Ready Player One
“A better reality awaits.”
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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Cast
88 people
Tye Sheridan
Parzival / Wade
Known for
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Dark Phoenix
Olivia Cooke
Art3mis / Samantha
Known for
House of the Dragon
Bates Motel
Ben Mendelsohn
Sorrento
Known for
Captain Marvel
The Outsider
Lena Waithe
Aech / Helen
Known for
Master of None
Onward
T.J. Miller
I-R0k (voice)
Known for
Deadpool
Big Hero 6
Simon Pegg
Curator / Ogden Morrow
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Mark Rylance
Anorak / Halliday
Known for
Dunkirk
Bridge of Spies
Philip Zhao
Sho
No other roles listed
Win Morisaki
Daito
Known for
Children of the Sea
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Hannah John-Kamen
F'Nale Zandor
Known for
Game of Thrones
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ralph Ineson
Rick
Known for
Chernobyl
The Witch
Susan Lynch
Alice
Known for
From Hell
Great Expectations
Steven Spielberg Director · Zak Penn Screenplay Ernest Cline Screenplay
Worldwide gross $607M · Budget $175M · United States release March 29, 2018
Box office
Budget
$175,000,000
Worldwide gross
$607,274,134
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
De Line Pictures
Production
Dune Entertainment
Production
DreamWorks
Production
Farah Films & Management
Production
Reliance Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 11, 2018
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · March 29, 2018
Theatrical
United States · July 3, 2018
Digital
United States
July 24, 2018 · Physical
Argentina
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Australia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
July 3, 2018 · Digital
Bulgaria
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
July 24, 2018 · Digital
July 24, 2018 · Physical
China
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
July 18, 2018 · Physical
Denmark
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
France
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
July 28, 2018 · Digital · VOD
August 8, 2018 · Physical · DVD + Blu-Ray + 4K UHD
October 3, 2025 · TV · TMC
May 25, 2026 · TV · TMC
June 12, 2026 · TV · TMC
Germany
April 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
India
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
April 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
August 8, 2018 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
April 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
April 12, 2023 · Theatrical · 재개봉
Spain
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
August 6, 2018 · Physical
Switzerland
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
August 6, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Vietnam
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
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