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2014 | DIRECTED BY ERROL MORRIS

The Unknown Known

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Movie Stats
Year
2014
Runtime
 103 minutes (1 hr 43 mins)
Select Cast
Donald Rumsfeld
Errol Morris
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jul 2025
Total views:
37
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
4th April 2014
11 years 7 months 7 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £20.5 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $273.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
3,137 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
33,489 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 21st Mar '14
  • Debut position: 27
  • Highest position: 27
  • Debut gross: £11.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: 4th Apr '14
  • Debut position: 41
  • Highest position: 40
  • Debut gross: $64.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
errol morris Errol Morris
Starring
Donald RumsfeldSelf
Errol MorrisSelf - Interviewer
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
27
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£20,485
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Unknown Known
21 Mar 2014
27N
£11,454
£11,454
2 May 2014
42▼
£89
£20,485

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
40
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
11
Total US Gross:
$273,603
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
4 Apr 2014
41N
$64,315
$64,315
11 Apr 2014
40▲
$63,835
$152,198
18 Apr 2014
50▼
$33,589
$225,561
25 Apr 2014
72▼
$8,419
$254,068
2 May 2014
92▼
$2,125
$262,613
9 May 2014
101▼
$634
$265,457
16 May 2014
104▼
$659
$266,870
23 May 2014
90▲
$1,153
$268,670
30 May 2014
108▼
$177
$269,151
6 Jun 2014
96▲
$1,269
$271,175
13 Jun 2014
113▼
$565
$273,603

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

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
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9824
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Documentary
Documentary
History
History
War
War
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Argentina Argentina
News from around the web
The problem of the unknown knowns  Funding the Future Thu, 22nd May 2025

The Unknown Known review: 'The director is stumped by wily Rumsfeld' | Peter Bradshaw  The Guardian Thu, 20th March 2014

Not Giving an Inch in a Battle of Wits and Words (Published 2014)  The New York Times Tue, 1st April 2014

Unanswered Questions About the Iraq War in 'The Unknown Known'  Tablet Magazine Mon, 7th April 2014

Movie Review: The Unknown Known  The Eagle (American University) Wed, 9th April 2014

The Unknown Known movie review (2014)  Roger Ebert Fri, 4th April 2014

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