South Korea Box Office for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $2,988,048Details
Worldwide Box Office $139,630,336Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $9,532,285 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $7,834,276 Details
Total North America Video Sales $17,366,561
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Synopsis

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$175,000,000
South Korea Releases: April 21st, 2017 (Special Engagement)
May 17th, 2017 (Wide)
Video Release: August 8th, 2017 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, some suggestive content and brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2466 (Cert #50330), 3/8/2017)
Running Time: 126 minutes
Keywords: Royalty, Prophecy, Orphan, Sword & Sorcerer, Footage Shown in Reverse, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Revenge, Middle Ages, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, Weed Road Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Safehouse Pictures
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

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Home Market Releases for August 8th, 2017

August 8th, 2017

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In Defense of Rotten Tomatoes

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Contest: Sharp as a Sword: Winning Announcement

May 17th, 2017

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Matches Original’s Hold Earning $65.26 million

May 16th, 2017

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May 14th, 2017

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Contest: Sharp as a Sword

May 4th, 2017

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There are two wide releases coming out next week: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Snatched. Neither is expected to be a monster hit, but both at least have faint hope to earn $100 million domestically, assuming they earn good reviews. Unfortunately, there are no reviews for either film at the moment. Because of this, there’s a lot of guesswork regarding the film’s box office potential. King Arthur’s target audience is more likely to show up on the opening weekend than moviegoers interested in Snatched. Because of that, I think it is the best choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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May 1st, 2017

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King Arthur Trailer

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2017/05/19 3 $1,569,962   588 $2,670   $2,441,161 5
2017/05/26 9 $141,227 -91% 313 $451   $2,968,283 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/12/2017 $582,470 0 0 0 $1,415,069 1/1/2019
Australia 5/19/2017 $1,739,059 406 406 1195 $4,137,259 7/13/2017
Brazil 5/19/2017 $2,300,000 0 0 0 $4,800,000 6/12/2017
Bulgaria 5/11/2017 $78,027 0 0 0 $312,894 2/26/2019
China 5/12/2017 $5,380,000 40168 40168 40168 $8,300,000 6/26/2017
Czech Republic 5/12/2017 $156,695 134 134 317 $501,664 1/1/2019
France 5/19/2017 $2,400,000 0 0 0 $6,000,000 6/26/2017
Germany 5/12/2017 $2,000,000 0 0 0 $5,600,000 6/12/2017
Indonesia 5/12/2017 $1,500,000 0 0 0 $3,000,000 1/1/2019
Italy 5/12/2017 $775,609 0 0 0 $2,100,000 6/5/2017
Japan 6/16/2017 $763,833 0 0 0 $1,997,102 6/30/2018
Lithuania 5/12/2017 $27,937 146 146 355 $104,607 7/27/2017
Mexico 5/12/2017 $2,012,897 0 0 0 $5,900,000 6/26/2017
Netherlands 5/11/2017 $558,981 111 111 736 $2,063,975 7/4/2017
New Zealand 5/19/2017 $277,175 108 108 381 $782,807 6/19/2017
North America 5/12/2017 $15,371,270 3,702 3,702 12,290 $39,175,066
Poland 6/16/2017 $265,652 0 0 0 $1,178,967 1/1/2019
Portugal 5/12/2017 $228,689 70 72 326 $717,792 6/29/2017
Russia (CIS) 5/12/2017 $5,264,710 1252 1307 4575 $12,200,046 1/1/2019
Slovakia 5/12/2017 $95,765 74 74 178 $263,037 7/6/2017
South Korea 5/17/2017 $0 0 588 901 $2,988,048 6/13/2017
Spain 8/11/2017 $1,163,897 421 421 1929 $5,152,585 9/28/2017
Thailand 5/12/2017 $1,100,000 0 0 0 $1,100,000 5/15/2017
Turkey 5/12/2017 $271,383 425 425 963 $1,222,723 2/26/2019
United Arab Emirates 5/12/2017 $1,000,000 0 0 0 $2,100,000 1/1/2019
United Kingdom 5/19/2017 $3,256,955 564 568 1738 $6,338,331 7/26/2017
 
Rest of World $20,178,364
 
Worldwide Total$139,630,336 2/26/2019

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Charlie Hunnam    King Arthur

