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2011 | DIRECTED BY JESSE PERETZ

Our Idiot Brother

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Our Idiot Brother
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Movie Stats
Year
2011
Runtime
 90 minutes (1 hr 30 mins)
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First viewed:
23rd Jan 2016
Last viewed:
11th Jul 2026
Total views:
94
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th August 2011
15 years 3 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
26th August 2011
15 years 3 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
28th October 2011
14 years 10 months 1 days ago
Israel release date
 Israel
10th November 2011
14 years 9 months 19 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
19th January 2012
14 years 7 months 10 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
27th January 2012
14 years 7 months 2 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $24.8 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $25.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.1 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 26th Aug '11
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
jesse peretz Jesse Peretz
Starring
jesse peretzPaul RuddNed
Nick SullivanCustomer
Francesca PapaliaSadie
Bob StephensonOfficer Washburn
jesse peretzElizabeth BanksMiranda
Peter HermannTerry
Adam ScottJeremy
Kelly BriterGirl with Jeremy
jesse peretzRashida JonesCindy
Zooey DeschanelNatalie
jesse peretzEmily MortimerLiz
jesse peretzSteve CooganDylan
Kathryn HahnJanet
jesse peretzT.J. MillerBilly
Shirley KnightIlene
Matthew MindlerRiver
Sterling K. BrownOmar
Hugh DancyChristian
Kayla SquiteriEcho
Summer SquiteriEcho
Lydia HaugTatiana
Gina ArteseBallerina
Silvestre RasukConflicted Kid on Train
Andrew SecundaCurious Man on Train
Janet MontgomeryLady Arabella
Wrenn SchmidtBeth
Kathy FitzgeraldVelma
Adi HanashParamedic
Nikki E. WalkerFemale Cop
Marceline HugotJudy
Camille BrightDestiny's House Girl #1
Teja FrankDestiny's House Girl #2
Alexia RasmussenChloe
Lucas Near-VerbruggheMax
Polly DraperEllen
Neal LernerDarren
James BiberiGuard
Katie AseltonAmy
Lori E. CunninghamBallet Dancer
Vanessa DunnBallerina
Victoria GatesBallerina
Sean GradyBallet Dancer
Larry GregoryGuest at Bris
Ben LevinHouse Manager
Danielle McKeeInmate's Wife
Thomas MintzDjembe Player
Mark J. ParkerComedy Club Patron
Desira PestaNatalie's Roommate
Philip L. ShermanMohel
Mark SteigerWriter at Cafe
Christopher Evan WelchRobbie
Julie WhiteLorraine
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UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
13
Total US Gross:
$24,816,118
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
26 Aug 2011
5N
$7,011,631
$7,011,631
2 Sep 2011
7▼
$5,450,884
$15,686,228
9 Sep 2011
9▼
$2,650,538
$21,309,547
16 Sep 2011
14▼
$1,294,791
$23,672,210
23 Sep 2011
28▼
$252,998
$24,438,384
30 Sep 2011
44▼
$64,252
$24,603,224
7 Oct 2011
60▼
$28,178
$24,657,728
14 Oct 2011
67▼
$17,648
$24,690,360
21 Oct 2011
54▲
$33,650
$24,732,944
28 Oct 2011
73▼
$12,880
$24,763,951
4 Nov 2011
63▲
$19,893
$24,791,760
11 Nov 2011
74▼
$7,272
$24,809,547
18 Nov 2011
90▼
$2,211
$24,814,830

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
Our Idiot Brother  Reverse Shot Mon, 29th August 2011

An idiot, or maybe a Holy Fool movie review  Roger Ebert Wed, 24th August 2011

Our Idiot Brother Review  That Shelf Fri, 26th August 2011

Blu-ray Review: “Our Idiot Brother”  Popdose Wed, 30th November 2011

Review: Our Idiot Brother  Slant Magazine Sun, 21st August 2011

Joke Is on the Siblings of a Modern Holy Fool (Published 2011)  The New York Times Thu, 25th August 2011

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