The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $315,544,750Details
International Box Office $575,665,289Details
Worldwide Box Office $891,210,039
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,211,490 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$93,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,359 opening theaters/3,381 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $581,403,252

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 93 $315,544,750
All Time International Box Office 81 $575,665,289
All Time Worldwide Box Office 72 $891,210,039

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Extended Edition), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2001 (Wide) by New Line
December 5th, 2003 (Limited) by New Line
June 14th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
February 5th, 2021 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 19th, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 20th, 2001 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 21st, 2001 (Wide), released as El Señor De Los Anillos: La Comunidad Del Anillo (Mexico)
December 21st, 2001 (Wide), released as Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği (Turkey)
January 11th, 2002 (Wide), released as Pán prstenů: Společenstvo prstenu (Czech Republic)
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Video Release: August 6th, 2002 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images.
Running Time: 179 minutes
Franchise: Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
Comparisons: Holiday, 2002
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Keywords: Lord of the Rings, Visual Effects, Heroic Adventure, 2002 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 96 $502,487 May 10, 2002 145
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 84 $797,997 Apr 26, 2002 131
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 85 $1,219,369 Apr 12, 2002 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 63 $1,740,099 Apr 5, 2002 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 51 $2,382,794 Mar 29, 2002 103
Fastest to $300m 96 $300,746,000 Mar 29, 2002 102
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 64 $2,363,869 Mar 22, 2002 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 90 $2,118,375 Mar 15, 2002 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 79 $2,683,317 Mar 8, 2002 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 74 $3,318,231 Mar 1, 2002 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 60 $280,000 Feb 28, 2002 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 52 $309,000 Feb 27, 2002 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 56 $354,000 Feb 26, 2002 70
Biggest 10th Monday 81 $302,000 Feb 25, 2002 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 49 $970,000 Feb 24, 2002 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 85 $3,457,862 Feb 22, 2002 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 47 $1,694,000 Feb 23, 2002 67
Biggest 10th Friday 37 $1,072,776 Feb 22, 2002 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 60 $385,000 Feb 21, 2002 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 51 $425,000 Feb 20, 2002 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 50 $521,000 Feb 19, 2002 63
Biggest 9th Monday 25 $1,008,000 Feb 18, 2002 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 20 $1,811,000 Feb 17, 2002 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 78 $4,701,851 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $9,144,740 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 190 $5,709,851 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 160 $11,105,222 Feb 15, 2002 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 43 $2,157,000 Feb 16, 2002 60
Biggest 9th Friday 55 $1,138,000 Feb 15, 2002 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 37 $638,000 Feb 14, 2002 58
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $5,704,259 Feb 1, 2002 47
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 129 $11,094,340 Feb 1, 2002 47
Biggest 7th Saturday 41 $3,582,000 Feb 2, 2002 46
Biggest 6th Saturday 83 $3,633,000 Jan 26, 2002 39
Fastest to $250m 109 $250,093,000 Jan 23, 2002 36
Biggest 5th Monday 38 $2,423,000 Jan 21, 2002 34
Biggest 5th Sunday 44 $4,180,000 Jan 20, 2002 33
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 64 $12,473,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $12,473,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 72 $24,260,479 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 76 $14,896,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 58 $28,973,031 Jan 18, 2002 33
Biggest 5th Saturday 52 $5,467,000 Jan 19, 2002 32
Biggest 5th Friday 85 $3,198,000 Jan 18, 2002 31
Biggest 4th Saturday 77 $7,496,000 Jan 12, 2002 25
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 72 $23,006,447 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $100m 138 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $150m 112 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $200m 112 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $50m 168 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 27 $23,006,447 Jan 4, 2002 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 21 $44,745,763 Jan 4, 2002 19
Biggest 3rd Saturday 97 $10,285,000 Jan 5, 2002 18
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 67 $5,205,000 Jan 2, 2002 15
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 21 $10,188,000 Jan 1, 2002 14
Biggest 2nd Monday 51 $8,069,000 Dec 31, 2001 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 16 $38,695,582 Dec 28, 2001 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $77,254,428 Dec 28, 2001 12
Biggest 1st Thursday 41 $11,115,000 Dec 27, 2001 9
Biggest Domestic Thursday 92 $11,115,000 Dec 27, 2001 9
Biggest 1st Wednesday 29 $13,964,000 Dec 26, 2001 8
Biggest 1st Tuesday 71 $11,570,000 Dec 25, 2001 7
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 94 $11,570,000 Dec 25, 2001 7
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 35 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 82 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 45 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 9 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top 2001 Theater Average 99 $14,055 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top New Line Day Domestic 19 $18,214,211 Dec 19, 2001 1
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 39 $18,214,211 Dec 19, 2001 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2001 1 $47,211,490   3,359 $14,055   $74,368,000 1
Dec 28, 2001 1 $38,695,582 -18% 3,359 $11,520   $174,119,499 2
Jan 4, 2002 1 $23,006,447 -41% 3,381 $6,805   $205,509,869 3
Jan 11, 2002 1 $16,201,260 -30% 3,381 $4,792   $228,320,875 4
Jan 18, 2002 3 $12,473,748 -23% 3,266 $3,819   $248,212,887 5
Jan 25, 2002 8 $7,803,075 -37% 2,703 $2,887   $258,449,272 6
Feb 1, 2002 8 $5,704,259 -27% 2,309 $2,470   $266,274,199 7
Feb 8, 2002 11 $3,618,397 -37% 1,706 $2,121   $271,416,919 8
Feb 15, 2002 12 $4,701,851 +30% 1,507 $3,120   $278,643,479 9
Feb 22, 2002 12 $3,457,862 -26% 1,510 $2,290   $283,191,086 10
Mar 1, 2002 10 $3,318,231 -4% 1,303 $2,547   $287,573,505 11
Mar 8, 2002 10 $2,683,317 -19% 1,210 $2,218   $291,149,457 12
Mar 15, 2002 11 $2,118,375 -21% 1,101 $1,924   $294,343,844 13
Mar 22, 2002 11 $2,363,869 +12% 1,317 $1,795   $297,530,963 14
Mar 29, 2002 12 $2,382,794 +1% 1,120 $2,127   $301,308,405 15
Apr 5, 2002 12 $1,740,099 -27% 977 $1,781   $304,117,086 16
Apr 12, 2002 15 $1,219,369 -30% 868 $1,405   $305,819,565 17
Apr 19, 2002 17 $771,711 -37% 706 $1,093   $306,999,514 18
Apr 26, 2002 17 $797,997 +3% 529 $1,509   $308,078,986 19
May 3, 2002 22 $452,061 -43% 408 $1,108   $308,791,984 20
May 10, 2002 19 $502,487 +11% 440 $1,142   $309,471,992 21
May 17, 2002 18 $411,515 -18% 418 $984   $310,078,970 22
May 24, 2002 20 $358,567 -13% 335 $1,070   $310,714,976 23
May 31, 2002 21 $224,662 -37% 259 $867   $311,053,126 24
Jun 7, 2002 23 $223,059 -1% 239 $933   $311,407,091 25
Jun 14, 2002 25 $178,838 -20% 221 $809   $311,705,137 26
Jun 21, 2002 28 $156,740 -12% 214 $732   $312,014,743 27
Jun 28, 2002 29 $149,167 -5% 185 $806   $312,274,288 28
Jul 5, 2002 34 $150,369 +1% 167 $900   $312,549,779 29
Jul 12, 2002 33 $114,543 -24% 160 $716   $312,762,385 30
Jul 19, 2002 35 $106,238 -7% 140 $759   $312,965,191 31
Jul 26, 2002 40 $81,178 -24% 102 $796   $313,111,364 32
Aug 2, 2002 43 $69,067 -15% 107 $645   $313,240,158 33
Aug 9, 2002 53 $43,794 -37% 61 $718   $313,322,223 34
Aug 16, 2002 72 $18,034 -59% 40 $451   $313,364,114 35
Dec 5, 2003 17 $473,463   126 $3,758   $313,837,577 103

