Ben-Hur
“Brother against brother. Slave against empire.”
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
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Cast
28 people
Jack Huston
Judah Ben-Hur
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
Spider-Noir
Jarreth Merz
Flores
Toby Kebbell
Messala Severus
Known for
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Servant
Rodrigo Santoro
Jésus Christ
Known for
Westworld
Lost
Morgan Freeman
Sheik Ilderim
Known for
Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
Nazanin Boniadi
Esther
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Homeland
Ayelet Zurer
Naomi Ben-Hur
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Angels & Demons
Pilou Asbæk
Pontius Pilate
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Game of Thrones
Sofia Black-D'Elia
Tirzah Ben-Hur
Known for
Your Honor
The Night Of
Marwan Kenzari
Drusus
Known for
Aladdin
What Happened to Monday
Moisés Arias
Dismas
Known for
Fallout
Five Feet Apart
James Cosmo
Quintus Arius
Known for
Game of Thrones
Chernobyl
Timur Bekmambetov Director · John Ridley Screenplay Keith R. Clarke Screenplay
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $100M · United States release August 19, 2016
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$94,061,311
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
LightWorkers Media
Production
Sean Daniel Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Philippines · August 17, 2016
Theatrical
United States · August 19, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 29, 2016
Digital · Amazon Prime
United States
December 13, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Albania
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Argentina
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
November 30, 2016 · Digital
Bulgaria
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Cambodia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Chile
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
China
October 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Croatia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Cyprus
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Egypt
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
January 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
France
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical
November 10, 2025 · TV · Action
Georgia
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
January 20, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
India
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 1, 2016 · Limited theatrical
October 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
September 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
February 8, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Kuwait
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Latvia
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Lebanon
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
December 14, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
October 29, 2018 · TV · RTL 7
New Zealand
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Panama
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Peru
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 9, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical · Forum Film SK
Slovenia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
January 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Switzerland
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical · German
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical · French
September 29, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Venezuela
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
August 19, 2016 · Theatrical
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