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Dinesh D'Souza

23 credited titles on WatchWise

Dinesh Joseph D'Souza is a conservative political commentator, author, and filmmaker. D'Souza has written over a dozen books, several of them New York Times best-sellers. In 2012, D'Souza released the political film 2016: Obama's America, based on his 2010 book The Roots of Obama's Rage. It earned $33 million, making it the highest-grossing political film of all time. He has since released six additional political films: America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014), Hillary's America (2016), Death of a Nation (2018), Trump Card (2020), 2000 Mules (2022), and Vindicating Trump (2024).

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Strongest genre

Documentary

$68M · 60% hit rate

Biggest hit

2016: Obama's America

$33M

Standout efficiency

13.4x

2016: Obama's America · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$68M

Combined reported budget

$24M

Gross / budget

2.9x

Bankability Index

38 / 100

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