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Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Dec 16, 2000
113 min
DramaThrillerAction
7.3/ 10
3,629 votes

Overview

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

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TMDB
7.3/10
3,629 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
202,164 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
81/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$4,500,000Production cost
Box Office$30,600,000Worldwide gross
Profit$26,100,000Profitable
ROI
+580.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

7 wins & 8 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Could you kill your best friend?"

Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$30,600,000

Production Companies

Battle Royale CollectionToei CompanyWOWOWAM AssociatesKobiNippan Group HoldingsMF PicturesGAGA Communications

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