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Theatrical release poster
Directed by	The Wachowskis[a]
Written by	The Wachowskis
Based on	Characters by The Wachowskis
Produced by	Joel Silver
Starring	Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving Jada Pinkett Smith Gloria Foster
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Edited by	Zach Staenberg
Music by	Don Davis
Production companies	Village Roadshow Pictures NPV Entertainment Silver Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	May 7, 2003 (Mann Village Theatre) May 15, 2003
Running time	138 minutes[1]
Country	United States[2][3]
Language	English
Budget	$127[4]–150[5] million
Box office	$739.4 million[5]

The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.^[a] It is a sequel to The Matrix (1999), and the second installment in The Matrix film series.

The film premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and had its worldwide release by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 15, 2003, including a screening out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.^[6] The video game Enter the Matrix and The Animatrix, a collection of short animations, supported and expanded the film's story.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $739.4 million worldwide, breaking Terminator 2: Judgment Day's record and becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, until Deadpool surpassed it in 2016. The Matrix Revolutions, which continues the story, was released six months after Reloaded, in November 2003.