The Scorpion King
“Warrior. Legend. King.”
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
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5 films
Cast
84 people
Dwayne Johnson
Mathayus / The Scorpion King
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
San Andreas
Steven Brand
Memnon
Known for
Saw X
Hellraiser: Revelations
Michael Clarke Duncan
Balthazar
Known for
The Green Mile
Daredevil
Kelly Hu
Cassandra
Known for
Phineas and Ferb
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bernard Hill
Philos
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Grant Heslov
Arpid
Known for
Catch-22
True Lies
Peter Facinelli
Takmet
Known for
Twilight
Countdown
Ralf Moeller
Thorak
Known for
Gladiator
Universal Soldier
Branscombe Richmond
Jesup
Known for
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Renegade
Roger Rees
King Pheron
Known for
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
The Prestige
Sherri Howard
Queen Isis
Also in
Criminal Minds
The X-Files
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Chuck Russell Director · Stephen Sommers Screenplay David Hayter Screenplay
Worldwide gross $165M · Budget $60M · United States release April 19, 2002
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$165,333,180
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Alphaville Films
Production
Kalima Productions
Production
WWE Studios
Production
Alliance Films
Production
Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Production
World Wrestling Entertainment
Production
United States · Germany · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Thai
Release dates
Netherlands · April 14, 2002
Premiere · Fantastic Film Festival
United States · April 19, 2002
Theatrical
United States
April 17, 2002 · Premiere
Argentina
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
April 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
France
May 1, 2002 · Theatrical
September 4, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
June 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
India
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Israel
May 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
April 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
June 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 24, 2002 · Theatrical
March 21, 2005 · TV · SBS 6
New Zealand
April 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Peru
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
April 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
January 15, 2003 · Physical · DVD
December 3, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
November 4, 2002 · Physical · DVD
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