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2001 1 $18,214,211     3,359 $5,423   $18,214,211 1
Dec 20, 2001 1 $9,700,000 -47%   3,359 $2,888   $27,900,000 2
Dec 21, 2001 1 $14,293,000 +47%   3,359 $4,255   $42,200,000 3
Dec 22, 2001 1 $17,025,000 +19%   3,359 $5,068   $59,225,000 4
Dec 23, 2001 1 $15,143,000 -11%   3,359 $4,508   $74,368,000 5
Dec 24, 2001 1 $7,334,000 -52%   3,359 $2,183   $82,463,000 6
Dec 25, 2001 1 $11,570,000 +58%   3,359 $3,444   $94,032,719 7
Dec 26, 2001 1 $13,964,000 +21% -23% 3,359 $4,157   $107,997,000 8
Dec 27, 2001 1 $11,115,000 -20% +15% 3,359 $3,309   $119,112,000 9
Dec 28, 2001 1 $12,109,000 +9% -15% 3,359 $3,605   $131,221,000 10
Dec 29, 2001 1 $13,422,000 +11% -21% 3,359 $3,996   $144,643,000 11
Dec 30, 2001 1 $11,651,000 -13% -23% 3,359 $3,469   $156,294,000 12
Dec 31, 2001 1 $8,069,000 -31% +10% 3,359 $2,402   $164,363,000 13
Jan 1, 2002 1 $10,188,000 +26% -12% 3,359 $3,033   $174,119,499 14
Jan 2, 2002 1 $5,205,000 -49% -63% 3,359 $1,550   $179,324,000 15
Jan 3, 2002 1 $3,732,000 -28% -66% 3,359 $1,111   $182,503,000 16
Jan 4, 2002 1 $6,971,000 +87% -42% 3,381 $2,062   $189,474,000 17
Jan 5, 2002 1 $10,285,000 +48% -23% 3,381 $3,042   $199,555,000 18
Jan 6, 2002 1 $5,955,000 -42% -49% 3,381 $1,761   $205,509,869 19
Jan 7, 2002 1 $1,929,000 -68% -76% 3,381 $571   $207,439,000 20
Jan 8, 2002 1 $2,213,000 +15% -78% 3,381 $655   $209,652,000 21
Jan 9, 2002 1 $1,701,000 -23% -67% 3,381 $503   $211,354,000 22
Jan 10, 2002 1 $1,379,000 -19% -63% 3,381 $408   $212,120,000 23
Jan 11, 2002 3 $4,105,000 +198% -41% 3,381 $1,214   $216,225,000 24
Jan 12, 2002 1 $7,496,000 +83% -27% 3,381 $2,217   $223,721,000 25
Jan 13, 2002 1 $4,680,000 -38% -21% 3,381 $1,384   $228,320,875 26
Jan 14, 2002 1 $1,284,000 -73% -33% 3,381 $380   $229,605,000 27
Jan 15, 2002 1 $1,467,000 +14% -34% 3,381 $434   $231,072,000 28
Jan 16, 2002 1 $1,214,000 -17% -29% 3,381 $359   $232,286,000 29
Jan 17, 2002 2 $1,097,000 -10% -20% 3,381 $324   $232,945,000 30
Jan 18, 2002 4 $3,198,000 +192% -22% 3,266 $979   $236,143,000 31
Jan 19, 2002 3 $5,467,000 +71% -27% 3,266 $1,674   $241,610,000 32
Jan 20, 2002 3 $4,180,000 -24% -11% 3,266 $1,280   $245,790,000 33
Jan 21, 2002 3 $2,423,000 -42% +89% 3,266 $742   $248,213,000 34
Jan 22, 2002 3 $1,040,000 -57% -29% 3,266 $318   $249,253,000 35
Jan 23, 2002 3 $839,000 -19% -31% 3,266 $257   $250,093,000 36
Jan 24, 2002 3 $775,000 -8% -29% 3,266 $237   $250,646,000 37
Jan 25, 2002 9 $1,980,000 +155% -38% 2,703 $733   $252,626,000 38
Jan 26, 2002 7 $3,633,000 +83% -34% 2,703 $1,344   $256,259,000 39
Jan 27, 2002 8 $2,020,000 -44% -52% 2,703 $747   $258,449,272 40
Jan 28, 2002 8 $567,000 -72% -77% 2,703 $210   $259,016,000 41
Jan 29, 2002 6 $652,000 +15% -37% 2,703 $241   $259,668,000 42
Jan 30, 2002 6 $547,000 -16% -35% 2,703 $202   $260,215,000 43
Jan 31, 2002 8 $510,000 -7% -34% 2,703 $189   $260,570,000 44
Feb 1, 2002 8 $1,485,000 +191% -25% 2,309 $643   $262,055,000 45
Feb 2, 2002 7 $3,582,000 +141% -1% 2,309 $1,551   $265,637,000 46
Feb 3, 2002 8 $1,210,000 -66% -40% 2,309 $524   $266,274,199 47
Feb 4, 2002 6 $392,000 -68% -31% 2,309 $170   $266,666,000 48
Feb 5, 2002 6 $451,000 +15% -31% 2,309 $195   $267,117,000 49
Feb 6, 2002 6 $412,000 -9% -25% 2,309 $178   $267,529,000 50
Feb 7, 2002 7 $374,000 -9% -27% 2,309 $162   $267,799,000 51
Feb 8, 2002 11 $854,000 +128% -42% 1,705 $501   $268,653,000 52
Feb 9, 2002 11 $1,788,000 +109% -50% 1,705 $1,049   $270,441,000 53
Feb 10, 2002 11 $975,000 -45% -19% 1,705 $572   $271,416,919 54
Feb 11, 2002 11 $295,000 -70% -25% 1,705 $173   $271,712,000 55
Feb 12, 2002 8 $372,000 +26% -18% 1,706 $218   $272,084,000 56
Feb 13, 2002 5 $364,000 -2% -12% 1,706 $213   $272,448,000 57
Feb 14, 2002 8 $638,000 +75% +71% 1,706 $374   $272,934,000 58
Feb 15, 2002 11 $1,138,000 +78% +33% 1,507 $755   $274,072,000 59
Feb 16, 2002 11 $2,157,000 +90% +21% 1,507 $1,431   $276,229,000 60
Feb 17, 2002 10 $1,811,000 -16% +86% 1,507 $1,202   $278,040,000 61
Feb 18, 2002 10 $1,008,000 -44% +242% 1,507 $669   $278,643,000 62
Feb 19, 2002 9 $521,000 -48% +40% 1,507 $346   $279,164,000 63
Feb 20, 2002 9 $425,000 -18% +17% 1,507 $282   $279,590,000 64
Feb 21, 2002 11 $385,000 -9% -40% 1,507 $255   $279,733,224 65
Feb 22, 2002 10 $1,072,776 +179% -6% 1,507 $712   $280,806,000 66
Feb 23, 2002 11 $1,694,000 +58% -21% 1,510 $1,122   $282,500,000 67
Feb 24, 2002 11 $970,000 -43% -46% 1,510 $642   $283,191,086 68
Feb 25, 2002 8 $302,000 -69% -70% 1,510 $200   $283,493,000 69
Feb 26, 2002 7 $354,000 +17% -32% 1,510 $234   $283,847,000 70
Feb 27, 2002 7 $309,000 -13% -27% 1,510 $205   $284,156,000 71
Feb 28, 2002 7 $280,000 -9% -27% 1,510 $185   $284,255,000 72
Mar 1, 2002 10 $733,000 +162% -32% 1,510 $485   $284,988,000 73
Mar 2, 2002 10 $1,566,000 +114% -8% 1,510 $1,037   $286,554,000 74
Mar 3, 2002 10 $1,020,000 -35% +5% 1,303 $783   $287,573,505 75
Mar 4, 2002 8 $273,000 -73% -10% 1,303 $210   $287,847,000 76
Mar 5, 2002 8 $304,000 +11% -14% 1,303 $233   $288,151,000 77
Mar 6, 2002 8 $278,000 -9% -10% 1,303 $213   $288,429,000 78
Mar 7, 2002 8 $222,000 -20% -21% 1,303 $170   $288,466,000 79
Mar 8, 2002 11 $615,000 +177% -16% 1,210 $508   $289,081,000 80
Mar 9, 2002 10 $1,260,000 +105% -20% 1,210 $1,041   $290,342,000 81
Mar 10, 2002 10 $807,000 -36% -21% 1,210 $667   $291,149,457 82
Mar 11, 2002 10 $266,000 -67% -3% 1,210 $220   $291,415,000 83
Mar 12, 2002 10 $327,000 +23% +8% 1,210 $270   $291,742,000 84
Mar 13, 2002 10 $280,000 -14% +1% 1,210 $231   $292,022,000 85
Mar 14, 2002 10 $248,000 -11% +12% 1,210 $205   $292,225,000 86
Mar 15, 2002 10 $911,000 +267% +48% 1,210 $753   $293,136,000 87
Mar 16, 2002 11 $964,000 +6% -23% 1,101 $876   $294,100,000 88
Mar 17, 2002 10 $620,000 -36% -23% 1,101 $563   $294,343,844 89
Mar 18, 2002 10 $208,000 -66% -22% 1,101 $189   $294,552,000 90
Mar 19, 2002 10 $239,000 +15% -27% 1,101 $217   $294,791,000 91
Mar 20, 2002 10 $213,000 -11% -24% 1,101 $193   $295,004,000 92
Mar 21, 2002 10 $208,000 -2% -16% 1,101 $189   $295,167,000 93
Mar 22, 2002 13 $598,000 +188% -34% 1,317 $454   $295,765,000 94
Mar 23, 2002 11 $1,157,000 +93% +20% 1,317 $879   $296,922,000 95
Mar 24, 2002 11 $609,000 -47% -2% 1,317 $462   $297,530,963 96
Mar 25, 2002 10 $377,000 -38% +81% 1,317 $286   $297,908,000 97
Mar 26, 2002 10 $387,000 +3% +62% 1,317 $294   $298,295,000 98
Mar 27, 2002 10 $353,000 -9% +66% 1,317 $268   $298,648,000 99
Mar 28, 2002 10 $278,000 -21% +34% 1,317 $211   $298,926,000 100
Mar 29, 2002 12 $917,000 +230% +53% 1,120 $819   $299,843,000 101
Mar 30, 2002 12 $903,000 -2% -22% 1,120 $806   $300,746,000 102
Mar 31, 2002 12 $562,000 -38% -8% 1,120 $502   $301,308,405 103
Apr 1, 2002 12 $372,000 -34% -1% 1,120 $332   $301,680,000 104
Apr 2, 2002 12 $296,000 -20% -24% 1,120 $264   $301,976,000 105
Apr 3, 2002 12 $290,000 -2% -18% 1,120 $259   $302,266,000 106
Apr 4, 2002 12 $229,000 -21% -18% 1,120 $204   $302,376,987 107
Apr 5, 2002 15 $477,000 +108% -48% 977 $488   $302,854,000 108
Apr 6, 2002 12 $795,000 +67% -12% 977 $814   $303,649,000 109
Apr 7, 2002 11 $438,000 -45% -22% 977 $448   $304,117,086 110
Apr 8, 2002 12 $135,000 -69% -64% 977 $138   $304,252,000 111
Apr 9, 2002 12 $158,000 +17% -47% 977 $162   $304,410,000 112
Apr 10, 2002 12 $134,000 -15% -54% 977 $137   $304,544,000 113
Apr 11, 2002 12 $119,000 -11% -48% 977 $122   $304,663,000 114
Apr 12, 2002 11 $297,000 +150% -38% 868 $342   $304,960,000 115
Apr 13, 2002 11 $605,000 +104% -24% 868 $697   $305,565,000 116
Apr 14, 2002 11 $317,000 -48% -28% 868 $365   $305,819,565 117
Apr 15, 2002 11 $114,000 -64% -16% 868 $131   $305,934,000 118
Apr 16, 2002 11 $127,000 +11% -20% 868 $146   $306,061,000 119
Apr 17, 2002 11 $122,000 -4% -9% 868 $141   $306,183,000 120
Apr 18, 2002 11 $102,000 -16% -14% 868 $118   $306,228,000 121
Apr 19, 2002 13 $183,000 +79% -38% 706 $259   $306,411,000 122
Apr 20, 2002 13 $374,000 +104% -38% 706 $530   $306,785,000 123
Apr 21, 2002 13 $215,000 -43% -32% 706 $305   $306,999,514 124
Apr 22, 2002 13 $83,000 -61% -27% 706 $118   $307,083,000 125
Apr 23, 2002 13 $81,000 -2% -36% 706 $115   $307,164,000 126
Apr 24, 2002 13 $81,000 n/c -34% 706 $115   $307,245,000 127
Apr 25, 2002 13 $75,000 -7% -26% 706 $106   $307,320,000 128
Apr 26, 2002 11 $203,000 +171% +11% 529 $384   $307,523,000 129
Apr 27, 2002 11 $359,000 +77% -4% 529 $679   $307,882,000 130
Apr 28, 2002 11 $236,000 -34% +10% 529 $446   $308,078,986 131
Apr 29, 2002 11 $63,000 -73% -24% 529 $119   $308,142,000 132
Apr 30, 2002 11 $68,000 +8% -16% 529 $129   $308,210,000 133
May 1, 2002 11 $65,000 -4% -20% 529 $123   $308,275,000 134
Jun 14, 2011 7 $768,580     522 $1,472   $315,544,750 3,465

