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The Scorpion King

2002 PG-13 1h 32m Action, Adventure, Fantasy Universal Pictures

Warrior. Legend. King.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$91.0M
Final
Opening Weekend
$36.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
2.52x
Opening → Total
Budget
$60.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$179M
$87.8M international
2002 Rank
#29
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Apr 19-21 1 $36.1M $36.1M 3,444 $10K 1
Apr 26-28 1 $18.0M -50.0% $61.3M 3,449 $5K 2
May 3-5 2 $9.0M -49.8% $74.3M 3,466 $3K 3
May 10-12 4 $4.9M -45.6% $80.9M 3,219 $2K 4
May 17-19 7 $2.9M -40.9% $85.2M 2,555 $1K 5
May 24-26 10 $1.4M -50.8% $87.5M 1,524 $939 6
May 31-Jun 2 13 $594K -58.5% $88.9M 752 $790 7
Jun 7-9 16 $387K -34.9% $89.5M 577 $670 8
Jun 14-16 18 $324K -16.3% $90.0M 423 $765 9
Jun 21-23 25 $180K -44.3% $90.3M 275 $655 10

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Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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Cast & Crew

Directed byChuck Russell
ScreenplayStephen Sommers, David Hayter, William Osborne
Produced bySean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher, Stephen Sommers
CinematographyJohn R. Leonetti
MusicJohn Debney
StarringDwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sherri Howard, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov
StudioUniversal Pictures