Director
Lee Daniels
Starring
Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr.
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Lee Daniels' The Butler
📊 Performance IndexMilestones
📊 Performance IndexMilestones
🌎 Global Tracker
(Target:
$500M)
24%
🇺🇸 Domestic (US)
(Target:
$500M)
23%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(Target:
$25M)
16%
⚡ Volatility
🎬 In the Vault
🕒 Normal tracking metrics
Site Popularity Rank:
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🕒 Screening PaceLength
Standard Feature
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💰 Box Office HUD
Live Data
Opening Weekends
🇺🇸 US Weekend
£16,503,812
🇬🇧 UK Weekend
£794,044
Lifetime Grosses
🇺🇸 Total North American
£116,632,095
🇬🇧 Total United Kingdom
£3,947,565
🌐 Worldwide Total
£120,579,660
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Cast & Crew
Directors
Lee Daniels
Director
Written
Danny Strong
Screenwriter
Wil Haygood
Screenwriter
Producers
Cast
Horatio Bacon
Producer
Julia Barry
Producer
Len Blavatnik
Producer
Charles Sauveur Bonan
Producer
James T. Bruce IV
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Liz Destro
Producer
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Eric Falkenstein
Producer
Michael Finley
Producer
Allen Frederic
Producer
Manos Gavras
Producer
Aviv Giladi
Producer
Adonis Hadjiantonas
Producer
Wil Haygood
Producer
Andrew Herwitz
Producer
Valerie Hoffman
Producer
Vince Holden
Producer
David Jacobson
Producer
Brett Johnson
Producer
Sheila C. Johnson
Producer
Jordan Kessler
Producer
Kim Leadford
Producer
Harry I. Martin Jr.
Producer
Adam Merims
Producer
Maxime Normandin
Producer
Christina Papagjika
Producer
Buddy Patrick
Producer
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Producer
David Ranes
Producer
Jonathan Rubenstein
Producer
Bobby Sain
Producer
Matthew Salloway
Producer
Simone Sheffield
Producer
Hilary Shor
Producer
Earl W. Stafford
Producer
Danny Strong
Producer
Bob Weinstein
Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Producer
Pamela Oas Williams
Producer
R. Bryan Wright
Producer
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Cecil Gaines
Earl Gaines
Cecil Gaines (8)
Abraham
Hattie Pearl
Thomas Westfall
Annabeth Westfall
Cecil Gaines (15)
Maynard
Mr. Jenkins
R.D. Warner
Gloria Gaines
Charlie Gaines (10)
Louis Gaines
White Usher
Freddie Fallows
Gina
Howard
Elroy
Carter Wilson
James Holloway
Lorraine
Sherman Adams
Herbert Brownell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Olivia
Carol Hammie
James Lawson
Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Woolworth Diner Patron #2
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Freedom Bus Journalist
Freedom Bus Rider
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Helen Holloway
Malcolm X Goer
Pastor
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Ehrlichman
Bob Haldeman
Eldridge Huggins
Ronald Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Senator Robertson
Senator Kassebaum
Admiral Rochon
Bridge Protester
Eisenhower's Military Adviser
Protester
Handsome Hotel Guest
Josh
Reagan Whitehouse Guest
Self
Protester
Man at Water Fountain
College Student
Arresting Officer
Self
Self
Two-Star General
James Baker
Prisoner
Embassy Protester
Military Social Aide
White House Child
Self
Protestor
Barbara Gaines
JBJ Aide
College Student
Protestor
Black Panther
Self
Racist
Fred Sanford
Diner Attacker
Pat Buchanan
Jim Counter MGR
Self
White Mob Leader
Homeless Person
Redneck Bar Patron
White House Guest
D.C. Bus Station Passenger's Mother
DC Bus Rider / Prisoner / Rioter
White House Engineer
Extra
Cast Member
Woman in Waiting Room
Self
Steven
MacGeorge Bundy
Reagan White House Guest
Self
Self
Protester
Bus Station Patron
US Navy Admiral
Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Barney Miller
Young Abraham
Mississippi Jail Guard
College Student
LBJ Aide
Self
White House Child
Churchgoer
Washington DC Rioter
State Dinner Guest
White House Butler
Chef
Houseman
Sophie Wilson
Foxy
Prison Guard
Pablo Casals
White House Butler
Reagan Reception Attendee
Diane Nash
White House Engineer
LBJ Secret Service
Chief Justice Warren Burger
Reagan Marine Color Guard
Excelsior Guest
President Barack Obama
Hobo
Angry Mob Member
JFK VIP Friend
Self
White House Reporter
Cast Member
Self
Reagan's Body Man
International Release Schedule
| Territory / Region | Release Date | Platform / Format |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 Canada | 16 Aug 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 USA | 16 Aug 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Philippines | 21 Aug 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Portugal | 5 Sep 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 France | 11 Sep 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Denmark | 19 Sep 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Iceland | 20 Sep 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Norway | 27 Sep 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Israel | 3 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Germany | 10 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Kuwait | 10 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Spain | 11 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Indonesia | 11 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Sweden | 11 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Singapore | 24 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Finland | 25 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Australia | 31 Oct 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Brazil | 1 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 New Zealand | 7 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Argentina | 14 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Colombia | 15 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 UK | 15 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Ireland | 15 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Mexico | 15 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Hungary | 21 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Venezuela | 22 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Romania | 29 Nov 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Belgium | 4 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Netherlands | 5 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Lebanon | 12 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Greece | 19 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Croatia | 19 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Poland | 26 Dec 2013 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Italy | 1 Jan 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Hong Kong | 16 Jan 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Chile | 23 Jan 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Peru | 6 Feb 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Japan | 15 Feb 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Serbia | 20 Mar 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Taiwan | 18 Apr 2014 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Turkey | 30 May 2014 | Theatre |