Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

In Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas.

All Releases

Domestic (20.1%)
$4,817,770
International (79.9%)
$19,096,961
Worldwide
$23,914,731
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
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Domestic Opening$199,657
Earliest Release DateOctober 1, 2009 (Australia)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresBiography Drama Music Romance

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticAug 20, 2010$199,657$4,817,770

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
SpainDec 17, 2010$143,406$1,243,460
DenmarkApr 28, 2011$679,916
South AfricaAug 6, 2010$45,619$428,842
GermanyNov 4, 2010$89,012$231,782
NetherlandsJun 17, 2010$20,010$91,237
SwedenSep 3, 2010$12,551$29,848
NorwaySep 3, 2010$6,375$16,679

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
BrazilDec 9, 2011$267,440
MexicoApr 13, 2012$49,631$143,736
ColombiaJun 15, 2012$20,702$114,239
VenezuelaJul 19, 2013$8,348$37,495
ChileDec 6, 2012$7,170

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaOct 1, 2009$2,380,683$14,008,032
New ZealandMar 4, 2010$206,488$1,451,110
South KoreaApr 28, 2011$134,379$259,456
SingaporeApr 22, 2010$27,861$86,519