▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cin emas . ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁celebrated ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁in - character ▁inter views . ▁The ▁film ▁expanded ▁its ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁week end ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 6 6 ▁screens , ▁where ▁it ▁took ▁in ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 2 9   mill ion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁won ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁for ▁" Best ▁Performance ▁by ▁an ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁– ▁Musical ▁Or ▁Com edy ". ▁With ▁a ▁production ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 2 8 , 5 0 1 , 0 4 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁another ▁$ 1 2 8 , 8 4 8 , 5 0 5 ▁intern ation ally , ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 2 5 7 , 3 4 9 , 5 4 9 ▁by ▁mid - M arch ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Book ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁book ▁from ▁Baron ▁C ohen ▁was ▁released , ▁titled ▁Tour istic ▁Gu id ings ▁to ▁G lor ious ▁Nation ▁of ▁Kaz akh stan / T our istic ▁Gu id ings ▁to ▁Minor ▁Nation ▁of ▁U . S . ▁and ▁A ., ▁with ▁hum our ▁about ▁both ▁countries ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁ve in ▁to ▁the ▁movie . ▁ ▁Character ▁fate