The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Buy at AllPosters.com The Numbers Rating: 7.35 (852 votes) Rate it - Rating Details Theatrical Performance Domestic Box Office $315,544,750 International Box Office $553,845,516 Worldwide Box Office $869,390,266 For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.

Released December 19, 2001 (Wide) August 6, 2002 (Video Sale) December 5, 2003 (re-release) (Limited) June 14, 2011 (Special Engagement) Production Budget $109,000,000 Prints and Advertising Budget $40,000,000 Theatrical Rentals $150,000,000 MPAA Rating PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images Running Time: 178 minutes Worldwide Rentals: $500,000,000 Estimated DVD sales (to November, 2003): 14 million Highest Combined Star Gross 15 (see full chart) Alternative Title Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Keywords Visual Effects, Lord of the Rings Franchises Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Distributed by Warner Bros. Original Story by J.R.R. Tolkien Music Composed By Howard Shore Source Based on Book/Short Story Major Genre Adventure Country New Zealand, United States Production Method Animation/Live Action Creative Type Fantasy Director Peter Jackson

Comparative Performance

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/21/2001	1		$47,211,490		3,359	$14,055	$74,368,000	5
12/28/2001	1		$38,695,582	-18.04%	3,359	$11,520	$174,119,499	12
1/4/2002	1		$23,006,447	-40.55%	3,381	$6,805	$205,509,869	19
1/11/2002	1		$16,201,260	-29.58%	3,381	$4,792	$228,320,875	26
1/18/2002	3		$12,473,748	-23.01%	3,266	$3,819	$248,212,887	33
1/25/2002	8		$7,803,075	-37.44%	2,703	$2,887	$258,449,272	40
2/1/2002	8		$5,704,259	-26.90%	2,309	$2,470	$266,274,199	47
2/8/2002	11		$3,618,397	-36.57%	1,706	$2,121	$271,416,919	54
2/15/2002	12		$4,701,851	+29.94%	1,507	$3,120	$278,643,479	61
2/22/2002	12		$3,457,862	-26.46%	1,510	$2,290	$283,191,086	68
3/1/2002	10		$3,318,231	-4.04%	1,303	$2,547	$287,573,505	75
3/8/2002	10		$2,683,317	-19.13%	1,210	$2,218	$291,149,457	82
3/15/2002	11		$2,118,375	-21.05%	1,101	$1,924	$294,343,844	89
3/22/2002	11		$2,363,869	+11.59%	1,317	$1,795	$297,530,963	96
3/29/2002	12		$2,382,794	+0.80%	1,120	$2,127	$301,308,405	103
4/5/2002	12		$1,740,099	-26.97%	977	$1,781	$304,117,086	110
4/12/2002	15		$1,219,369	-29.93%	868	$1,405	$305,819,565	117
4/19/2002	17		$771,711	-36.71%	706	$1,093	$306,999,514	124
4/26/2002	17		$797,997	+3.41%	529	$1,509	$308,078,986	131
5/3/2002	22		$452,061	-43.35%	408	$1,108	$308,791,984	138
5/10/2002	19		$502,487	+11.15%	440	$1,142	$309,471,992	145
5/17/2002	18		$411,515	-18.10%	418	$984	$310,078,970	152
5/24/2002	20		$358,567	-12.87%	335	$1,070	$310,714,976	159
5/31/2002	21		$224,662	-37.34%	259	$867	$311,053,126	166
6/7/2002	23		$223,059	-0.71%	239	$933	$311,407,091	173
6/14/2002	25		$178,838	-19.82%	221	$809	$311,705,137	180
