The Ring
“Before you die, you see.”
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
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3 films
Cast
35 people
Naomi Watts
Rachel Keller
Known for
King Kong
Mulholland Drive
Martin Henderson
Noah Clay
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Virgin River
David Dorfman
Aidan Keller
Known for
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Drillbit Taylor
Brian Cox
Richard Morgan
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Jane Alexander
Dr. Grasnik
Known for
Kramer vs. Kramer
Tales from the Loop
Lindsay Frost
Ruth Embry
Known for
Dead Heat
Collateral Damage
Amber Tamblyn
Katie Embry
Known for
127 Hours
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Rachael Bella
Rebecca Kotler
Known for
A Little Princess
The Crucible
Daveigh Chase
Samara Morgan
Known for
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Shannon Cochran
Anna Morgan
Known for
Star Trek: Nemesis
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Sandra Thigpen
Teacher
Known for
Monkeybone
Curdled
Richard Lineback
Innkeeper
Known for
Speed
The Stand
Gore Verbinski Director · Ehren Kruger Screenplay Hiroshi Takahashi Screenplay
Worldwide gross $249M · Budget $48M · United States release October 18, 2002
Box office
Budget
$48,000,000
Worldwide gross
$249,348,933
Gross vs. budget
5.2×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
BenderSpink
Production
Parkes+MacDonald Production
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Production
United States
Produced in
Seven Days · Static
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 2, 2002
Premiere · Hollywood Film Festival
United States · October 18, 2002
Theatrical
United States · February 4, 2003
Physical · VHS
United States
March 4, 2003 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Argentina
January 22, 2003 · Premiere
January 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
November 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
February 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
October 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Chile
January 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 24, 2003 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 2003 · Premiere · Gerardmer Film Festival
February 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
February 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 6, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
India
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
February 21, 2003 · Premiere
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
October 28, 2002 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
November 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 1, 2003 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 3, 2003 · Premiere · Forum Cinemas
March 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 20, 2003 · Theatrical
October 7, 2005 · TV · Net 5
June 28, 2006 · Physical · DVD
March 6, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
March 6, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Peru
March 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 15, 2003 · Theatrical
Poland
November 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Romania
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 4, 2003 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Slovakia
October 30, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
January 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
January 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 13, 2002 · Premiere · Lucia Movie Night
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
August 6, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 8, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
February 5, 2003 · Theatrical · French
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical · Italian
February 13, 2013 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
December 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 28, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Vietnam
February 28, 2025 · Limited theatrical · re-release
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