RANDOM MOVIE
Join our free weekly newsletter.
Salty Popcorn > 2016 > DocumentaryThriller | > The Lovers and the Despot
Search Page
2016 | DIRECTED BY ROSS ADAM AND ROBERT CANNAN

The Lovers and the Despot

No rating yet! Leave your score below.
The Lovers and the Despot
Join to follow this movie
Movie Stats
Year
2016
Select Cast
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
5th Oct 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
28
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £9.7 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $55.2 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,304 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
6,379 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 23rd Sep '16
  • Debut position: 27
  • Highest position: 27
  • Debut gross: £5.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 23rd Sep '16
  • Debut position: 63
  • Highest position: 60
  • Debut gross: $14.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
ross adam Ross Adam
robert cannan Robert Cannan
Starring
Paul Courtenay Hyu
ADVERTISMENT
Movie Ratings

What is your rating?

This movie has no rating yet!
Hover stars to score

The Lovers and the Despot has 0 rating

Here are the 6 most recent

Totals for each star

 
 
 
 
 
Movie Reviews

How about leaving a review or comment for 'The Lovers and the Despot'?

Your Display Name:

Email address

Your 140 character review:

 Characters Left

My rating

By clicking Submit you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Popularity over the last 10 days
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
11th Oct 2026
10th Oct 2026
9th Oct 2026
8th Oct 2026
7th Oct 2026
6th Oct 2026
5th Oct 2026
4th Oct 2026
3rd Oct 2026
2nd Oct 2026
UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
27
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
3
Total UK Gross:
£9,662
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Lovers and the Despot
23 Sep 2016
27N
£5,555
£5,555
30 Sep 2016
39▼
£977
£7,942
7 Oct 2016
42▼
£44
£9,662

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
60
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
6
Total US Gross:
$55,180
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Sep 2016
63N
$14,925
$14,925
30 Sep 2016
60▲
$14,495
$37,102
7 Oct 2016
89▼
$3,444
$48,071
14 Oct 2016
101▼
$1,720
$51,348
21 Oct 2016
113▼
$1,010
$53,442
28 Oct 2016
103▲
$1,001
$55,180

* 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: £9,662
11701
Room 237
11702
The Lovers and the Despot
11703
My Winnipeg

Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Thriller
Thriller
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Singapore Singapore
  • Spain Spain
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Iraq Iraq
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
News from around the web
The Lovers and the Despot review – riveting study of Kim Jong-il's movie-loving madness  The Guardian Thu, 22nd September 2016

Film Review: Was "The Lovers & the Despot" Really Necessary?  The Arts Fuse Mon, 26th September 2016

Review: In ‘The Lovers and the Despot,’ a Harrowing Korean Ordeal (Published 2016)  The New York Times Thu, 22nd September 2016

'The Lovers And The Despot': Sundance Review  Screen Daily Fri, 22nd January 2016

‘The Lovers and the Despot’: Sundance Review  The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 3rd February 2016

The Lovers and the Despot movie review  Roger Ebert Fri, 23rd September 2016

9th October 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 9th October 2026 - Other Mommy, The Social Reckoning, Verity, Forgotten Island, Pressure, Digger, Primetime, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Runner
9th October 2026
This weeks North American new movie preview 9th October 2026 - The Social Reckoning, A Prayer For the Dying, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, The Beast, Once Upon a Time In the Middle East, Other Mommy, Angel and the Badman, Fjord, Vampire Carnival and California Schemin'
9th October 2026
This weeks UK new movie preview 9th October 2026 - The Social Reckoning, The Uprising, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! and Other Mommy
5th October 2026
I Play Rocky has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate sex references, violence, injury detail, strong language
2nd October 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 2nd October 2026 - Digger, Verity, Forgotten Island, Heart of the Beast, Queen At Sea, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Spa Weekend, The Weight, Lucky Strike
2nd October 2026
This weeks North American new movie preview 2nd October 2026 - Digger, The Beast, The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream, Rolling Loud and Verity
ADVERTISMENT
Footer Movie: