That initial hunch proved correct, with Gladiator earning $465.5 million worldwide ($853.3 million today). Crowe, who had been Oscar nominated the year before for The Insider, would win best actor, ...

By A.D. 97, about a century before the Gladiator movies take place, Trajan from Spain became the first non-Italian emperor. A series of fellow Spaniards, Gauls (Frenchmen), North Africans ...

Hollywood sequels rarely achieve the magic of the original ... who produced and directed “Gladiator II,” drew parallels between his movie and contemporary American politics in an interview ...

It’s still trailing the original Gladiator, and the chances of it bridging the gap before the end of its run look slim, especially since it’s hemmoraging theaters. With a little over $150 ...

The film was released in North American theaters on Nov. 22 ... Lucilla, from the original Gladiator. Washington plays Macrinus, a former slave and Lucius’ gladiator mentor who has his eye ...