Supporting Cast

Astrid Berges-Frisbey    Guinevere
Djimon Hounsou    Sir Bedivere
Aidan Gillen    Goosefat Bill Wilson
Jude Law    Vortigem
Eric Bana    Uther Pendragon
Freddie Fox    Rubio
Craig McGinlay    Percival
Tom Wu    George
Kingsley Ben-Adir    Wetstick
Neil Maskell    Back Lack
Annabelle Wallis    Maid Maggie
Zac Barker    Young Arthur (2 years)
Oliver Barker    Young Arthur (2 years)
Geoff Bell    Mischief John
Poppy Delevingne    Igraine
Millie Brady    Princess Catia
Nicola Wren    Lucy
Wil Coban    Brothel Blackleg
Bleu Landau    Blue
Jacqui Ainsley    Lady of the Lake
Lorraine Bruce    Syrena
Georgina Campbell    Kay
Rob Knighton    Mordred
Michael Hadley    Mage King
David Beckham    Blackleg Leader
Katie McGrath    Elsa
Alan Turkington    General 1
Peter Ferdinando    Earl of Mercia
Michael McElhatton    Jack’s Eye
Mikael Persbrandt    Kjartan
Max Rogers    Man in Love
Charlie Rawes    Axeman
James Warren    Mike
Ellie Graham    Maria
Robbie Carpenter    Street Blackleg
Eline Powell    Syren 2
Hermione Corfield    Syren 3
Henry Faber    Pained Man
Javan Hirst    Man
Kalle Hennie    Viking
Mark Epstein    Celtic Sergeant
Peter Guinness    Baron 1
Mark Umbers    Baron 2
Adrian Bouchet    Baron 3
Florence Bell    Woman 1
Anna Brooks-Beckman    Woman 2
Cordelia Bugeja    Woman 3
Fergal McElherron    Dan Clan
Rebecca Calder    Maid 1
Bodhi Fox Keene    Young Arthur (6 months)
Yannik Baker    Young Arthur (6 years)
Hugh Robb    Young Arthur (11 years)
Barney Walsh    Young Arthur (19 years)
Kamil Lemieszewski    Merlin
Henry W. Smith    Young Black Lack (19 years)
Malique Thompson-Dwyer    Young Wet Stick (19 years)
Cole Wealleans-Watts    Young Wet Stick (11 years)
James Anderson    Young Back Lack (11 years)
Justin Aves    Blackleg Captain

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Guy Ritchie    Director
Akiva Goldsman    Producer
Joby Harold    Producer
Tory Tunnell    Producer
Steve Clark-Hall    Producer
Guy Ritchie    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Joby Harold    Screenwriter
Guy Ritchie    Screenwriter
Lionel Wigram    Screenwriter
David Dobkin    Story by
Joby Harold    Story by
David Dobkin    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin    Executive Producer
John Mathieson    Director of Photography
Gemma Jackson    Production Designer
James Herbert    Editor
Annie Symons    Costume Designer
Daniel Pemberton    Composer
Eunice Huthart    Stunt Coordinator
Nick Davis    Visual Effects Supervisor
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton    Casting Director
Brian Donovan    Unit Production Manager
Max Keene    First Assistant Director
Alex Bicknell    Visual Effects Producer
Max Keene    Associate Producer
James Herbert    Associate Producer
Denis Schnegg    Supervising Art Director
Thomas Brown    Art Director
Andrew Palmer    Art Director
Lizzie Kilham    Art Director
Anthony Caron-Delion    Art Director
Oliver Carroll    Art Director
James Collins    Art Director
Luke Hull    Art Director
Hayley Easton-Street    Art Director
Georgia Warner    Art Director
Claudio Campana    Assistant Art Director
Patrick Harris    Assistant Art Director
Samuel Leake    Assistant Art Director
Katrina Mackay    Assistant Art Director
Simon Hayes    Sound Mixer
Elizabeth West*    Script Supervisor
Marianne Jenkins    Post-Production Executive
Siobhan Boyes    Post-Production Supervisor
Philip Hedgecock    First Assistant Editor
Simon Changer    Music Editor
Dominic Gibbs    Supervising Sound Editor
Jimmy Boyle    Sound Designer
Ben Meechan    Sound Effects Editor
Danny Sheehan    Dialogue Editor
Matt Skelding    Dialogue Editor
Chris Burdon    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew Stirk    Re-recording Mixer
Lesa Warrener    Make up
Tina Jones    Set Decorator
Katherine Tibbetts    Production Manager
Lillie Jeffrey    Casting Associate
Ollie Gilbert    Casting Assistant
Mark Holt    Special Effects Supervisor
Carmila Gittens    Special Effects Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.