After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.















4th May 2000
26 years ago
2 hours 35 minutes
Finishes at 4:50pm
$103,000,000 ($199,057,800 today)
Revenue $465,516,248

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