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2001 1 $108,267,407   3,359 $32,232   $135,423,917 2
Dec 28, 2001 1 $47,079,505 -57% 3,359 $14,016   $182,503,422 3
Jan 4, 2002 1 $29,616,193 -37% 3,381 $8,760   $212,119,615 4
Jan 11, 2002 1 $23,619,524 -20% 3,381 $6,986   $235,739,139 5
Jan 18, 2002 4 $14,907,058 -37% 3,266 $4,564   $250,646,197 6
Jan 25, 2002 8 $9,923,743 -33% 2,703 $3,671   $260,569,940 7
Feb 1, 2002 8 $7,228,582 -27% 2,309 $3,131   $267,798,522 8
Feb 8, 2002 11 $6,143,106 -15% 1,706 $3,601   $273,941,628 9
Feb 15, 2002 12 $5,791,596 -6% 1,507 $3,843   $279,733,224 10
Feb 22, 2002 12 $4,522,050 -22% 1,510 $2,995   $284,255,274 11
Mar 1, 2002 10 $4,210,866 -7% 1,303 $3,232   $288,466,140 12
Mar 8, 2002 10 $3,759,329 -11% 1,210 $3,107   $292,225,469 13
Mar 15, 2002 11 $2,941,625 -22% 1,101 $2,672   $295,167,094 14
Mar 22, 2002 11 $3,758,517 +28% 1,317 $2,854   $298,925,611 15
Mar 29, 2002 12 $3,451,376 -8% 1,120 $3,082   $302,376,987 16
Apr 5, 2002 12 $2,223,209 -36% 977 $2,276   $304,600,196 17
Apr 12, 2002 16 $1,627,607 -27% 868 $1,875   $306,227,803 18
Apr 19, 2002 17 $1,053,186 -35% 706 $1,492   $307,280,989 19
Apr 26, 2002 17 $1,058,934 +1% 529 $2,002   $308,339,923 20
May 3, 2002 23 $629,582 -41% 408 $1,543   $308,969,505 21
May 10, 2002 20 $697,950 +11% 440 $1,586   $309,667,455 22
May 17, 2002 17 $688,954 -1% 418 $1,648   $310,356,409 23
May 24, 2002 21 $472,055 -31% 335 $1,409   $310,828,464 24
May 31, 2002 20 $355,568 -25% 259 $1,373   $311,184,032 25
Jun 7, 2002 21 $342,267 -4% 239 $1,432   $311,526,299 26
Jun 14, 2002 20 $331,704 -3% 221 $1,501   $311,858,003 27
Jun 21, 2002 25 $267,118 -19% 214 $1,248   $312,125,121 28
Jun 28, 2002 29 $274,289 +3% 185 $1,483   $312,399,410 29
Jul 5, 2002 32 $248,432 -9% 167 $1,488   $312,647,842 30
Jul 12, 2002 31 $211,111 -15% 160 $1,319   $312,858,953 31
Jul 19, 2002 33 $171,233 -19% 140 $1,223   $313,030,186 32
Jul 26, 2002 41 $140,905 -18% 102 $1,381   $313,171,091 33
Aug 2, 2002 45 $107,338 -24% 107 $1,003   $313,278,429 34
Aug 9, 2002 54 $67,651 -37% 61 $1,109   $313,346,080 35
Aug 16, 2002 82 $18,034 -73% 40 $451   $313,364,114 36
Jun 10, 2011 13 $768,580   522 $1,472   $315,544,750 496

