Gladiator II, which follows Maximus's sons journey to the gladiator arena, debuts with a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than the original.

The world premiere of Gladiator 2 (or Gladiator II) took place in Sydney on October 30, 2024, with the movie set to debut in US theaters on 22, 2024. The sequel to 2000’s Gladiator, the epic historical action-adventure feature is one of the highly-anticipated movies of the year.

The clock is ticking until Gladiator II hits theaters, and the buzz around the sequel is getting louder. The new excitement that follows Ridley Scott's genre-shifting masterpiece Gladiator is also hyped by the release of its positive Rotten Tomatoes score.