<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $146.2 million </Td> </Tr> <P> King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie, Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram, inspired by Arthurian legends . The film stars Charlie Hunnam as the eponymous character, with Jude Law, Àstrid Bergès - Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen and Eric Bana in supporting roles . </P> <P> King Arthur premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on 8 May 2017 and was theatrically released in 2D and RealD 3D on 12 May 2017 in the United States and 19 May 2017 in the United Kingdom . The film grossed $146 million worldwide against its $175 million production budget, with critics "warning audiences to stay away". </P> <P> Mordred, an iron fisted warlock, and his armies lay siege to Camelot, seeking to establish the dominance of magic - wielding mages over humankind . Uther Pendragon, king of the Britons, infiltrates Mordred's lair and beheads him, saving Camelot . Uther's treacherous brother Vortigern, who covets the throne, orchestrates a coup and sacrifices his wife Elsa to moat hags to become a demon knight, who kills Uther's wife and slays him in combat . The only survivor is Uther's son, who drifts away in a boat and ends up in Londinium, where he is found and raised by prostitutes . </P>

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