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $1,892 1 6 8 $39,808 10/19/2022
China 4/16/2021 $4,030,000 31,239 31,239 52,923 $9,380,000 5/19/2021
Czech Republic 1/11/2002 $0 0 2 4 $4,004,005 1/1/2019
Finland 4/28/2023 $0 0 0 0 $70,499 6/9/2023
Italy 1/18/2002 $0 0 189 189 $0
Japan 12/31/2022 $0000$0
Mexico 12/21/2001 $0 0 0 0 $104,156 4/14/2021
Netherlands 10/9/2020 $145,029 94 94 182 $351,197 11/6/2023
New Zealand 12/20/2001 $0 0 10 55 $9,597,607 11/6/2023
Russia (CIS) 2/7/2002 $0 0 576 1,036 $1,108,314 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/10/2017 $198,124 74 181 308 $381,243 3/31/2021
Spain 4/30/2021 $0 0 201 215 $620,977 12/7/2023
Turkey 12/21/2001 $0 0 133 229 $290,365 11/8/2023
United Kingdom 12/19/2001 $0 0 119 200 $92,519 8/12/2020
 
Rest of World $549,624,599
 
International Total$575,665,289 12/7/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 19, 2010165,815 5,815$90,072$90,072424
Nov 28, 20108127,774 150,284$2,043,113$2,400,134434
Dec 5, 20101637,585-71% 187,869$600,985$3,001,119435
Jan 6, 20131619,955 309,747$198,754$4,214,981544

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Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen    Gandalf the Grey
Viggo Mortensen    Aragorn

Supporting Cast

Liv Tyler    Arwen
Sean Astin    Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Cate Blanchett    Galadriel
John Rhys-Davies    Gimli
Billy Boyd    Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Dominic Monaghan    Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Orlando Bloom    Legolas Greenleaf
Chistopher Lee*    Saruman the White
Hugo Weaving    Elrond
Sean Bean    Boromir
Ian Holm    Bilbo Baggins
Andy Serkis    Gollum
Marton Csokas    Celeborn
Craig Parker    Haldir
Lawrence Makoare    Lurtz
Alexandra Astin    Elanor Gamgee
Sala Baker    Sauron
Timothy Bartlett    A Hobbit
Mark Ferguson    Gil-Galad
Taea Hartwell    Child Hobbit
Bruce Hopkins    Gamling
Nathaniel Lees    Ugluk
John Leigh    Hama
Peter Mackenzie    Elendil
Robyn Malcolm    Morwen
Sarah McLeod    Rosie Cotton
Martyn Sanderson    Harry Goatleaf
Brian Sergent    Ted Sandyman
Harry Sinclair    Isildur
Bruce Spence    Mouth of Sauron
Stephen Ure    Gorbag

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barrie M. Osborne    Producer
Peter Jackson    Director
Peter Jackson    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Tim Sanders    Producer
Mark Ordesky    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Robert Shaye    Executive Producer
Michael Lynne    Executive Producer
Rick Porras    Co-Producer
Jamie Selkirk    Co-Producer
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
J.R.R. Tolkien    Story Creator
Andrew Lesnie    Cinematographer
John Gilbert    Editor
Howard Shore    Composer
Grant Major    Production Designer
Joe Bleakley    Art Director
Rob Otterside    Art Director
Phil Ivey    Art Director
Mark Robins    Art Director
Dan Hennah    Set Decorator
Ngila Dickson    Costume Designer
Richard Taylor    Costume Designer
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Hammond Peek    Sound Mixer
Ken Saville    Sound Mixer
Malcolm Cromie    Sound Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn    Supervising Sound Editor
Ethan Van der Ryn    Sound Designer
Michael Hopkins    Supervising Sound Editor
David Farmer    Sound Designer
Ellen M. Somers    Associate Producer
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
George Marshall Ruge    Stunt Coordinator
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Geoff Murphy    Second Unit Director
Allen Guilford    Second Unit Camera
John Cavill    Second Unit Camera
Simon Raby    Second Unit Camera
Richard Bluck    Second Unit Camera
Nigel Bluck    Second Unit Camera
Alun Bollinger    Second Unit Camera
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Amy MacLean    Casting Director
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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August 28th, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Hugo's Huge in High Definition

March 14th, 2012

Hugo led a limited number of new releases on top of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 523,000 units while generating $14.37 million in sales. This is a good result compared to its theatrical run, but not great given the film's production budget. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 51%, which is fantastic for a family film, although this is not your typical family film. More...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Lord Above New Releases

July 20th, 2011

Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy remained on top of the Blu-ray sales chart this week selling 104,000 units / $5.08 million for the week. It now has generated just over $30 million in sales in just two weeks, and even if you split that between the three movies, it's still an excellent run for a catalog title. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ring Sucker Punches New Releases

July 12th, 2011

While it's not common for a box set to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, it is also no real surprise that Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy managed to do just that, as it was clearly the biggest new release of the week. It took top spot with sales of 336,000 units, and thanks to its premium pricing, it generated $25.21 million in opening week consumer spending. More...

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June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...

