $611.1K +108.8% 104 $5,876 $1.3M

4 Oct 20-22 20 $431.6K −29.4% 113 $3,820 $1.9M

5 Oct 27-29 25 $337.6K −21.8% 95 $3,554 $2.4M

6 Nov 3-5 27 $268.9K −20.4% 77 $3,492 $2.8M

7 Nov 10-12 29 $188.1K −30.1% 56 $3,358 $3.1M

8 Nov 17-19 39 $99.5K −47.1% 37 $2,689 $3.3M

9 Nov 24-26 45 $70.1K −29.6% 17 $4,123 $3.4M

10 Dec 1-3 42 $48.9K −30.3% 17 $2,875 $3.4M

11 Dec 8-10 49 $29.2K −40.2% 13 $2,248 $3.5M

12 Dec 15-17 47 $33.2K +13.6% 15 $2,214 $3.5M

13 Dec 22-24 48 $16.6K −50.1% 9 $1,841 $3.6M

14 Dec 29-31 50 $25.7K +55.4% 8 $3,218 $3.6M

15 Jan 5-7 53 $26.5K +2.8% 8 $3,308 $3.7M

16 Jan 12-14 57 $16.9K −36.0% 4 $4,232 $3.7M

17 Jan 19-21 17 $1.6M +9411.5% 495 $3,252 $5.3M

18 Jan 26-28 19 $1.7M +4.0% 501 $3,343 $7.7M

19 Feb 2-4 17 $1.3M −24.3% 528 $2,402 $9.6M

20 Feb 9-11 18 $1.3M +5.7% 540 $2,483 $11.4M

21 Feb 16-18 17 $884.9K −34.0% 384 $2,304 $12.8M

22 Feb 23-25 18 $783.8K −11.4% 334 $2,347 $14.0M

23 Mar 2-4 17 $961.1K +22.6% 517 $1,859 $15.3M

24 Mar 9-11 20 $656.9K −31.7% 490 $1,341 $16.3M

25 Mar 16-18 23 $359.7K −45.2% 330 $1,090 $16.9M

26 Mar 23-25 29 $152.7K −57.6% 136 $1,123 $17.2M

27 Mar 30-Apr 1 35 $98.7K −35.4% 89 $1,109 $17.3M

28 Apr 6-8 44 $70.8K −28.2% 69 $1,027 $17.4M

29 Apr 13-15 58 $38.6K −45.5% 43 $898 $17.5M

30 Apr 20-22 59 $23.8K −38.5% 33 $720 $17.6M

31 Apr 27-29 71 $12.7K −46.6% 21 $604 $17.6M

32 May 4-6 74 $10.0K −21.5% 10 $997 $17.6M

33 May 11-13 98 $2.0K −80.2% 6 $329 $17.6M

34 May 18-20 102 $1.8K −9.0% 4 $450 $17.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Sep 27 - $15.1K — $15.1K 4 $3,786 -2