6/21/2002	28		$156,740	-12.36%	214	$732	$312,014,743	187
6/28/2002	29		$149,167	-4.83%	185	$806	$312,274,288	194
7/5/2002	34		$150,369	+0.81%	167	$900	$312,549,779	201
7/12/2002	33		$114,543	-23.83%	160	$716	$312,762,385	208
7/19/2002	35		$106,238	-7.25%	140	$759	$312,965,191	215
7/26/2002	40		$81,178	-23.59%	102	$796	$313,111,364	222
8/2/2002	43		$69,067	-14.92%	107	$645	$313,240,158	229
8/9/2002	53		$43,794	-36.59%	61	$718	$313,322,223	236
8/16/2002	72		$18,034	-58.82%	40	$451	$313,364,114	243
12/5/2003	17		$473,463		126	$3,758	$313,837,577	719

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/19/2001	1		$18,214,211		3,359	$5,423	$18,214,211	1
12/20/2001	1		$9,700,000	-46.74%	3,359	$2,888	$27,900,000	2
12/21/2001	1		$14,293,000	+47.35%	3,359	$4,255	$42,200,000	3
12/22/2001	1		$17,025,000	+19.11%	3,359	$5,068	$59,225,000	4
12/23/2001	1		$15,143,000	-11.05%	3,359	$4,508	$74,368,000	5
12/24/2001	1		$7,334,000	-51.57%	3,359	$2,183	$82,463,000	6
12/25/2001	1		$11,570,000	+57.76%	3,359	$3,444	$94,032,719	7
12/26/2001	1		$13,964,000	+20.69%	3,359	$4,157	$107,997,000	8
12/27/2001	1		$11,115,000	-20.40%	3,359	$3,309	$119,112,000	9
12/28/2001	1		$12,109,000	+8.94%	3,359	$3,605	$131,221,000	10
12/29/2001	1		$13,422,000	+10.84%	3,359	$3,996	$144,643,000	11
12/30/2001	1		$11,651,000	-13.19%	3,359	$3,469	$156,294,000	12
12/31/2001	1		$8,069,000	-30.74%	3,359	$2,402	$164,363,000	13
1/1/2002	1		$10,188,000	+26.26%	3,359	$3,033	$174,119,499	14
1/2/2002	1		$5,205,000	-48.91%	3,359	$1,550	$179,324,000	15
1/3/2002	1		$3,732,000	-28.30%	3,359	$1,111	$182,503,000	16
1/4/2002	1		$6,971,000	+86.79%	3,381	$2,062	$189,474,000	17
1/5/2002	1		$10,285,000	+47.54%	3,381	$3,042	$199,555,000	18
1/6/2002	1		$5,955,000	-42.10%	3,381	$1,761	$205,509,869	19
1/7/2002	1		$1,929,000	-67.61%	3,381	$571	$207,439,000	20
1/8/2002	1		$2,213,000	+14.72%	3,381	$655	$209,652,000	21
1/9/2002	1		$1,701,000	-23.14%	3,381	$503	$211,354,000	22
1/10/2002	1		$1,379,000	-18.93%	3,381	$408	$212,120,000	23
1/11/2002	3		$4,105,000	+197.68%	3,381	$1,214	$216,225,000	24
1/12/2002	1		$7,496,000	+82.61%	3,381	$2,217	$223,721,000	25
1/13/2002	1		$4,680,000	-37.57%	3,381	$1,384	$228,320,875	26
1/14/2002	1		$1,284,000	-72.56%	3,381	$380	$229,605,000	27
1/15/2002	1		$1,467,000	+14.25%	3,381	$434	$231,072,000	28
1/16/2002	1		$1,214,000	-17.25%	3,381	$359	$232,286,000	29
1/17/2002	2		$1,097,000	-9.64%	3,381	$324	$232,945,000	30
1/18/2002	4		$3,198,000	+191.52%	3,266	$979	$236,143,000	31
1/19/2002	3		$5,467,000	+70.95%	3,266	$1,674	$241,610,000	32
1/20/2002	3		$4,180,000	-23.54%	3,266	$1,280	$245,790,000	33
1/21/2002	3		$2,423,000	-42.03%	3,266	$742	$248,213,000	34
1/22/2002	3		$1,040,000	-57.08%	3,266	$318	$249,253,000	35
1/23/2002	3		$839,000	-19.33%	3,266	$257	$250,093,000	36
1/24/2002	3		$775,000	-7.63%	3,266	$237	$250,646,000	37