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Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,211,490 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$93,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,359 opening theaters/3,381 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $581,403,252

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 93 $315,544,750
All Time International Box Office 81 $575,665,289
All Time Worldwide Box Office 72 $891,210,039

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Extended Edition), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2001 (Wide) by New Line
December 5th, 2003 (Limited) by New Line
June 14th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
February 5th, 2021 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 19th, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 20th, 2001 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 21st, 2001 (Wide), released as El Señor De Los Anillos: La Comunidad Del Anillo (Mexico)
December 21st, 2001 (Wide), released as Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği (Turkey)
January 11th, 2002 (Wide), released as Pán prstenů: Společenstvo prstenu (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 6th, 2002 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images.
Running Time: 179 minutes
Franchise: Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
Comparisons: Holiday, 2002
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Keywords: Lord of the Rings, Visual Effects, Heroic Adventure, 2002 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 96 $502,487 May 10, 2002 145
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 84 $797,997 Apr 26, 2002 131
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 85 $1,219,369 Apr 12, 2002 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 63 $1,740,099 Apr 5, 2002 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 51 $2,382,794 Mar 29, 2002 103
Fastest to $300m 96 $300,746,000 Mar 29, 2002 102
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 64 $2,363,869 Mar 22, 2002 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 90 $2,118,375 Mar 15, 2002 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 79 $2,683,317 Mar 8, 2002 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 74 $3,318,231 Mar 1, 2002 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 60 $280,000 Feb 28, 2002 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 52 $309,000 Feb 27, 2002 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 56 $354,000 Feb 26, 2002 70
Biggest 10th Monday 81 $302,000 Feb 25, 2002 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 49 $970,000 Feb 24, 2002 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 85 $3,457,862 Feb 22, 2002 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 47 $1,694,000 Feb 23, 2002 67
Biggest 10th Friday 37 $1,072,776 Feb 22, 2002 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 60 $385,000 Feb 21, 2002 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 51 $425,000 Feb 20, 2002 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 50 $521,000 Feb 19, 2002 63
Biggest 9th Monday 25 $1,008,000 Feb 18, 2002 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 20 $1,811,000 Feb 17, 2002 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 78 $4,701,851 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $9,144,740 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 190 $5,709,851 Feb 15, 2002 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 160 $11,105,222 Feb 15, 2002 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 43 $2,157,000 Feb 16, 2002 60
Biggest 9th Friday 55 $1,138,000 Feb 15, 2002 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 37 $638,000 Feb 14, 2002 58
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $5,704,259 Feb 1, 2002 47
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 129 $11,094,340 Feb 1, 2002 47
Biggest 7th Saturday 41 $3,582,000 Feb 2, 2002 46
Biggest 6th Saturday 83 $3,633,000 Jan 26, 2002 39
Fastest to $250m 109 $250,093,000 Jan 23, 2002 36
Biggest 5th Monday 38 $2,423,000 Jan 21, 2002 34
Biggest 5th Sunday 44 $4,180,000 Jan 20, 2002 33
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 64 $12,473,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $12,473,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 72 $24,260,479 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 76 $14,896,748 Jan 18, 2002 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 58 $28,973,031 Jan 18, 2002 33
Biggest 5th Saturday 52 $5,467,000 Jan 19, 2002 32
Biggest 5th Friday 85 $3,198,000 Jan 18, 2002 31
Biggest 4th Saturday 77 $7,496,000 Jan 12, 2002 25
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 72 $23,006,447 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $100m 138 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $150m 112 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $200m 112 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
Fastest to $50m 168 $205,509,869 Jan 4, 2002 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 27 $23,006,447 Jan 4, 2002 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 21 $44,745,763 Jan 4, 2002 19
Biggest 3rd Saturday 97 $10,285,000 Jan 5, 2002 18
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 67 $5,205,000 Jan 2, 2002 15
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 21 $10,188,000 Jan 1, 2002 14
Biggest 2nd Monday 51 $8,069,000 Dec 31, 2001 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 16 $38,695,582 Dec 28, 2001 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $77,254,428 Dec 28, 2001 12
Biggest 1st Thursday 41 $11,115,000 Dec 27, 2001 9
Biggest Domestic Thursday 92 $11,115,000 Dec 27, 2001 9
Biggest 1st Wednesday 29 $13,964,000 Dec 26, 2001 8
Biggest 1st Tuesday 71 $11,570,000 Dec 25, 2001 7
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 94 $11,570,000 Dec 25, 2001 7
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 35 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 82 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 45 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 9 $47,211,490 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top 2001 Theater Average 99 $14,055 Dec 21, 2001 5
Top New Line Day Domestic 19 $18,214,211 Dec 19, 2001 1
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 39 $18,214,211 Dec 19, 2001 1

Leading Cast

Elijah Wood    Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen    Gandalf the Grey
Viggo Mortensen    Aragorn

Supporting Cast

Liv Tyler    Arwen
Sean Astin    Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Cate Blanchett    Galadriel
John Rhys-Davies    Gimli
Billy Boyd    Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Dominic Monaghan    Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Orlando Bloom    Legolas Greenleaf
Chistopher Lee*    Saruman the White
Hugo Weaving    Elrond
Sean Bean    Boromir
Ian Holm    Bilbo Baggins
Andy Serkis    Gollum
Marton Csokas    Celeborn
Craig Parker    Haldir
Lawrence Makoare    Lurtz
Alexandra Astin    Elanor Gamgee
Sala Baker    Sauron
Timothy Bartlett    A Hobbit
Mark Ferguson    Gil-Galad
Taea Hartwell    Child Hobbit
Bruce Hopkins    Gamling
Nathaniel Lees    Ugluk
John Leigh    Hama
Peter Mackenzie    Elendil
Robyn Malcolm    Morwen
Sarah McLeod    Rosie Cotton
Martyn Sanderson    Harry Goatleaf
Brian Sergent    Ted Sandyman
Harry Sinclair    Isildur
Bruce Spence    Mouth of Sauron
Stephen Ure    Gorbag

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barrie M. Osborne    Producer
Peter Jackson    Director
Peter Jackson    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Tim Sanders    Producer
Mark Ordesky    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Robert Shaye    Executive Producer
Michael Lynne    Executive Producer
Rick Porras    Co-Producer
Jamie Selkirk    Co-Producer
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
J.R.R. Tolkien    Story Creator
Andrew Lesnie    Cinematographer
John Gilbert    Editor
Howard Shore    Composer
Grant Major    Production Designer
Joe Bleakley    Art Director
Rob Otterside    Art Director
Phil Ivey    Art Director
Mark Robins    Art Director
Dan Hennah    Set Decorator
Ngila Dickson    Costume Designer
Richard Taylor    Costume Designer
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Hammond Peek    Sound Mixer
Ken Saville    Sound Mixer
Malcolm Cromie    Sound Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn    Supervising Sound Editor
Ethan Van der Ryn    Sound Designer
Michael Hopkins    Supervising Sound Editor
David Farmer    Sound Designer
Ellen M. Somers    Associate Producer
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
George Marshall Ruge    Stunt Coordinator
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Geoff Murphy    Second Unit Director
Allen Guilford    Second Unit Camera
John Cavill    Second Unit Camera
Simon Raby    Second Unit Camera
Richard Bluck    Second Unit Camera
Nigel Bluck    Second Unit Camera
Alun Bollinger    Second Unit Camera
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Amy MacLean    Casting Director
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 28th, 2012

August 28th, 2012

We are clearly in TV on DVD season on the home market as there are five TV on DVD releases among the top six selling releases, with Battleship being the only first run release to break up the TV on DVD dominance. There are many such releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Boardwalk Empire: Season Two on Blu-ray, Homeland: Season One on Blu-ray, Once Upon a Time: Season One on Blu-ray, and The Walking Dead: Season Two on Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with The Pirates! Band of Misfits on 3D Combo Pack as the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Monsieur Lazhar on DVD or Blu-ray earns a rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Hugo's Huge in High Definition

March 14th, 2012

Hugo led a limited number of new releases on top of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 523,000 units while generating $14.37 million in sales. This is a good result compared to its theatrical run, but not great given the film's production budget. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 51%, which is fantastic for a family film, although this is not your typical family film. More...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Lord Above New Releases