Thu Sep 28 - $14.0K −8% $29.1K 4 $3,499 -1

Fri Sep 29 - $40.8K +191% $69.9K 4 $10,188 1

Sat Sep 30 - $55.4K +36% $125.3K 4 $13,862 2

Sun Oct 1 - $46.7K −16% $172.0K 4 $11,675 3

Mon Oct 2 - $20.2K −57% $192.3K 4 $5,060 4

Tue Oct 3 - $12.7K −37% $205.0K 4 $3,184 5

Wed Oct 4 - $18.2K +43% +20% $223.2K 4 $4,539 6

Thu Oct 5 - $17.8K −2% +28% $241.0K 4 $4,461 7

Fri Oct 6 - $75.0K +320% +84% $316.0K 4 $18,758 8

Sat Oct 7 - $128.3K +71% +131% $444.4K 4 $32,082 9

Sun Oct 8 - $89.4K −30% +91% $533.7K 4 $22,342 10

Mon Oct 9 - $45.9K −49% +127% $579.7K 4 $11,479 11

Tue Oct 10 - $26.2K −43% +106% $605.9K 4 $6,558 12

Wed Oct 11 - $25.5K −3% +41% $631.4K 4 $6,383 13

Thu Oct 12 - $28.2K +10% +58% $659.6K 4 $7,042 14

Fri Oct 13 - $165.1K +486% +120% $824.7K 104 $1,587 15

Sat Oct 14 - $274.4K +66% +114% $1.1M 104 $2,638 16

Sun Oct 15 - $171.7K −37% +92% $1.3M 104 $1,651 17

Mon Oct 16 - $53.2K −69% +16% $1.3M 104 $511 18

Tue Oct 17 - $56.5K +6% +116% $1.4M 104 $544 19

Wed Oct 18 - $56.5K n/c +121% $1.4M 104 $543 20

Thu Oct 19 - $56.3K n/c +100% $1.5M 104 $541 21

Fri Oct 20 - $117.3K +108% −29% $1.6M 113 $1,038 22

Sat Oct 21 - $192.8K +64% −30% $1.8M 113 $1,706 23

Sun Oct 22 - $121.6K −37% −29% $1.9M 113 $1,076 24

Mon Oct 23 - $36.6K −70% −31% $2.0M 113 $324 25

Tue Oct 24 - $38.7K +6% −32% $2.0M 113 $342 26

Wed Oct 25 - $40.8K +5% −28% $2.0M 113 $361 27

Thu Oct 26 - $41.5K +2% −26% $2.1M 113 $367 28

Fri Oct 27 - $83.6K +102% −29% $2.2M 95 $880 29

Sat Oct 28 - $154.2K +85% −20% $2.3M 95 $1,624 30

Sun Oct 29 - $99.8K −35% −18% $2.4M 95 $1,051 31

Mon Oct 30 - $27.0K −73% −26% $2.4M 95 $284 32

Tue Oct 31 - $31.8K +18% −18% $2.5M 95 $335 33

Wed Nov 1 - $29.6K −7% −28% $2.5M 95 $311 34

Thu Nov 2 - $32.8K +11% −21% $2.5M 95 $345 35

Fri Nov 3 - $72.1K +120% −14% $2.6M 77 $936 36

Sat Nov 4 - $121.9K +69% −21% $2.7M 77 $1,584 37

Sun Nov 5 - $74.9K −39% −25% $2.8M 77 $972 38

Mon Nov 6 - $22.8K −70% −16% $2.8M 77 $296 39

Tue Nov 7 - $23.7K +4% −26% $2.9M 77 $307 40

Wed Nov 8 - $21.6K −9% −27% $2.9M 77 $281 41

Thu Nov 9 - $25.3K +17% −23% $2.9M 77 $329 42

Fri Nov 10 - $50.6K +100% −30% $3.0M 56 $903 43

Sat Nov 11 - $84.8K +68% −30% $3.0M 56 $1,514 44

Sun Nov 12 - $52.7K −38% −30% $3.1M 56 $941 45

Mon Nov 13 - $19.4K −63% −15% $3.1M 56 $346 46

Tue Nov 14 - $16.2K −16% −32% $3.1M 56 $289 47

Wed Nov 15 - $16.3K n/c −25% $3.1M 56 $290 48

Thu Nov 16 - $16.2K n/c −36% $3.2M 56 $290 49

Fri Nov 17 - $25.2K +55% −50% $3.2M 56 $451 50

Sat Nov 18 - $44.9K +78% −47% $3.2M 56 $801 51

Sun Nov 19 - $29.4K −34% −44% $3.3M 56 $525 52

Mon Nov 20 - $9.6K −67% −50% $3.3M 56 $172 53

Tue Nov 21 - $11.9K +24% −26% $3.3M 56 $213 54

Wed Nov 22 - $9.7K −19% −40% $3.3M 22 $441 55

Thu Nov 23 - $7.8K −19% −52% $3.3M 22 $356 56

Fri Nov 24 - $24.7K +215% −2% $3.3M 17 $1,451 57

