Khalid Youssef alleged that there was a dirty plot to limit the film's financialsuccess. Despite getting financial success in theatres, many of them withdrew Dokkan Shehata, supposedly to show other films such as Al-Farah and Bobbos. He alleges theatrical distribution tycoons are responsible for "killing" it. The film also was reported by a number of commentators to have predicted the Egyptian revolution of 2011
In the first three weeks after its release, Dokkan Shehata grossed in revenues. It was second to Omar & Salma starring Tamer Hosny and Mai Ezzeddine, which grossed.