1/25/2002	9		$1,980,000	+155.48%	2,703	$733	$252,626,000	38
1/26/2002	7		$3,633,000	+83.48%	2,703	$1,344	$256,259,000	39
1/27/2002	8		$2,020,000	-44.40%	2,703	$747	$258,449,272	40
1/28/2002	8		$567,000	-71.93%	2,703	$210	$259,016,000	41
1/29/2002	6		$652,000	+14.99%	2,703	$241	$259,668,000	42
1/30/2002	6		$547,000	-16.10%	2,703	$202	$260,215,000	43
1/31/2002	8		$510,000	-6.76%	2,703	$189	$260,570,000	44
2/1/2002	8		$1,485,000	+191.18%	2,309	$643	$262,055,000	45
2/2/2002	7		$3,582,000	+141.21%	2,309	$1,551	$265,637,000	46
2/3/2002	8		$1,210,000	-66.22%	2,309	$524	$266,274,199	47
2/4/2002	6		$392,000	-67.60%	2,309	$170	$266,666,000	48
2/5/2002	6		$451,000	+15.05%	2,309	$195	$267,117,000	49
2/6/2002	6		$412,000	-8.65%	2,309	$178	$267,529,000	50
2/7/2002	7		$374,000	-9.22%	2,309	$162	$267,799,000	51
2/8/2002	11		$854,000	+128.34%	1,705	$501	$268,653,000	52
2/9/2002	11		$1,788,000	+109.37%	1,705	$1,049	$270,441,000	53
2/10/2002	11		$975,000	-45.47%	1,705	$572	$271,416,919	54
2/11/2002	11		$295,000	-69.74%	1,705	$173	$271,712,000	55
2/12/2002	8		$372,000	+26.10%	1,706	$218	$272,084,000	56
2/13/2002	5		$364,000	-2.15%	1,706	$213	$272,448,000	57
2/14/2002	8		$638,000	+75.27%	1,706	$374	$272,934,000	58
2/15/2002	11		$1,138,000	+78.37%	1,507	$755	$274,072,000	59
2/16/2002	11		$2,157,000	+89.54%	1,507	$1,431	$276,229,000	60
2/17/2002	10		$1,811,000	-16.04%	1,507	$1,202	$278,040,000	61
2/18/2002	10		$1,008,000	-44.34%	1,507	$669	$278,643,000	62
2/19/2002	9		$521,000	-48.31%	1,507	$346	$279,164,000	63
2/20/2002	9		$425,000	-18.43%	1,507	$282	$279,590,000	64
2/21/2002	11		$385,000	-9.41%	1,507	$255	$279,733,224	65
2/22/2002	10		$1,072,776	+178.64%	1,507	$712	$280,806,000	66
2/23/2002	11		$1,694,000	+57.91%	1,510	$1,122	$282,500,000	67
2/24/2002	11		$970,000	-42.74%	1,510	$642	$283,191,086	68
2/25/2002	8		$302,000	-68.87%	1,510	$200	$283,493,000	69
2/26/2002	7		$354,000	+17.22%	1,510	$234	$283,847,000	70
2/27/2002	7		$309,000	-12.71%	1,510	$205	$284,156,000	71
2/28/2002	7		$280,000	-9.39%	1,510	$185	$284,255,000	72
3/1/2002	10		$733,000	+161.79%	1,510	$485	$284,988,000	73
3/2/2002	10		$1,566,000	+113.64%	1,510	$1,037	$286,554,000	74
3/3/2002	10		$1,020,000	-34.87%	1,303	$783	$287,573,505	75
3/4/2002	8		$273,000	-73.24%	1,303	$210	$287,847,000	76
3/5/2002	8		$304,000	+11.36%	1,303	$233	$288,151,000	77
3/6/2002	8		$278,000	-8.55%	1,303	$213	$288,429,000	78
3/7/2002	8		$222,000	-20.14%	1,303	$170	$288,466,000	79
3/8/2002	11		$615,000	+177.03%	1,210	$508	$289,081,000	80
3/9/2002	10		$1,260,000	+104.88%	1,210	$1,041	$290,342,000	81
3/10/2002	10		$807,000	-35.95%	1,210	$667	$291,149,457	82
3/11/2002	10		$266,000	-67.04%	1,210	$220	$291,415,000	83
3/12/2002	10		$327,000	+22.93%	1,210	$270	$291,742,000	84
3/13/2002	10		$280,000	-14.37%	1,210	$231	$292,022,000	85
3/14/2002	10		$248,000	-11.43%	1,210	$205	$292,225,000	86
