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#8,554 All-time worldwide
#144 2021 releases

Movie profile

The Mauritanian

2021 · 129 min · 30 West

Drama Thriller
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $7.5M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$3.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$677,433

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Mauritanian ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #8,554 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 2021 releases #144 Release-year chart position of 246 titles Ranked against movies released in 2021. Studio / company #2 30 West of 2 titles Position inside the mapped 30 West movie set. Primary genre #3,628 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did The Mauritanian (2021) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

The Mauritanian (2021) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $7.5M. In this database it currently ranks #8,554 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #144 among 2021 releases.

Worldwide gross
$7,527,030
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 12, 2021
Production
30WEST, Topic Studios, STXfilms
Countries
US, GB

Related indexes

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Studio / production company30 West Release year chart2021 box office Genre chartDrama Genre chartThriller

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2021, The Mauritanian is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Thriller title from 30WEST. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $7.5M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,554 all-time in the current chart set and #144 among 2021 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.