The Ring is a 2002 psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski, based on the Japanese novel Ring by Koji Suzuki. It tells the story of a mysterious videotape that kills anyone who watches it seven days later. The film was a major box office success, grossing $249 million on a $48 million budget and spawning a 2005 sequel.

1. The Ring
Genre: Horror
Sub-genre: Psychological horror
Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald
Based on: Ring by Koji Suzuki
Distribution Company: DreamWorks Pictures
Release Date: October 18, 2002
Budget: $48 million
Box office figures: $249,348,933
Sequel: The Ring Two (produced in 2005), also news is that it will be filmed in 3d and be released in
2012