July 20th, 2011

Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy remained on top of the Blu-ray sales chart this week selling 104,000 units / $5.08 million for the week. It now has generated just over $30 million in sales in just two weeks, and even if you split that between the three movies, it's still an excellent run for a catalog title. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ring Sucker Punches New Releases

July 12th, 2011

While it's not common for a box set to lead the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, it is also no real surprise that Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy managed to do just that, as it was clearly the biggest new release of the week. It took top spot with sales of 336,000 units, and thanks to its premium pricing, it generated $25.21 million in opening week consumer spending. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011

June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: Toys Retake Top Spot

December 7th, 2010

It was the Thanksgiving long weekend recently and the sales numbers this week include Black Friday. It should come as no surprise that there was an uptick in sales this week, with a number of older releases seeing a massive jump. This includes Toy Story 3, which shot into top spot with 1.27 million units / $21.19 million for the week and 6.78 million / $124.60 million after a month. It is now the third-best-selling DVD of the year. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2001 1 $47,211,490   3,359 $14,055   $74,368,000 1
Dec 28, 2001 1 $38,695,582 -18% 3,359 $11,520   $174,119,499 2
Jan 4, 2002 1 $23,006,447 -41% 3,381 $6,805   $205,509,869 3
Jan 11, 2002 1 $16,201,260 -30% 3,381 $4,792   $228,320,875 4
Jan 18, 2002 3 $12,473,748 -23% 3,266 $3,819   $248,212,887 5
Jan 25, 2002 8 $7,803,075 -37% 2,703 $2,887   $258,449,272 6
Feb 1, 2002 8 $5,704,259 -27% 2,309 $2,470   $266,274,199 7
Feb 8, 2002 11 $3,618,397 -37% 1,706 $2,121   $271,416,919 8
Feb 15, 2002 12 $4,701,851 +30% 1,507 $3,120   $278,643,479 9
Feb 22, 2002 12 $3,457,862 -26% 1,510 $2,290   $283,191,086 10
Mar 1, 2002 10 $3,318,231 -4% 1,303 $2,547   $287,573,505 11
Mar 8, 2002 10 $2,683,317 -19% 1,210 $2,218   $291,149,457 12
Mar 15, 2002 11 $2,118,375 -21% 1,101 $1,924   $294,343,844 13
Mar 22, 2002 11 $2,363,869 +12% 1,317 $1,795   $297,530,963 14
Mar 29, 2002 12 $2,382,794 +1% 1,120 $2,127   $301,308,405 15
Apr 5, 2002 12 $1,740,099 -27% 977 $1,781   $304,117,086 16
Apr 12, 2002 15 $1,219,369 -30% 868 $1,405   $305,819,565 17
Apr 19, 2002 17 $771,711 -37% 706 $1,093   $306,999,514 18
Apr 26, 2002 17 $797,997 +3% 529 $1,509   $308,078,986 19
May 3, 2002 22 $452,061 -43% 408 $1,108   $308,791,984 20
May 10, 2002 19 $502,487 +11% 440 $1,142   $309,471,992 21
May 17, 2002 18 $411,515 -18% 418 $984   $310,078,970 22
May 24, 2002 20 $358,567 -13% 335 $1,070   $310,714,976 23
May 31, 2002 21 $224,662 -37% 259 $867   $311,053,126 24
Jun 7, 2002 23 $223,059 -1% 239 $933   $311,407,091 25
Jun 14, 2002 25 $178,838 -20% 221 $809   $311,705,137 26
Jun 21, 2002 28 $156,740 -12% 214 $732   $312,014,743 27
Jun 28, 2002 29 $149,167 -5% 185 $806   $312,274,288 28
Jul 5, 2002 34 $150,369 +1% 167 $900   $312,549,779 29
Jul 12, 2002 33 $114,543 -24% 160 $716   $312,762,385 30
Jul 19, 2002 35 $106,238 -7% 140 $759   $312,965,191 31
Jul 26, 2002 40 $81,178 -24% 102 $796   $313,111,364 32
Aug 2, 2002 43 $69,067 -15% 107 $645   $313,240,158 33
Aug 9, 2002 53 $43,794 -37% 61 $718   $313,322,223 34
Aug 16, 2002 72 $18,034 -59% 40 $451   $313,364,114 35
Dec 5, 2003 17 $473,463   126 $3,758   $313,837,577 103

