The King of Fighters (film)

The King of Fighters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGordon Chan
Screenplay by
  • Rita Augustine
  • Matthew Ryan Fischer
Story by
  • Rita Augustine
  • Chris Chow
Based onThe King of Fighters
by SNK Playmore
Produced by
  • Andrew Mann
  • Tilo Seiffert
  • Bobby Sheng
  • Joseph Chou
  • Tim Kwok
Starring
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited byKi Hop Chan
Music byTetsuya Takahashi
Production
companies
  • Double Edge Entertainment
  • Inferno International
  • VIP Midienfonds 4
  • Rising Star
  • Convergence Entertainment
  • Axis Entertainment
  • Scion Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05) (United States)
  • August 26, 2010 (2010-08-26) (Singapore)
  • August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31) (Canada)
  • June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02) (Japan)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$502,153

The King of Fighters, known specifically as Gordon Chan's The King of Fighters (or KOF 2009 by fans) is a 2009 science fiction martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Rita Augustine and Matthew Ryan Fischer, based on the video game series of the same name published by SNK Playmore. The film stars Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Ray Park, David Leitch, and Will Yun Lee. In the plot, the last surviving descendants of three legendary clans are continuously transported to other dimensions to test their martial arts skills during the King of Fighters tournament against an evil force that seeks to invade and infect the real world.