The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Buy at AllPosters.com The Numbers Rating: 8.30 (874 votes) Rate it - Rating Details Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96% - Fresh Theatrical Performance Total US Gross $341,784,377 International Gross $584,500,000 Worldwide Gross $926,284,377

Released December 18, 2002 December 12, 2003 (re-release) (limited) Production Budget $94,000,000 Prints and Advertising Budget $50,000,000 MPAA Rating PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary images Running Time: 179 minutes Highest Combined Star Gross 17 (see full chart) Alternative Title Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Franchises Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Keywords Lord of the Rings, Visual Effects Distributed by New Line 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, Germany Production Method Animation/Live Action Creative Type Fantasy Director Peter Jackson

Comparative Performance

The Numbers is tracking The Two Tower' day-by-day performance against other blockbuster releases, including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and last year's release Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

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A note on cast information: Although Sean Bean appears in the extended version of The Two Towers, which made a brief appearance in theaters in December, 2003, he does not appear in the original version of the movie released in theaters. Since the extended edition was in theaters for such a short period of time, we have not credited Sean for his role.

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/20/2002	1		$62,007,528		3,622	$17,120	$102,046,212	5
12/27/2002	1		$48,875,549	-21.18%	3,622	$13,494	$200,058,231	12
1/3/2003	1		$25,017,279	-48.81%	3,622	$6,907	$261,031,601	19
1/10/2003	2		$14,755,306	-41.02%	3,477	$4,244	$283,421,517	26
1/17/2003	5		$10,274,388	-30.37%	3,110	$3,304	$300,122,052	33
1/24/2003	5		$6,611,705	-35.65%	2,666	$2,480	$308,821,306	40
1/31/2003	7		$5,088,421	-23.04%	2,175	$2,340	$316,026,494	47
2/7/2003	10		$3,516,739	-30.89%	1,680	$2,093	$320,857,049	54
2/14/2003	12		$3,072,238	-12.64%	1,422	$2,161	$325,446,438	61
2/21/2003	14		$1,925,167	-37.34%	925	$2,081	$328,156,417	68
2/28/2003	15		$1,618,139	-15.95%	905	$1,788	$330,338,275	75
3/7/2003	16		$1,227,603	-24.13%	703	$1,746	$332,075,527	82
3/14/2003	16		$1,014,613	-17.35%	612	$1,658	$333,623,857	89
3/21/2003	20		$768,554	-24.25%	518	$1,484	$334,790,872	96
3/28/2003	19		$623,597	-18.86%	425	$1,467	$335,800,124	103
4/4/2003	21		$479,627	-23.09%	345	$1,390	$336,500,653	110
4/11/2003	25		$340,197	-29.07%	332	$1,025	$337,013,432	117
4/18/2003	25		$351,838	+3.42%	324	$1,086	$337,526,600	124
4/25/2003	28		$247,078	-29.78%	269	$919	$337,949,941	131
5/2/2003	32		$186,420	-24.55%	225	$829	$338,230,249	138
5/9/2003	32		$151,733	-18.61%	190	$799	$338,457,054	145
5/16/2003	33		$101,515	-33.10%	163	$623	$338,622,570	152
5/23/2003	33		$116,483	+14.74%	135	$863	$338,794,804	159
5/30/2003	32		$89,444	-23.21%	111	$806	$338,955,859	166
6/6/2003	34		$82,136	-8.17%	115	$714	$339,104,919	173
6/13/2003	38		$74,391	-9.43%	103	$722	$339,230,928	180
6/20/2003	39		$59,606	-19.87%	101	$590	$339,344,075	187
6/27/2003	37		$73,395	+23.13%	86	$853	$339,457,993	194
7/4/2003	45		$50,890	-30.66%	79	$644	$339,554,276	201
7/11/2003	47		$35,424	-30.39%	71	$499	$339,628,782	208
7/18/2003	52		$29,000	-18.13%	57	$509	$339,687,608	215
7/25/2003	59		$22,680	-21.79%	32	$709	$339,734,454	222
8/8/2003	88		$7,792		13	$599	$339,772,508	236
8/15/2003	92		$5,105	-34.48%	10	$511	$339,781,747	243
8/22/2003	95		$4,700	-7.93%	8	$588	$339,787,500	250
12/12/2003	15		$727,645		126	$5,775	$340,515,145	362

