Japan The Ring returned 5.2× its production cost, earning $249.3M against a $48.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Before you die, you see…”
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video… and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Ring sits at position #131.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Ring. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Ring premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $417K per minute on screen and earned $2.2M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,705 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #79 of 391 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | BenderSpink, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, DreamWorks Pictures, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 18, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0298130 |