<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $249.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and David Dorfman . It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ringu, which was based on the novel of the same name, written by Koji Suzuki . </P> <P> The film was released theatrically on October 18, 2002, and received mostly positive reviews . Many critics praised the reliance on dread and visuals over gore and the direction along with the screenplay writing, but mainly criticized the lack of character development . The film grossed over $249 million worldwide on a $48 million production budget, making it one of the highest - grossing horror remakes of all time . The film was followed by two sequels: The Ring Two and Rings . </P> <P> The Ring is notable for being the first American remake of a Japanese horror classic and for paving the way for a number of subsequent "J - horror" remakes, such as The Grudge, Dark Water, Pulse, One Missed Call, The Eye, Shutter, Mirrors and The Uninvited . </P>

The story of the girl from the ring