 Co-star Evan Rachel Wood remarked that Douglas frequently made the cast and crew roll over laughing at film sessions – so much so that entire scenes had to be reshot.The film premiered on January 24, 2007 in Sundance Film Festival and on September 14, 2007 in United States.At the end of box office run, "King of California" grossed of $268,461 in North America and $759,238 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1,027,699.