Sat Nov 25 - $28.8K +17% −36% $3.4M 17 $1,696 58

Sun Nov 26 - $16.6K −42% −44% $3.4M 17 $976 59

Mon Nov 27 - $5.1K −69% −47% $3.4M 17 $299 60

Tue Nov 28 - $5.5K +9% −54% $3.4M 17 $325 61

Wed Nov 29 - $6.0K +9% −38% $3.4M 17 $353 62

Thu Nov 30 - $5.8K −3% −25% $3.4M 17 $343 63

Fri Dec 1 - $12.3K +111% −50% $3.4M 17 $724 64

Sat Dec 2 - $21.9K +78% −24% $3.4M 17 $1,286 65

Sun Dec 3 - $14.7K −33% −11% $3.4M 17 $864 66

Mon Dec 4 - $3.9K −74% −24% $3.4M 17 $227 67

Tue Dec 5 - $4.6K +19% −17% $3.4M 17 $271 68

Wed Dec 6 - $5.2K +12% −14% $3.5M 17 $304 69

Thu Dec 7 - $5.6K +9% −4% $3.5M 17 $331 70

Fri Dec 8 - $7.1K +27% −42% $3.5M 17 $419 71

Sat Dec 9 - $14.0K +97% −36% $3.5M 17 $826 72

Sun Dec 10 - $8.1K −43% −45% $3.5M 17 $474 73

Mon Dec 11 - $2.8K −66% −28% $3.5M 17 $163 74

Tue Dec 12 - $3.5K +26% −24% $3.5M 17 $205 75

Wed Dec 13 - $4.0K +16% −22% $3.5M 17 $238 76

Thu Dec 14 - $3.8K −6% −32% $3.5M 17 $224 77

Fri Dec 15 - $8.6K +126% +21% $3.5M 15 $575 78

Sat Dec 16 - $14.9K +72% +6% $3.5M 15 $991 79

Sun Dec 17 - $9.7K −35% +21% $3.5M 15 $648 80

Mon Dec 18 - $4.5K −54% +60% $3.5M 15 $297 81

Tue Dec 19 - $4.5K +1% +29% $3.5M 15 $300 82

Wed Dec 20 - $4.5K n/c +12% $3.5M 15 $301 83

Thu Dec 21 - $4.9K +8% +28% $3.6M 15 $325 84

Fri Dec 22 - $4.6K −6% −47% $3.6M 9 $511 85

Sat Dec 23 - $7.6K +66% −49% $3.6M 9 $846 86

Sun Dec 24 - $4.4K −43% −55% $3.6M 9 $483 87

Mon Dec 25 #49 $4.7K +8% +5% $3.6M 9 $521 88

Tue Dec 26 - $6.4K +36% +41% $3.6M 9 $706 89

Wed Dec 27 - $6.0K −5% +34% $3.6M 9 $671 90

Thu Dec 28 - $6.6K +9% +35% $3.6M 9 $734 91

Fri Dec 29 - $9.1K +38% +98% $3.6M 8 $1,139 92

Sat Dec 30 - $10.8K +19% +42% $3.6M 8 $1,352 93

Sun Dec 31 - $5.8K −46% +34% $3.6M 8 $727 94

Mon Jan 1 - $8.7K +50% +85% $3.6M 8 $1,087 95

Tue Jan 2 - $5.1K −41% −19% $3.6M 8 $641 96

Wed Jan 3 - $4.8K −7% −21% $3.6M 8 $599 97

Thu Jan 4 - $4.3K −10% −35% $3.6M 8 $540 98

Fri Jan 5 - $8.1K +87% −11% $3.7M 8 $1,009 99

Sat Jan 6 - $11.2K +39% +4% $3.7M 8 $1,404 100

Sun Jan 7 - $7.2K −36% +23% $3.7M 8 $895 101

Mon Jan 8 - $2.9K −59% −67% $3.7M 8 $364 102

Tue Jan 9 - $4.4K +53% −13% $3.7M 8 $556 103

Wed Jan 10 - $4.2K −5% −11% $3.7M 8 $530 104

Thu Jan 11 - $4.8K +14% +12% $3.7M 8 $606 105

Fri Jan 12 - $4.5K −8% −45% $3.7M 8 $558 106

Sat Jan 13 - $7.3K +63% −35% $3.7M 8 $909 107

Sun Jan 14 - $5.2K −29% −28% $3.7M 8 $649 108

Mon Jan 15 #52 $4.4K −16% +50% $3.7M 4 $1,088 109

Tue Jan 16 - $3.2K −27% −29% $3.7M 4 $794 110

Wed Jan 17 - $3.7K +15% −14% $3.7M 4 $914 111

Thu Jan 18 - $3.5K −4% −27% $3.7M 4 $880 112

Fri Jan 19 #14 $489.9K +13,819% +10,883% $4.2M 495 $990 113

Sat Jan 20 - $778.4K +59% +10,601% $5.0M 495 $1,573 114

Sun Jan 21 - $341.6K −56% +6,480% $5.3M 495 $690 115

Mon Jan 22 - $151.8K −56% +3,388% $5.5M 495 $307 116

Tue Jan 23 - $183.2K +21% +5,672% $5.7M 495 $370 117