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2001 1 $18,214,211     3,359 $5,423   $18,214,211 1
Dec 20, 2001 1 $9,700,000 -47%   3,359 $2,888   $27,900,000 2
Dec 21, 2001 1 $14,293,000 +47%   3,359 $4,255   $42,200,000 3
Dec 22, 2001 1 $17,025,000 +19%   3,359 $5,068   $59,225,000 4
Dec 23, 2001 1 $15,143,000 -11%   3,359 $4,508   $74,368,000 5
Dec 24, 2001 1 $7,334,000 -52%   3,359 $2,183   $82,463,000 6
Dec 25, 2001 1 $11,570,000 +58%   3,359 $3,444   $94,032,719 7
Dec 26, 2001 1 $13,964,000 +21% -23% 3,359 $4,157   $107,997,000 8
Dec 27, 2001 1 $11,115,000 -20% +15% 3,359 $3,309   $119,112,000 9
Dec 28, 2001 1 $12,109,000 +9% -15% 3,359 $3,605   $131,221,000 10
Dec 29, 2001 1 $13,422,000 +11% -21% 3,359 $3,996   $144,643,000 11
Dec 30, 2001 1 $11,651,000 -13% -23% 3,359 $3,469   $156,294,000 12
Dec 31, 2001 1 $8,069,000 -31% +10% 3,359 $2,402   $164,363,000 13
Jan 1, 2002 1 $10,188,000 +26% -12% 3,359 $3,033   $174,119,499 14
Jan 2, 2002 1 $5,205,000 -49% -63% 3,359 $1,550   $179,324,000 15
Jan 3, 2002 1 $3,732,000 -28% -66% 3,359 $1,111   $182,503,000 16
Jan 4, 2002 1 $6,971,000 +87% -42% 3,381 $2,062   $189,474,000 17
Jan 5, 2002 1 $10,285,000 +48% -23% 3,381 $3,042   $199,555,000 18
Jan 6, 2002 1 $5,955,000 -42% -49% 3,381 $1,761   $205,509,869 19
Jan 7, 2002 1 $1,929,000 -68% -76% 3,381 $571   $207,439,000 20
Jan 8, 2002 1 $2,213,000 +15% -78% 3,381 $655   $209,652,000 21
Jan 9, 2002 1 $1,701,000 -23% -67% 3,381 $503   $211,354,000 22
Jan 10, 2002 1 $1,379,000 -19% -63% 3,381 $408   $212,120,000 23
Jan 11, 2002 3 $4,105,000 +198% -41% 3,381 $1,214   $216,225,000 24
Jan 12, 2002 1 $7,496,000 +83% -27% 3,381 $2,217   $223,721,000 25
Jan 13, 2002 1 $4,680,000 -38% -21% 3,381 $1,384   $228,320,875 26
Jan 14, 2002 1 $1,284,000 -73% -33% 3,381 $380   $229,605,000 27
Jan 15, 2002 1 $1,467,000 +14% -34% 3,381 $434   $231,072,000 28
Jan 16, 2002 1 $1,214,000 -17% -29% 3,381 $359   $232,286,000 29
Jan 17, 2002 2 $1,097,000 -10% -20% 3,381 $324   $232,945,000 30
Jan 18, 2002 4 $3,198,000 +192% -22% 3,266 $979   $236,143,000 31
Jan 19, 2002 3 $5,467,000 +71% -27% 3,266 $1,674   $241,610,000 32
Jan 20, 2002 3 $4,180,000 -24% -11% 3,266 $1,280   $245,790,000 33
Jan 21, 2002 3 $2,423,000 -42% +89% 3,266 $742   $248,213,000 34
Jan 22, 2002 3 $1,040,000 -57% -29% 3,266 $318   $249,253,000 35
Jan 23, 2002 3 $839,000 -19% -31% 3,266 $257   $250,093,000 36
Jan 24, 2002 3 $775,000 -8% -29% 3,266 $237   $250,646,000 37
Jan 25, 2002 9 $1,980,000 +155% -38% 2,703 $733   $252,626,000 38
Jan 26, 2002 7 $3,633,000 +83% -34% 2,703 $1,344   $256,259,000 39
Jan 27, 2002 8 $2,020,000 -44% -52% 2,703 $747   $258,449,272 40
Jan 28, 2002 8 $567,000 -72% -77% 2,703 $210   $259,016,000 41
Jan 29, 2002 6 $652,000 +15% -37% 2,703 $241   $259,668,000 42
Jan 30, 2002 6 $547,000 -16% -35% 2,703 $202   $260,215,000 43
Jan 31, 2002 8 $510,000 -7% -34% 2,703 $189   $260,570,000 44
Feb 1, 2002 8 $1,485,000 +191% -25% 2,309 $643   $262,055,000 45
Feb 2, 2002 7 $3,582,000 +141% -1% 2,309 $1,551   $265,637,000 46
Feb 3, 2002 8 $1,210,000 -66% -40% 2,309 $524   $266,274,199 47
Feb 4, 2002 6 $392,000 -68% -31% 2,309 $170   $266,666,000 48
Feb 5, 2002 6 $451,000 +15% -31% 2,309 $195   $267,117,000 49
Feb 6, 2002 6 $412,000 -9% -25% 2,309 $178   $267,529,000 50
Feb 7, 2002 7 $374,000 -9% -27% 2,309 $162   $267,799,000 51
Feb 8, 2002 11 $854,000 +128% -42% 1,705 $501   $268,653,000 52
Feb 9, 2002 11 $1,788,000 +109% -50% 1,705 $1,049   $270,441,000 53
Feb 10, 2002 11 $975,000 -45% -19% 1,705 $572   $271,416,919 54
Feb 11, 2002 11 $295,000 -70% -25% 1,705 $173   $271,712,000 55
Feb 12, 2002 8 $372,000 +26% -18% 1,706 $218   $272,084,000 56
Feb 13, 2002 5 $364,000 -2% -12% 1,706 $213   $272,448,000 57
Feb 14, 2002 8 $638,000 +75% +71% 1,706 $374   $272,934,000 58
Feb 15, 2002 11 $1,138,000 +78% +33% 1,507 $755   $274,072,000 59
Feb 16, 2002 11 $2,157,000 +90% +21% 1,507 $1,431   $276,229,000 60
Feb 17, 2002 10 $1,811,000 -16% +86% 1,507 $1,202   $278,040,000 61
Feb 18, 2002 10 $1,008,000 -44% +242% 1,507 $669   $278,643,000 62
Feb 19, 2002 9 $521,000 -48% +40% 1,507 $346   $279,164,000 63
Feb 20, 2002 9 $425,000 -18% +17% 1,507 $282   $279,590,000 64
Feb 21, 2002 11 $385,000 -9% -40% 1,507 $255   $279,733,224 65
Feb 22, 2002 10 $1,072,776 +179% -6% 1,507 $712   $280,806,000 66
Feb 23, 2002 11 $1,694,000 +58% -21% 1,510 $1,122   $282,500,000 67
Feb 24, 2002 11 $970,000 -43% -46% 1,510 $642   $283,191,086 68
Feb 25, 2002 8 $302,000 -69% -70% 1,510 $200   $283,493,000 69
Feb 26, 2002 7 $354,000 +17% -32% 1,510 $234   $283,847,000 70
Feb 27, 2002 7 $309,000 -13% -27% 1,510 $205   $284,156,000 71
Feb 28, 2002 7 $280,000 -9% -27% 1,510 $185   $284,255,000 72
Mar 1, 2002 10 $733,000 +162% -32% 1,510 $485   $284,988,000 73
Mar 2, 2002 10 $1,566,000 +114% -8% 1,510 $1,037   $286,554,000 74
Mar 3, 2002 10 $1,020,000 -35% +5% 1,303 $783   $287,573,505 75
Mar 4, 2002 8 $273,000 -73% -10% 1,303 $210   $287,847,000 76
Mar 5, 2002 8 $304,000 +11% -14% 1,303 $233   $288,151,000 77
Mar 6, 2002 8 $278,000 -9% -10% 1,303 $213   $288,429,000 78
Mar 7, 2002 8 $222,000 -20% -21% 1,303 $170   $288,466,000 79
Mar 8, 2002 11 $615,000 +177% -16% 1,210 $508   $289,081,000 80
Mar 9, 2002 10 $1,260,000 +105% -20% 1,210 $1,041   $290,342,000 81
Mar 10, 2002 10 $807,000 -36% -21% 1,210 $667   $291,149,457 82
Mar 11, 2002 10 $266,000 -67% -3% 1,210 $220   $291,415,000 83
Mar 12, 2002 10 $327,000 +23% +8% 1,210 $270   $291,742,000 84
Mar 13, 2002 10 $280,000 -14% +1% 1,210 $231   $292,022,000 85
Mar 14, 2002 10 $248,000 -11% +12% 1,210 $205   $292,225,000 86
Mar 15, 2002 10 $911,000 +267% +48% 1,210 $753   $293,136,000 87
Mar 16, 2002 11 $964,000 +6% -23% 1,101 $876   $294,100,000 88
Mar 17, 2002 10 $620,000 -36% -23% 1,101 $563   $294,343,844 89
Mar 18, 2002 10 $208,000 -66% -22% 1,101 $189   $294,552,000 90
Mar 19, 2002 10 $239,000 +15% -27% 1,101 $217   $294,791,000 91
Mar 20, 2002 10 $213,000 -11% -24% 1,101 $193   $295,004,000 92
Mar 21, 2002 10 $208,000 -2% -16% 1,101 $189   $295,167,000 93
Mar 22, 2002 13 $598,000 +188% -34% 1,317 $454   $295,765,000 94
Mar 23, 2002 11 $1,157,000 +93% +20% 1,317 $879   $296,922,000 95
Mar 24, 2002 11 $609,000 -47% -2% 1,317 $462   $297,530,963 96
Mar 25, 2002 10 $377,000 -38% +81% 1,317 $286   $297,908,000 97
Mar 26, 2002 10 $387,000 +3% +62% 1,317 $294   $298,295,000 98
Mar 27, 2002 10 $353,000 -9% +66% 1,317 $268   $298,648,000 99
Mar 28, 2002 10 $278,000 -21% +34% 1,317 $211   $298,926,000 100
Mar 29, 2002 12 $917,000 +230% +53% 1,120 $819   $299,843,000 101
Mar 30, 2002 12 $903,000 -2% -22% 1,120 $806   $300,746,000 102
Mar 31, 2002 12 $562,000 -38% -8% 1,120 $502   $301,308,405 103
Apr 1, 2002 12 $372,000 -34% -1% 1,120 $332   $301,680,000 104
Apr 2, 2002 12 $296,000 -20% -24% 1,120 $264   $301,976,000 105
Apr 3, 2002 12 $290,000 -2% -18% 1,120 $259   $302,266,000 106
Apr 4, 2002 12 $229,000 -21% -18% 1,120 $204   $302,376,987 107
Apr 5, 2002 15 $477,000 +108% -48% 977 $488   $302,854,000 108
Apr 6, 2002 12 $795,000 +67% -12% 977 $814   $303,649,000 109
Apr 7, 2002 11 $438,000 -45% -22% 977 $448   $304,117,086 110
Apr 8, 2002 12 $135,000 -69% -64% 977 $138   $304,252,000 111
Apr 9, 2002 12 $158,000 +17% -47% 977 $162   $304,410,000 112
Apr 10, 2002 12 $134,000 -15% -54% 977 $137   $304,544,000 113
Apr 11, 2002 12 $119,000 -11% -48% 977 $122   $304,663,000 114
Apr 12, 2002 11 $297,000 +150% -38% 868 $342   $304,960,000 115
Apr 13, 2002 11 $605,000 +104% -24% 868 $697   $305,565,000 116
Apr 14, 2002 11 $317,000 -48% -28% 868 $365   $305,819,565 117
Apr 15, 2002 11 $114,000 -64% -16% 868 $131   $305,934,000 118
Apr 16, 2002 11 $127,000 +11% -20% 868 $146   $306,061,000 119
Apr 17, 2002 11 $122,000 -4% -9% 868 $141   $306,183,000 120
Apr 18, 2002 11 $102,000 -16% -14% 868 $118   $306,228,000 121
Apr 19, 2002 13 $183,000 +79% -38% 706 $259   $306,411,000 122
Apr 20, 2002 13 $374,000 +104% -38% 706 $530   $306,785,000 123
Apr 21, 2002 13 $215,000 -43% -32% 706 $305   $306,999,514 124
Apr 22, 2002 13 $83,000 -61% -27% 706 $118   $307,083,000 125
Apr 23, 2002 13 $81,000 -2% -36% 706 $115   $307,164,000 126
Apr 24, 2002 13 $81,000 n/c -34% 706 $115   $307,245,000 127
Apr 25, 2002 13 $75,000 -7% -26% 706 $106   $307,320,000 128
Apr 26, 2002 11 $203,000 +171% +11% 529 $384   $307,523,000 129
Apr 27, 2002 11 $359,000 +77% -4% 529 $679   $307,882,000 130
Apr 28, 2002 11 $236,000 -34% +10% 529 $446   $308,078,986 131
Apr 29, 2002 11 $63,000 -73% -24% 529 $119   $308,142,000 132
Apr 30, 2002 11 $68,000 +8% -16% 529 $129   $308,210,000 133
May 1, 2002 11 $65,000 -4% -20% 529 $123   $308,275,000 134
Jun 14, 2011 7 $768,580     522 $1,472   $315,544,750 3,465

