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The Scorpion King

Warrior. Legend. King.

5.6(3,488)20021h 32m23

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

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Status
Released
Budget
$60M
Box office
$165.3M
Language
English
Part of The Scorpion King Collection · 5 films
  • egypt
  • temple
  • magic
  • sword fight
  • prequel
  • battlefield
  • fictional war
  • spin off
  • desert
  • ancient egypt
  • tyrant
  • warrior

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United States of America, Germany

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical19 Jul 2002
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-1317 Apr 2002
    • TheatricalPG-1319 Apr 2002
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1219 Apr 2002
    • Physical15DVD4 Nov 2002
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM18 Apr 2002
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical25 Apr 2002
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical26 Apr 2002
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical141 May 2002
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1426 Apr 2002
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical26 Apr 2002
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+25 Apr 2002
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1125 Apr 2002
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical31 May 2002

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The Scorpion King was released on 18 April 2002.

Audience reviews

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  • G

    Gimly

    6/27/2017

    4/10

    When _The Scorpion King_ first came out in '02, it would be hard to imagine that between this franchise and its forebears (_The Mummy_ & _The Mummy Returns_), that it would be _The Scorpion King_ who would continue to live on in the following decade. Though that's maybe less shocking knowing that _Tomb of the Dragon Emperor_ happened. _Scorpion King_ delivers on a small amount of the hammy fun it could have been, …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    9/3/2023

    5/10

    Spawned from the "Mummy Returns" this rather stolid and lurching drama tells the tale of “Mathayus” (Dwayne Johnson) an “Akkadian” - an ancient sort of Mesopotamian - who tries to overthrow the tyrant king “Memnon” (Steven Brand) who reigns with the aid of sorceress who can predict the future (Kelly Hu doing her best Jane Seymour impression). This is as formulaic as I've seen in this genre and leaves little for the i…

  • R

    r96sk

    2/18/2025

    7/10

    <em>'The Scorpion King'</em> isn't one to take seriously, but based on sheer entertainment factor I did suitably enjoy this. It was, at least for yours truly, a fairly breezy 90 minutes, they did a solid job at keeping the action paced well across that run time. The casting is good too. Dwayne Johnson isn't the best actor here in terms of how he says his lines and all that (his acting has improved since), but I'd …

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