Ring
One curse, one cure, one week to find it.
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $19M
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What It's About
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A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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Box Office & Release
Ring returned 16.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $19M
- Release date
- Jan 31, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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