Arthur the King Trivia | 40 facts about the film

“Arthur the King” is a new adventure film starring Mark Wahlberg based on a 2016 non-fiction book.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Arthur the King is a 2024 American adventure film
2. It is directed by Simon Cellan Jones
3. Written by Michael Brandt
4. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, and Juliet Rylance
5. It is based on the 2016 non-fiction book Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home
6. The author of the book is Mikael Lindnord
7. In the film, the captain of an adventure racing team befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur
8. The dog accompanies the team on a grueling 435-mile (700-km) endurance race through the Dominican Republic
9. The film was announced in 2019 as a Paramount Players release
10. It moved to Lionsgate in June 2020
11. Filming began in the Dominican Republic in January 2021
12. The film was released by Lionsgate on March 15, 2024
13. A group of mountain climbers ventures into the mountains to compete
14. While coming face to face with a stray dog who becomes attached to the head of the team
15. Baltasar Kormákur was initially going to direct the film
16. But dropped out due to schedule conflicts
17. The casting of Mark Wahlberg was announced in July 2019
18. In December 2020, it was announced that Simu Liu, Ali Suliman and Rob Collins were cast in the film
19. The same month, Simon Cellan Jones was announced to replace Kormákur
20. Paramount Players was initially attached as distributor
21. But left the film for unknown reasons and was replaced by Lionsgate in June 2020
22. Filming was planned to begin in Puerto Rico that fall
23. That December, it was reported that Lionsgate had also left the film
24. Filming instead began in January 2021, in the Dominican Republi
25. In November 2023, Lionsgate had rejoined as a distributor
26. And set a release date of March 15, 2024
27. In the United States and Canada, Arthur the King will be released alongside The American Society of Magical Negroes and the wide expansion of Love Lies Bleeding
28. It is projected to gross $8 – 10 million from 3,003 theaters in its opening weekend
29. The film made $3 million on its first day
30. This includes $825,000 from Thursday night previews
31. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 64% rating
32. Based on 50 critics’ reviews
33. With an average rating of 5.8/10
34. The website’s consensus reads: “It’s hard to deny Arthur the King’s ability to tug at the heartstrings, although it may have been more effective if it had taken a subtler approach”
35. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100
36. Based on 17 critics
37. Indicating “mixed or average” reviews
38. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
39. While those polled by PostTrak gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars
40. With 75% saying they would definetly recommend the film