The Last King of Scotland (2007)

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First viewed:
16th Mar 2016

Last viewed:
16th Jul 2026

Total views:
44

UK total gross
£5.7 Million

US total gross
$17.6 Million

Global total gross
$48.6 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
1.1 Million aprox.

US tickets sold
2.6 Million aprox.

Global tickets sold
No data

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 12th Jan '07
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £862 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 29th Sep '06
Debut position: 37
Highest position: 17
Debut gross: $142.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 26

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Kevin Macdonald

Totals for each star

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
4

Weeks top 15
9

Total weeks
10

Total UK Gross:

£5,676,486

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Last King of Scotland - Original release

12 Jan 2007

£861,991

19 Jan 2007

4▲

£704,554

£2,093,342

26 Jan 2007

5▼

£511,263

£3,027,897

2 Feb 2007

7▼

£375,362

£3,712,016

9 Feb 2007

13▼

£187,743

£4,111,691

16 Feb 2007

13▲▼

£202,580

£4,458,535

23 Feb 2007

14▼

£146,551

£4,733,980

2 Mar 2007

15▼

£142,621

£5,002,866

16 Mar 2007

15▲▼

£69,778

£5,301,931

Rerelease

28 Feb 2025

46▼

£4,043

£5,676,486

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
17

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
26

Total US Gross:

$17,606,684

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

29 Sep 2006

37N

$142,899

$172,036

6 Oct 2006

25▲

$292,730

$533,737

13 Oct 2006

19▲

$611,129

$1,270,711

20 Oct 2006

21▼

$431,610

$1,924,774

27 Oct 2006

25▼

$337,618

$2,419,935

3 Nov 2006

28▼

$268,855

$2,809,919

10 Nov 2006

29▼

$188,054

$3,091,373

17 Nov 2006

39▼

$99,505

$3,258,925

24 Nov 2006

46▼

$70,092

$3,368,128

1 Dec 2006

44▲

$48,869

$3,439,441

8 Dec 2006

49▼

$29,219

$3,487,930

15 Dec 2006

49▲▼

$33,206

$3,535,251

22 Dec 2006

48▲

$16,567

$3,570,170

29 Dec 2006

52▼

$25,743

$3,619,600

5 Jan 2007

53▼

$26,461

$3,668,990

12 Jan 2007

55▼

$16,926

$3,702,357

19 Jan 2007

17▲

$1,609,920

$5,326,979

26 Jan 2007

19▼

$1,674,900

$7,739,235

2 Feb 2007

17▲

$1,268,117

$9,624,115

9 Feb 2007

18▼

$1,340,740

$11,449,370

16 Feb 2007

17▲

$884,895

$12,756,249

23 Feb 2007

19▼

$783,758

$14,009,273

2 Mar 2007

17▲

$961,122

$15,295,804

9 Mar 2007

20▼

$656,921

$16,262,830

16 Mar 2007

23▼

$359,725

$16,862,173

18 May 2007

103▼

$1,798

$17,605,861

* 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

No global box office info

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

UK total gross: £5,676,486

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Starring
	Forest Whitaker
	James McAvoy
	Kerry Washington
	Gillian Anderson
	Simon McBurney

The Last King of Scotland

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