Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
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| Directed by | Alain Chabat |
| Written by | Alain Chabat |
| Based on | Asterix and Cleopatra by René Goscinny Albert Uderzo |
| Produced by | Claude Berri |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Christian Clavier Jamel Debbouze Monica Bellucci Claude Rich |
| Cinematography | Laurent Dailland |
| Edited by | Stéphane Pereira |
| Music by | Philippe Chany |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution (France, United Kingdom and Switzerland) Miramax Films (Select territories; through Buena Vista International) |
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Running time | 107 min. |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Languages | French Arabic Cantonese Latin Dutch |
| Budget | $54.4 million (€50 million) |
| Box office | $128 million |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) is a 2002 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat (in his directorial debut) and adapted from the comic book series Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. At the time, it was the most expensive French film ever made. A critical success, it was also a major box office success in France, becoming its most successful film in 36 years and second biggest commercial success of all time after 1966's La Grande Vadrouille.
Based on the 1965 book Asterix and Cleopatra, which had previously been adapted into a 1968 animated film, it is the second installment in the Asterix film series. Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu reprise their roles as Asterix and Obelix, alongside newcomers Jamel Debbouze, Monica Bellucci, Claude Rich, Gérard Darmon, Édouard Baer, Dieudonné, as well as Chabat himself. It is a sequel to Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999).