Wed Jan 24 - $201.6K +10% +5,416% $5.9M 495 $407 118

Thu Jan 25 - $200.7K n/c +5,602% $6.1M 495 $405 119

Fri Jan 26 #18 $420.2K +109% −14% $6.5M 501 $839 120

Sat Jan 27 - $76.7K −82% −90% $6.6M 501 $153 121

Sun Jan 28 - $494.0K +544% +45% $7.1M 501 $986 122

Mon Jan 29 - $151.4K −69% n/c $7.2M 501 $302 123

Tue Jan 30 - $164.9K +9% −10% $7.4M 501 $329 124

Wed Jan 31 - $155.4K −6% −23% $7.5M 501 $310 125

Thu Feb 1 - $145.1K −7% −28% $8.4M 501 $290 126

Fri Feb 2 #18 $382.1K +163% −9% $8.7M 528 $724 127

Sat Feb 3 - $653.7K +71% +752% $9.4M 528 $1,238 128

Sun Feb 4 - $232.3K −64% −53% $9.6M 528 $440 129

Mon Feb 5 - $120.0K −48% −21% $9.7M 528 $227 130

Tue Feb 6 - $122.2K +2% −26% $9.9M 528 $231 131

Wed Feb 7 - $119.8K −2% −23% $10.0M 528 $227 132

Thu Feb 8 - $122.5K +2% −16% $10.1M 528 $232 133

Fri Feb 9 - $333.2K +172% −13% $10.4M 540 $617 134

Sat Feb 10 - $617.3K +85% −6% $11.1M 540 $1,143 135

Sun Feb 11 - $390.3K −37% +68% $11.4M 540 $723 136

Mon Feb 12 - $115.4K −70% −4% $11.6M 540 $214 137

Tue Feb 13 - $94.2K −18% −23% $11.7M 540 $174 138

Wed Feb 14 - $113.3K +20% −5% $11.8M 479 $236 139

Thu Feb 15 - $99.1K −12% −19% $11.9M 479 $207 140

Fri Feb 16 #16 $199.8K +102% −40% $12.1M 384 $520 141

Sat Feb 17 - $365.4K +83% −41% $12.4M 384 $951 142

Sun Feb 18 - $319.7K −12% −18% $12.8M 384 $833 143

Mon Feb 19 #17 $203.1K −36% +76% $13.0M 384 $529 144

Tue Feb 20 - $85.9K −58% −9% $13.0M 384 $224 145

Wed Feb 21 - $89.1K +4% −21% $13.1M 384 $232 146

Thu Feb 22 - $91.1K +2% −8% $13.2M 384 $237 147

Fri Feb 23 - $219.2K +141% +10% $13.4M 334 $656 148

Sat Feb 24 - $397.7K +81% +9% $13.8M 334 $1,191 149

Sun Feb 25 - $166.8K −58% −48% $14.0M 334 $499 150

Mon Feb 26 - $80.0K −52% −61% $14.1M 334 $240 151

Tue Feb 27 #17 $87.0K +9% +1% $14.2M 334 $261 152

Wed Feb 28 #16 $80.8K −7% −9% $14.3M 334 $242 153

Thu Mar 1 #17 $77.6K −4% −15% $14.3M 334 $232 154

Fri Mar 2 - $239.2K +208% +9% $14.6M 517 $463 155

Sat Mar 3 - $452.7K +89% +14% $15.0M 517 $876 156

Sun Mar 4 - $269.2K −41% +61% $15.3M 517 $521 157

Mon Mar 5 - $75.8K −72% −5% $15.4M 517 $147 158

Tue Mar 6 - $80.2K +6% −8% $15.5M 517 $155 159

Wed Mar 7 - $79.7K −1% −1% $15.5M 517 $154 160

Thu Mar 8 - $74.4K −7% −4% $15.6M 517 $144 161

Fri Mar 9 - $173.9K +134% −27% $15.8M 517 $336 162

Sat Mar 10 - $320.1K +84% −29% $16.1M 517 $619 163

Sun Mar 11 - $163.0K −49% −39% $16.3M 517 $315 164

Mon Mar 12 - $56.6K −65% −25% $16.3M 517 $110 165

Tue Mar 13 - $60.5K +7% −25% $16.4M 517 $117 166

Wed Mar 14 - $63.6K +5% −20% $16.4M 517 $123 167

Thu Mar 15 - $59.0K −7% −21% $16.5M 517 $114 168

Fri Mar 16 - $89.4K +52% −49% $16.6M 330 $271 169

Sat Mar 17 - $165.9K +85% −48% $16.8M 330 $503 170

Sun Mar 18 - $104.4K −37% −36% $16.9M 330 $316 171

Mon Mar 19 - $35.2K −66% −38% $16.9M 330 $107 172

