The Kid Who Would Be King
An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur.He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin.Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
- Director
- Joe Cornish
- Worldwide
- $32M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
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Box Office & Release
The Kid Who Would Be King returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $59M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $32M
- Release date
- Jan 16, 2019
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
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