Reception
Anna and the King received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 51% rating, based on 98 reviews, with the consensus stating that "Beautiful cinematography can't prevent Anna and the King from being boring and overly lengthy." On a $92 million budget, the film grossed $39,263,420 domestically, making it a box office bomb, but its international gross of $74,733,517 and complete worldwide gross of $113,996,937 makes the film a moderate worldwide box office success.
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