The Last King of Scotland
“Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.”
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Last King of Scotland performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$48.6M
Gross Profit
$42.6M
Return
8.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Idi Amin
Forest Whitaker
Idi Amin
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
James McAvoy
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
British Diplomat
Simon McBurney
British Diplomat
Sarah Merrit
Gillian Anderson
Sarah Merrit
Kay Amin
Kerry Washington
Kay Amin
Dr. Thomas Junju
David Oyelowo
Dr. Thomas Junju
Masanga
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
Masanga
Dr. David Merrit
Adam Kotz
Dr. David Merrit
Mrs. Garrigan
Barbara Rafferty
Mrs. Garrigan
Dr. Garrigan - Senior
David Ashton
Dr. Garrigan - Senior
Tolu
Sarah Nagayi
Tolu
Jonah Wasswa
Stephen Rwangyezi
Jonah Wasswa
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