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2001 1 $108,267,407   3,359 $32,232   $135,423,917 2
Dec 28, 2001 1 $47,079,505 -57% 3,359 $14,016   $182,503,422 3
Jan 4, 2002 1 $29,616,193 -37% 3,381 $8,760   $212,119,615 4
Jan 11, 2002 1 $23,619,524 -20% 3,381 $6,986   $235,739,139 5
Jan 18, 2002 4 $14,907,058 -37% 3,266 $4,564   $250,646,197 6
Jan 25, 2002 8 $9,923,743 -33% 2,703 $3,671   $260,569,940 7
Feb 1, 2002 8 $7,228,582 -27% 2,309 $3,131   $267,798,522 8
Feb 8, 2002 11 $6,143,106 -15% 1,706 $3,601   $273,941,628 9
Feb 15, 2002 12 $5,791,596 -6% 1,507 $3,843   $279,733,224 10
Feb 22, 2002 12 $4,522,050 -22% 1,510 $2,995   $284,255,274 11
Mar 1, 2002 10 $4,210,866 -7% 1,303 $3,232   $288,466,140 12
Mar 8, 2002 10 $3,759,329 -11% 1,210 $3,107   $292,225,469 13
Mar 15, 2002 11 $2,941,625 -22% 1,101 $2,672   $295,167,094 14
Mar 22, 2002 11 $3,758,517 +28% 1,317 $2,854   $298,925,611 15
Mar 29, 2002 12 $3,451,376 -8% 1,120 $3,082   $302,376,987 16
Apr 5, 2002 12 $2,223,209 -36% 977 $2,276   $304,600,196 17
Apr 12, 2002 16 $1,627,607 -27% 868 $1,875   $306,227,803 18
Apr 19, 2002 17 $1,053,186 -35% 706 $1,492   $307,280,989 19
Apr 26, 2002 17 $1,058,934 +1% 529 $2,002   $308,339,923 20
May 3, 2002 23 $629,582 -41% 408 $1,543   $308,969,505 21
May 10, 2002 20 $697,950 +11% 440 $1,586   $309,667,455 22
May 17, 2002 17 $688,954 -1% 418 $1,648   $310,356,409 23
May 24, 2002 21 $472,055 -31% 335 $1,409   $310,828,464 24
May 31, 2002 20 $355,568 -25% 259 $1,373   $311,184,032 25
Jun 7, 2002 21 $342,267 -4% 239 $1,432   $311,526,299 26
Jun 14, 2002 20 $331,704 -3% 221 $1,501   $311,858,003 27
Jun 21, 2002 25 $267,118 -19% 214 $1,248   $312,125,121 28
Jun 28, 2002 29 $274,289 +3% 185 $1,483   $312,399,410 29
Jul 5, 2002 32 $248,432 -9% 167 $1,488   $312,647,842 30
Jul 12, 2002 31 $211,111 -15% 160 $1,319   $312,858,953 31
Jul 19, 2002 33 $171,233 -19% 140 $1,223   $313,030,186 32
Jul 26, 2002 41 $140,905 -18% 102 $1,381   $313,171,091 33
Aug 2, 2002 45 $107,338 -24% 107 $1,003   $313,278,429 34
Aug 9, 2002 54 $67,651 -37% 61 $1,109   $313,346,080 35
Aug 16, 2002 82 $18,034 -73% 40 $451   $313,364,114 36
Jun 10, 2011 13 $768,580   522 $1,472   $315,544,750 496

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $1,892 1 6 8 $39,808 10/19/2022
China 4/16/2021 $4,030,000 31,239 31,239 52,923 $9,380,000 5/19/2021
Czech Republic 1/11/2002 $0 0 2 4 $4,004,005 1/1/2019
Finland 4/28/2023 $0 0 0 0 $70,499 6/9/2023
Italy 1/18/2002 $0 0 189 189 $0
Japan 12/31/2022 $0000$0
Mexico 12/21/2001 $0 0 0 0 $104,156 4/14/2021
Netherlands 10/9/2020 $145,029 94 94 182 $351,197 11/6/2023
New Zealand 12/20/2001 $0 0 10 55 $9,597,607 11/6/2023
Russia (CIS) 2/7/2002 $0 0 576 1,036 $1,108,314 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/10/2017 $198,124 74 181 308 $381,243 3/31/2021
Spain 4/30/2021 $0 0 201 215 $620,977 12/7/2023
Turkey 12/21/2001 $0 0 133 229 $290,365 11/8/2023
United Kingdom 12/19/2001 $0 0 119 200 $92,519 8/12/2020
 
Rest of World $549,624,599
 
International Total$575,665,289 12/7/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 19, 2010165,815 5,815$90,072$90,072424
Nov 28, 20108127,774 150,284$2,043,113$2,400,134434
Dec 5, 20101637,585-71% 187,869$600,985$3,001,119435
Jan 6, 20131619,955 309,747$198,754$4,214,981544

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