Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

All Releases

Domestic (98%)
$9,440,272
International (1.9%)
$180,022
Worldwide
$9,631,984
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Budget$1,800,000
Earliest Release DateJanuary 29, 1964 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresComedy War

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJanuary 29, 19644 markets$9,164,370$1,692$9,168,207
1994 Re-releaseJuly 13, 1994Domestic$275,902$275,902
2001 Re-releaseDecember 19, 2001EMEA$97,957$97,957
2023 Re-releaseEMEA, APAC$785$7,606
2021 Re-releaseEMEA, APAC$79,588$82,312

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic2$9,440,2725,203
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$173,0704,821
France1$3,6048,261
Portugal2$2,4775,245
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
New Zealand1$8716,818