Videocracy was widely distributed internationally, seeing theatrical release in the United States, UK, the Netherlands, France, Poland, and Sweden among other countries.
In Italy, where it opened in 90 theaters across the country on the weekend of 4 September 2009, Videocracy came in 4th in box office rankings.
We meet young mechanic Ricky who tries to become a TV star, but complains that it is more difficult for a man.
TV agent Lele Mora admiringly says that Berlusconi resembles Benito Mussolini.
Paparazzo Fabrizio Corona takes embarrassing photographs of celebrities, and asks them for money to not publicize them.