Paramount has announced The Dictator DVD and Blu-ray release date for August 21st, 2012. The Blu-ray/DVD combo includes an unrated version of the film with nearly 20 minutes of footage not seen in the original theatrical version. The set also includes over 30 minutes of deleted and extended scenes.
The Dictator opened in May to mixed reviews, but it has taken $150 million at the worldwide box office, so Paramount will be happy with it.’s performance given the $65m budget. In comparison to previous Sacha Baron Cohen entries it’s ahead of Bruno ($138m), but way behind the $250m+ gross of Borat.
Here’s the DVD/Blu-ray special features:
THE DICTATOR Banned* & Unrated BLU-RAY/DVD Combo
THE DICTATOR Banned* & Unrated Blu-ray will be presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description, as well as English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The DVD in the combo pack will be presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description, as well as English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The disc breakdown is as follows:
Blu-ray
- Unrated version in high definition
- Theatrical version in high definition
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Newsnight Interview
- Nuclear Diary
- Deathbed Flashback
- Assemble the Generals
- Meet Clayton
- Aladeen Steals Food
- Computer Store
- Death to Aladeen Restaurant
- Manhattan Zoo
- Funeral Parlor
- A Gift for Zoey
- Titfight
- The Birthing
- The Rooftop
- A Final Word
- Larry King Interview
- Music Video: Best Love Song “Your Money’s On The Dresser”
DVD
- Theatrical version in standard definition
THE DICTATOR Banned* & Unrated Single-Disc DVD
THE DICTATOR Banned* & Unrated DVD will be presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description, as well as English, French and Spanish subtitles. The disc includes the following:
- Unrated version in standard definition
- Theatrical version in standard definition
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Newsnight Interview
- Meet Clayton
- Computer Store
- Manhattan Zoo
- A Gift for Zoey
- The Birthing
- Larry King Interview
