The Ring Two

The Ring Two
The Ring Two
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hideo Nakata
Written by	Ehren Kruger
Based on	Ring; by Koji Suzuki
Produced by	Walter F. Parkes; Laurie MacDonald;
Starring	Naomi Watts; Simon Baker; David Dorfman; Elizabeth Perkins; Sissy Spacek;
Cinematography	Gabriel Beristain
Edited by	Michael N. Knue
Music by	Henning Lohner; Martin Tillman; (Original themes composed by Hans Zimmer);
Production; companies	Parkes/MacDonald Productions; BenderSpink, Inc.; Vertigo Entertainment;
Distributed by	DreamWorks Pictures
Release date	March 18, 2005;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$164 million

The Ring Two is a 2005 American supernatural horror film and sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ring. Hideo Nakata, director of the original Ring, directed this film in place of Gore Verbinski. Noam Murro was attached before Nakata, but left due to creative differences.^[3] Naomi Watts, David Dorfman and Daveigh Chase reprised their roles with Simon Baker, Elizabeth Perkins and Sissy Spacek joining the cast. This film also marks the debut of Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

The film was shot in Astoria, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California. Originally intended to be released on November 10, 2004, The Ring Two was released theatrically on March 18, 2005. Although it was met with a generally mixed critical reception, it opened in the United States with a strong $35 million in its first weekend, more than doubling the opening weekend of The Ring. Its final $76 million domestic gross was less than the original's $129 million, but it took $87 million internationally, for a total gross of $164 million.

It is the second installment of the American Ring series, and was followed by Rings (2017).

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^ LaPorte, Nicole (March 9, 2004). "Helmer exits 'Ring 2'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[NUM-1] "The Ring Two – Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information – The Numbers". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

[2] "The Ring Two". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[3] LaPorte, Nicole (March 9, 2004). "Helmer exits 'Ring 2'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

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