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/18/2002	1		$26,159,972		3,622	$7,223	$26,159,972	1
12/19/2002	1		$13,878,712	-46.95%	3,622	$3,832	$40,038,684	2
12/20/2002	1		$19,224,340	+38.52%	3,622	$5,308	$59,263,024	3
12/21/2002	1		$22,752,057	+18.35%	3,622	$6,282	$82,015,081	4
12/22/2002	1		$20,031,131	-11.96%	3,622	$5,530	$102,046,212	5
12/23/2002	1		$13,509,942	-32.56%	3,622	$3,730	$115,556,154	6
12/24/2002	1		$7,790,050	-42.34%	3,622	$2,151	$123,346,204	7
12/25/2002	1		$12,381,307	+58.94%	3,622	$3,418	$135,727,511	8
12/26/2002	1		$15,455,171	+24.83%	3,622	$4,267	$151,182,682	9
12/27/2002	1		$16,873,539	+9.18%	3,622	$4,659	$168,056,221	10
12/28/2002	1		$17,227,061	+2.10%	3,622	$4,756	$185,283,282	11
12/29/2002	1		$14,774,949	-14.23%	3,622	$4,079	$200,058,231	12
12/30/2002	1		$10,094,851	-31.68%	3,622	$2,787	$210,153,082	13
12/31/2002	1		$8,442,823	-16.37%	3,622	$2,331	$218,595,905	14
1/1/2003	1		$11,040,273	+30.77%	3,622	$3,048	$229,636,178	15
1/2/2003	1		$6,378,144	-42.23%	3,622	$1,761	$236,014,322	16
1/3/2003	1		$7,576,222	+18.78%	3,622	$2,092	$243,590,544	17
1/4/2003	1		$10,699,493	+41.22%	3,622	$2,954	$254,290,037	18
1/5/2003	1		$6,741,564	-36.99%	3,622	$1,861	$261,031,601	19
1/6/2003	1		$2,133,465	-68.35%	3,622	$589	$263,165,066	20
1/7/2003	1		$2,155,575	+1.04%	3,622	$595	$265,320,641	21
1/8/2003	2		$1,748,206	-18.90%	3,622	$483	$267,068,847	22
1/9/2003	2		$1,597,364	-8.63%	3,622	$441	$268,666,211	23
1/10/2003	3		$3,894,852	+143.83%	3,477	$1,120	$272,561,063	24
1/11/2003	2		$6,637,982	+70.43%	3,477	$1,909	$279,199,045	25
1/12/2003	1		$4,222,472	-36.39%	3,477	$1,214	$283,421,517	26
1/13/2003	1		$1,070,000	-74.66%	3,477	$308	$284,492,000	27
1/14/2003	2		$1,208,000	+12.90%	3,477	$347	$285,699,000	28
1/15/2003	2		$996,000	-17.55%	3,477	$286	$286,695,000	29
1/16/2003	2		$991,000	-0.50%	3,477	$285	$287,618,000	30
1/17/2003	5		$2,664,587	+168.88%	3,110	$857	$290,292,649	31
1/18/2003	5		$4,521,633	+69.69%	3,110	$1,454	$294,814,282	32
1/19/2003	4		$3,078,168	-31.92%	3,110	$990	$297,892,450	33
1/20/2003	3		$2,229,602	-27.57%	3,110	$717	$300,122,052	34
1/21/2003	2		$792,000	-64.48%	3,110	$255	$300,914,000	35
1/22/2003	3		$643,000	-18.81%	3,110	$207	$301,557,000	36
1/23/2003	3		$695,000	+8.09%	3,110	$223	$302,251,000	37
1/24/2003	8		$1,673,000	+140.72%	2,666	$628	$303,924,000	38
1/25/2003	6		$3,447,000	+106.04%	2,666	$1,293	$307,371,000	39
1/26/2003	4		$1,415,000	-58.95%	2,666	$531	$308,786,000	40
1/27/2003	4		$544,000	-61.55%	2,666	$204	$309,365,000	41
1/28/2003	3		$566,000	+4.04%	2,666	$212	$309,931,000	42
1/29/2003	4		$514,000	-9.19%	2,666	$193	$310,445,000	43
1/30/2003	4		$531,000	+3.31%	2,666	$199	$310,938,000	44
1/31/2003	8		$1,219,000	+129.57%	2,666	$457	$312,157,000	45
2/1/2003	8		$2,340,265	+91.98%	2,175	$1,076	$314,497,684	46
2/2/2003	6		$1,528,810	-34.67%	2,175	$703	$316,026,494	47
2/3/2003	5		$320,000	-79.07%	2,175	$147	$316,346,000	48
2/4/2003	6		$356,000	+11.25%	2,175	$164	$316,702,000	49
2/5/2003	6		$320,000	-10.11%	2,175	$147	$317,022,000	50
2/6/2003	6		$321,000	+0.31%	2,175	$148	$317,340,000	51
2/7/2003	10		$808,187	+151.77%	1,680	$481	$318,148,497	52
2/8/2003	10		$1,616,216	+99.98%	1,680	$962	$319,764,713	53
2/9/2003	8		$1,092,336	-32.41%	1,680	$650	$320,857,049	54
2/10/2003	9		$233,000	-78.67%	1,680	$139	$321,090,000	55
2/11/2003	8		$262,000	+12.45%	1,680	$156	$321,351,000	56
2/12/2003	9		$251,000	-4.20%	1,680	$149	$321,603,000	57
2/13/2003	9		$251,000		1,680	$149	$321,849,000	58
2/14/2003	11		$803,984	+220.31%	1,422	$565	$322,653,345	59
2/15/2003	11		$1,308,564	+62.76%	1,422	$920	$323,961,909	60
2/16/2003	10		$959,690	-26.66%	1,422	$675	$324,921,599	61
2/17/2003	9		$524,839	-45.31%	1,422	$369	$325,446,438	62
2/18/2003	10		$295,000	-43.79%	1,422	$207	$325,741,000	63
2/19/2003	10		$247,000	-16.27%	1,422	$174	$325,988,000	64
2/20/2003	10		$260,000	+5.26%	1,422	$183	$326,231,000	65
2/21/2003	12		$488,735	+87.98%	925	$528	$326,719,985	66
2/22/2003	12		$891,691	+82.45%	925	$964	$327,611,676	67
2/23/2003	12		$544,741	-38.91%	925	$589	$328,156,417	68
2/24/2003	11		$129,008	-76.32%	925	$139	$328,285,425	69
2/25/2003	11		$149,956	+16.24%	925	$162	$328,435,381	70
2/26/2003	11		$139,071	-7.26%	925	$150	$328,574,452	71
2/27/2003	11		$145,684	+4.76%	925	$157	$328,720,136	72
2/28/2003	11		$380,421	+161.13%	905	$420	$329,100,557	73
3/1/2003	11		$742,154	+95.09%	905	$820	$329,842,711	74
3/2/2003	11		$495,564	-33.23%	905	$548	$330,338,275	75
5/26/2003	-		$34,574		135	$256	$338,829,378	160

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