<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $11.34 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Mary Magdalene is a 2018 biblical drama film about the woman of the same name written by Helen Edmundson and Philippa Goslett and directed by Garth Davis . It stars Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tahar Rahim . </P> <P> The film had its world premiere at the National Gallery on February 26, 2018 . It was released in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2018, by Focus Features, and in Australia on March 22, 2018, by Transmission Films . It is the last film score completed by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson before his death . </P> <P> In the year 33 AD, when Judea was under the control of the Roman Empire, a woman named Mary from the small town of Magdala begins to follow Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity . This causes conflict with the other, male disciples, including Saint Peter . Mary follows Jesus all the way to the Crucifixion . </P>

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