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* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he underwent a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character [[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]] and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.

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* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after the failure of ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his film career for the next few years until 2020, when he underwent a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character [[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]] and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide it grossed just $25,182,929 in total by the end of it's theatrical run.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Baron Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide it grossed just $25,182,929 in total by the end of it's theatrical run.



* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he undergone a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character [[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]] and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.

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* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he undergone underwent a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character [[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]] and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.
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* {{Corpsing}}: When Nobby's son Jason screams in frustration at his dad confusing him name again, his brother Luke can be seen cracking up just before the shot changes.
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* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he undergone a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character ''[[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]]'' and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.

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* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he undergone a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character ''[[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]]'' [[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]] and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Jodie is played by Creator/IslaFisher, the real-life wife of Creator/SachaBaronCohen.

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* RealLifeRelative: Jodie is played by Creator/IslaFisher, the real-life wife of Creator/SachaBaronCohen.Creator/SachaBaronCohen.
* StarDerailingRole: ''Grimsby'' was Sacha Baron Cohen's next attempt at creating original material after ''The Dictator'' was critically panned and he brought his [[Series/DaAliGShow Ali G]] character back to regain esteem. The film instead was a Box Office Bomb (see above) and received even worse reviews than ''The Dictator'', killing his career for the next few years until 2020, when he undergone a CareerResurrection by bringing back his iconic character ''[[Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm Borat]]'' and co-starring as Abbie Hoffman in Creator/AaronSorkin[='=]s ''Film/TheTrialOfTheChicago7''.
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* CastTheExpert: Louis Leterrier was hired to direct because Sacha Baron Cohen wanted the action sequences to be as polished as possible.
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* FakeRussian: As he often does, Creator/ScottAdkins plays one, in this case the hitman Lukashenko.

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* FakeRussian: As he often does, Creator/ScottAdkins plays one, in this case the hitman Lukashenko.Lukashenko.
* RealLifeRelative: Jodie is played by Creator/IslaFisher, the real-life wife of Creator/SachaBaronCohen.
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* FakeRussian: As he often does, Creator/MarkAdkins plays one, in this case the hitman Lukashenko.

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* FakeRussian: As he often does, Creator/MarkAdkins Creator/ScottAdkins plays one, in this case the hitman Lukashenko.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide it grossed just $25,182,929 in total by the end of it's theatrical run.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide it grossed just $25,182,929 in total by the end of it's theatrical run.run.
* FakeRussian: As he often does, Creator/MarkAdkins plays one, in this case the hitman Lukashenko.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide, [[EpicFail Worldwide it grossed just $14,350,000 around $25,182,929 in total by the time end of the American opening weekend]].it's theatrical run.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 on opening weekend). Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 million on opening weekend). Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million. Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million. Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million.million (compare that to the opening weekend of Cohen's prior work, ''Film/TheDictator'', which grossed $17.4 million on its opening weekend). Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million.million on its first weekend (while ''The Dictator'' grossed $7.8 on opening weekend). Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Easily the biggest bomb of Creator/SachaBaronCohen[='=]s career. It grossed just $3.5 million on its opening weekend in the United States, against a budget of $35 million. Domestically, in the United Kingdom, it did even ''worse'', opening at $2.6 million. Worldwide, [[EpicFail it grossed just $14,350,000 around the time of the American opening weekend]].

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