Editing Ring (film) (section)

==Release==
''Ring'' was released in Japan on January 31, 1998, where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=402}} Upon release in Japan, ''Ring'' became the highest-grossing horror film in the country.<ref name="sightandsound">Kermode, Mark (2011), [https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005254/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/481 'Review of Ring'], ''BFI | Sight and Sound''.</ref> The film was shown at the 1999 [[Fantasia Film Festival]] where it won the first place award for Best Feature in the Asian films section.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006180845/http://fantasia.visionglobale.ca/pages/eng/99.htm|url=http://fantasia.visionglobale.ca/pages/eng/99.htm|title=Movie Listings 1999|archive-date=October 6, 2001|access-date=February 3, 2016|publisher=[[Fantasia Film Festival]]}}</ref>

In the Philippines, the film was given limited releases as ''Ring: Circle of Evil'' on both December 4, 2002,<ref>{{cite news|title=The "Video Curse" Starts Its Killing Spree on Dec. 04! Exclusively at SM Megamall and Glorietta 4!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Fg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044%2C27876250|access-date=15 April 2022|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=1 December 2002|page=A29}}</ref> and January 11, 2003,<ref>{{cite news|title=Watch It Where It All Started|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=681%2C17469262|access-date=15 April 2022|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=11 January 2003|page=A22|quote=}}</ref> to coincide with the [[The Ring (2002 film)|North American remake]]'s release on January 17.

it had a remake by Gore Verbinski and written by Ehren Krueger with the most recognizable stars and cast being Naomi watts, Martin henderson, and Raecheal Bella.

===Box office===
In Japan, the film earned a distribution income ([[Gross rental|rentals]]) of {{JPY|1 billion|link=yes}} in 1998, making it one of the top ten [[List of highest-grossing Japanese films|highest-grossing Japanese films]] of the year.<ref name="eiren">{{cite web|url=https://www.eiren.org/toukei/1998.html|title=1998年（1月～12月）|access-date=October 13, 2015|language=ja|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.}}</ref> The film grossed a total Japanese box office revenue of {{JPY|1.7 billion}}<ref name="databank">{{cite web |title=邦画興行収入ランキング |url=http://www.generalworks.com/databank/movie/rank04.html |website=SF MOVIE DataBank |publisher=General Works |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:1700/130.905 round 1}} million|link=yes}}).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Balmain |first1=Colette |title=Introduction to Japanese Horror Film |date=14 October 2008 |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |isbn=978-0-7486-3059-2 |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=POWqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA2 |language=en}}</ref>

''Variety'' stated that ''Ring''{{'}}s "most notable success" has been in Hong Kong, where it became the biggest grosser during the first half of the year, beating popular American films such as ''[[The Matrix]]'', featuring Keanu Reeves<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=The Ring 2|volume=375|issue=11|date=August 2, 1999}}</ref> On its 1999 Hong Kong release, ''Ring'' earned {{Currency|31.2 million|HKD|passthrough=yes}} (US$4.03 million) during its two-month theatrical run making it Hong Kong's highest-grossing Japanese-language film.<ref name="fba-doraemon">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/doraemon-sets-box-office-record-in-hong-kong|publisher=[[Film Business Asia]]|title=Doraemon sets box office record in Hong Kong|access-date=March 4, 2015|last=Ma|first=Kevin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222731/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/doraemon-sets-box-office-record-in-hong-kong|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> This record was later beaten by ''[[Stand By Me Doraemon]]''  a children's anime equally enjoyed by older generations in 2015.<ref name="fba-doraemon"/> In Taiwan, where it released in 1999, the film grossed {{Currency|50.83 million|TWD|passthrough=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=破鬼后貞子17年紀錄 《你的名字》稱霸台北日片票房 – 自由娛樂 |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1877156 |access-date=1 February 2019 |work=[[Liberty Times]] |date=4 November 2016}}</ref> ({{US$|1.619 million}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (TWD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=50830000&C1=TWD&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=1999 |website=fxtop.com |date=31 December 1999 |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>

In France, the film sold 94,257 tickets,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ring (1998) |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3198 |website=JP's Box Office |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately {{Currency|{{#expr:94257*5.37 round 0}}|Euro}}<ref name="euro">{{cite web |title=Dissemination of European cinema in the European Union and the international market |url=https://institutdelors.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/disseminationeuropeanfilm-wutzperez-ne-jdi-ifa-unifr-nov14.pdf#page=28 |website=[[Jacques Delors Institute]] |publisher=[[UniFrance]] |date=November 2014 |page=28 |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:506160/1.118 round 0}}|long=yes}}).<ref name="bank">{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=2003&locations=KR-XC&start=1999 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> In South Korea, 56,983 tickets were sold in the capital city of [[Seoul]],<ref>{{cite web |title=영화정보 |url=https://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=[[Korean Film Council]] |access-date=1 February 2019 |quote=The Ring}}</ref> equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately {{Currency|{{#expr:(56983+41-29)*6000}}|KRW}}<ref name="korea-price">{{cite book |last=Park |first=Seung Hyun |title=A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988–1997 |date=2000 |publisher=[[Indiana University]] |page=119 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ilEeAQAAMAAJ |chapter=Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974–1997 |quote=1997 […] Foreign […] 6,000}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:341970000/1188.817 round 0}}|long=no}}).<ref name="bank"/> The film also grossed $150,893 in Chile, the United Kingdom, Russia and New Zealand adding up to an estimated worldwide gross revenue of approximately $19,540,286.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ringu |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0178868/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Ring'' was released directly to home video in the United States and Canada by [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] with English, Spanish, and French subtitles on March 4, 2003,{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=402}} under the transliterated title ''Ringu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000088NQR|title=Ringu|website=Amazon}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, it was watched by 390,000 viewers on television during the first half of 2005, making it the sixth most-watched foreign-language film on UK television during that period. ''[[Ring 2]]'' also drew 360,000 viewers on UK television during the same period, adding up to a combined 750,000 UK television viewership for both ''Ring'' films during the first half of 2005.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=September 2005 |title=4. Film on UK Television in the First Half of 2005 |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/18620776/research-and-statistics-bulletin-september-2005-bfi |journal=Research and Statistics Bulletin |publisher=[[British Film Institute]], [[UK Film Council]] |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=20-34 (26-7) |access-date=21 April 2022 |via=[[Yumpu]]}}</ref>

To coincide with its 20th anniversary, [[Arrow Films]] under their [[Arrow Video]] imprint issued a [[Blu-ray Disc]] of ''Ring'' on March 18, 2019, in the [[UK]] and [[Ireland]]. Additionally, a Blu-ray box set featuring ''Ring'', the sequels ''[[Spiral (1998 film)|Spiral]]'' and ''Ring 2'', and prequel ''[[Ring 0: Birthday|Ring 0]]'', was also released. The transfer features a [[4K resolution]] restoration that was scanned from the film's [[original camera negative]]. The picture grading and restoration, which took place at [[Imagica|Imagica Labs]] in Tokyo, was supervised and approved by ''Ring'' cinematographer Jun'ichirō Hayashi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title='Ringu's Original DP Helped Restore the Japanese Classic to its Original Horrific Glory! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3548188/ringus-original-dp-helped-restore-japanese-classic-original-horrific-glory/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=February 25, 2019 |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> Both Arrow's single Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray box set were later released in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] on October 29, again under the transliterated title ''Ringu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VQ9R7WT|title=The Ringu Collection|website=Amazon|date=29 October 2019}}</ref>