Tue Mar 20 - $41.0K +16% −32% $16.9M 330 $124 173

Wed Mar 21 - $39.2K −4% −38% $17.0M 330 $119 174

Thu Mar 22 - $40.7K +4% −31% $17.0M 330 $123 175

Fri Mar 23 - $40.3K −1% −55% $17.1M 136 $296 176

Sat Mar 24 - $76.2K +89% −54% $17.1M 136 $560 177

Sun Mar 25 - $36.1K −53% −65% $17.2M 136 $266 178

Mon Mar 26 - $14.7K −59% −58% $17.2M 136 $108 179

Tue Mar 27 - $17.3K +18% −58% $17.2M 136 $127 180

Wed Mar 28 - $16.0K −7% −59% $17.2M 136 $118 181

Thu Mar 29 - $14.9K −7% −63% $17.2M 136 $110 182

Fri Mar 30 - $26.4K +77% −35% $17.3M 136 $194 183

Sat Mar 31 - $43.7K +65% −43% $17.3M 136 $321 184

Sun Apr 1 - $28.6K −34% −21% $17.3M 136 $210 185

Mon Apr 2 - $9.5K −67% −36% $17.3M 136 $70 186

Tue Apr 3 - $11.3K +20% −34% $17.4M 136 $83 187

Wed Apr 4 - $12.7K +12% −21% $17.4M 136 $93 188

Thu Apr 5 - $12.6K −1% −16% $17.4M 136 $93 189

Fri Apr 6 - $24.3K +93% −8% $17.4M 69 $352 190

Sat Apr 7 - $30.5K +25% −30% $17.4M 69 $442 191

Sun Apr 8 - $16.0K −47% −44% $17.4M 69 $232 192

Mon Apr 9 - $7.3K −54% −23% $17.5M 69 $106 193

Tue Apr 10 - $5.5K −25% −51% $17.5M 69 $80 194

Wed Apr 11 - $6.4K +16% −50% $17.5M 69 $92 195

Thu Apr 12 - $7.7K +21% −39% $17.5M 69 $111 196

Fri Apr 13 - $10.4K +35% −57% $17.5M 43 $241 197

Sat Apr 14 - $18.6K +79% −39% $17.5M 43 $432 198

Sun Apr 15 - $9.7K −48% −40% $17.5M 43 $225 199

Mon Apr 16 - $3.3K −66% −55% $17.5M 43 $77 200

Tue Apr 17 - $3.6K +8% −35% $17.5M 43 $83 201

Wed Apr 18 - $4.2K +18% −33% $17.5M 43 $99 202

Thu Apr 19 - $3.9K −8% −49% $17.5M 43 $91 203

Fri Apr 20 - $6.1K +55% −41% $17.5M 33 $184 204

Sat Apr 21 - $12.3K +103% −34% $17.5M 33 $373 205

Sun Apr 22 - $5.4K −56% −44% $17.6M 33 $163 206

Mon Apr 23 - $2.6K −53% −23% $17.6M 33 $77 207

Tue Apr 24 - $3.0K +17% −16% $17.6M 33 $91 208

Wed Apr 25 - $3.1K +3% −27% $17.6M 33 $94 209

Thu Apr 26 - $3.0K −4% −24% $17.6M 33 $90 210

Fri Apr 27 - $3.5K +18% −42% $17.6M 33 $106 211

Sat Apr 28 - $6.7K +91% −46% $17.6M 33 $202 212

Sun Apr 29 - $2.5K −62% −53% $17.6M 33 $77 213

Mon Apr 30 - $1.8K −28% −28% $17.6M 33 $55 214

Tue May 1 - $1.8K −2% −40% $17.6M 33 $54 215

Wed May 2 - $2.0K +9% −37% $17.6M 33 $59 216

Thu May 3 - $1.2K −38% −59% $17.6M 33 $37 217

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$3.5M

Sep 27Oct 15Nov 2Nov 19Dec 7

Weekend grossWk 10 · $48.9K

$142.9K

$292.7K

$611.1K

$431.6K

$337.6K

$268.9K

$188.1K

$99.5K

$70.1K

$48.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 113 → 17 −85.0%

4 open17 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −30.3%

+104.9%

W1→2

+108.8%

W2→3

−29.4%

W3→4

−21.8%

W4→5

−20.4%

W5→6

−30.1%

W6→7

−47.1%

W7→8

−29.6%

W8→9

−30.3%

W9→10

Steepest −47.1%Biggest gain +108.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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