3/15/2002	10		$911,000	+267.34%	1,210	$753	$293,136,000	87
3/16/2002	11		$964,000	+5.82%	1,101	$876	$294,100,000	88
3/17/2002	10		$620,000	-35.68%	1,101	$563	$294,343,844	89
3/18/2002	10		$208,000	-66.45%	1,101	$189	$294,552,000	90
3/19/2002	10		$239,000	+14.90%	1,101	$217	$294,791,000	91
3/20/2002	10		$213,000	-10.88%	1,101	$193	$295,004,000	92
3/21/2002	10		$208,000	-2.35%	1,101	$189	$295,167,000	93
3/22/2002	13		$598,000	+187.50%	1,317	$454	$295,765,000	94
3/23/2002	11		$1,157,000	+93.48%	1,317	$879	$296,922,000	95
3/24/2002	11		$609,000	-47.36%	1,317	$462	$297,530,963	96
3/25/2002	10		$377,000	-38.10%	1,317	$286	$297,908,000	97
3/26/2002	10		$387,000	+2.65%	1,317	$294	$298,295,000	98
3/27/2002	10		$353,000	-8.79%	1,317	$268	$298,648,000	99
3/28/2002	10		$278,000	-21.25%	1,317	$211	$298,926,000	100
3/29/2002	12		$917,000	+229.86%	1,120	$819	$299,843,000	101
3/30/2002	12		$903,000	-1.53%	1,120	$806	$300,746,000	102
3/31/2002	12		$562,000	-37.76%	1,120	$502	$301,308,405	103
4/1/2002	12		$372,000	-33.81%	1,120	$332	$301,680,000	104
4/2/2002	12		$296,000	-20.43%	1,120	$264	$301,976,000	105
4/3/2002	12		$290,000	-2.03%	1,120	$259	$302,266,000	106
4/4/2002	12		$229,000	-21.03%	1,120	$204	$302,376,987	107
4/5/2002	15		$477,000	+108.30%	977	$488	$302,854,000	108
4/6/2002	12		$795,000	+66.67%	977	$814	$303,649,000	109
4/7/2002	11		$438,000	-44.91%	977	$448	$304,117,086	110
4/8/2002	12		$135,000	-69.18%	977	$138	$304,252,000	111
4/9/2002	12		$158,000	+17.04%	977	$162	$304,410,000	112
4/10/2002	12		$134,000	-15.19%	977	$137	$304,544,000	113
4/11/2002	12		$119,000	-11.19%	977	$122	$304,663,000	114
4/12/2002	11		$297,000	+149.58%	868	$342	$304,960,000	115
4/13/2002	11		$605,000	+103.70%	868	$697	$305,565,000	116
4/14/2002	11		$317,000	-47.60%	868	$365	$305,819,565	117
4/15/2002	11		$114,000	-64.04%	868	$131	$305,934,000	118
4/16/2002	11		$127,000	+11.40%	868	$146	$306,061,000	119
4/17/2002	11		$122,000	-3.94%	868	$141	$306,183,000	120
4/18/2002	11		$102,000	-16.39%	868	$118	$306,228,000	121
4/19/2002	13		$183,000	+79.41%	706	$259	$306,411,000	122
4/20/2002	13		$374,000	+104.37%	706	$530	$306,785,000	123
4/21/2002	13		$215,000	-42.51%	706	$305	$306,999,514	124
4/22/2002	13		$83,000	-61.40%	706	$118	$307,083,000	125
4/23/2002	13		$81,000	-2.41%	706	$115	$307,164,000	126
4/24/2002	13		$81,000		706	$115	$307,245,000	127
4/25/2002	13		$75,000	-7.41%	706	$106	$307,320,000	128
4/26/2002	11		$203,000	+170.67%	529	$384	$307,523,000	129
4/27/2002	11		$359,000	+76.85%	529	$679	$307,882,000	130
4/28/2002	11		$236,000	-34.26%	529	$446	$308,078,986	131
4/29/2002	11		$63,000	-73.31%	529	$119	$308,142,000	132
4/30/2002	11		$68,000	+7.94%	529	$129	$308,210,000	133
5/1/2002	11		$65,000	-4.41%	529	$123	$308,275,000	134
6/14/2011	7		$768,580		522	$1,472	$315,544,750	3,465

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