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| Directed by | Alex Proyas |
| Written by | Matt Sazama Burk Sharpless |
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| Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Edited by | Richard Learoyd |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate (United States)[1] Entertainment One (Australia)[1] |
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Running time | 127 minutes[2] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $140 million[4] |
| Box office | $150.6 million[1] |
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on a fantastical version of ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush and Bryan Brown. The film follows the Egyptian god Horus, who partners with a mortal Egyptian thief, on a quest to rescue his love and to save the world from Set.[5]
Filming took place in Australia under the film production and distribution company Summit Entertainment in conjunction with Thunder Road Pictures and Proyas' production company Mystery Clock Cinema. While the film's production budget was $140 million, the parent company Lionsgate's financial exposure was less than $10 million because of tax incentives and pre-sales. The Australian government provided a tax credit for 46% of the film's budget. When Lionsgate began promoting the film in November 2015, it received backlash for its predominantly white cast playing Egyptian deities. In response, Lionsgate and director Proyas apologized for their ethnically-inaccurate casting.
Lionsgate released Gods of Egypt in theaters globally, starting on February 25, 2016, in 2D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D, and in the United States, Canada, and 68 other markets on February 26. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed a total of $150.7 million against a $140 million budget, becoming a box office bomb and losing the studio up to $90 million. It received five nominations at the 37th Golden Raspberry Awards.
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- ^ "GODS OF EGYPT (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 11, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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