Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $62,007,528 (18.1% of total gross) |
Legs: | 5.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $94,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.8 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 3,622 opening theaters/3,622 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $629,813,005 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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All Time Domestic Box Office | 70 | $342,548,984 |
All Time International Box Office | 80 | $576,599,780 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office | 69 | $919,148,764 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Watch Now On
Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes, iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play, Google Play, Google Play, Google Play |
Netflix: | Netflix, Netflix, Netflix |
Hulu: | Hulu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | December 18th, 2002 (Wide) by New Line December 12th, 2003 (Limited) by New Line February 12th, 2021 (IMAX) by Warner Bros. |
International Releases: | December 18th, 2002 (Wide), released as El Señor de los Anillos: Las Dos Torres (Spain)
December 20th, 2002 (Wide), released as Yüzüklerin Efendisi: İki Kule (Turkey) December 20th, 2002 (Wide) (United Kingdom) December 26th, 2002 (Wide) (Australia) January 16th, 2003 (Wide), released as Il Signore degli Anelli — Le due torri (Italy) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | August 26th, 2003 by New Line Home Video |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary images |
Running Time: | 179 minutes |
Franchise: | Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings |
Comparisons: | Holiday, 2002 Eragon vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Create your own comparison chart… |
Keywords: | Lord of the Rings, Visual Effects, Exorcism, Motion Capture Performance, Heroic Adventure, 2003 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
Genre: | Adventure |
Production Method: | Animation/Live Action |
Creative Type: | Fantasy |
Production/Financing Companies: | Wingnut Films |
Production Countries: | New Zealand, United States |
Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
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Biggest Domestic 52nd Weekend | 3 | $727,645 | Dec 12, 2003 | 362 |
Theater Average 52nd Weekend | 9 | $5,775 | Dec 12, 2003 | 362 |
Biggest 9th Monday | 69 | $524,839 | Feb 17, 2003 | 62 |
Biggest 9th Sunday | 87 | $959,690 | Feb 16, 2003 | 61 |
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 390 | $5,757,260 | Feb 14, 2003 | 61 |
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 229 | $6,740,789 | Feb 14, 2003 | 61 |
Biggest 9th Friday | 97 | $803,984 | Feb 14, 2003 | 59 |
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) | 106 | $6,611,705 | Jan 24, 2003 | 40 |
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 98 | $12,390,088 | Jan 24, 2003 | 40 |
Biggest 6th Saturday | 90 | $3,447,000 | Jan 25, 2003 | 39 |
Biggest 5th Monday | 46 | $2,229,602 | Jan 20, 2003 | 34 |
Fastest to $300m | 69 | $300,122,052 | Jan 17, 2003 | 33 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) | 114 | $10,274,388 | Jan 17, 2003 | 33 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 111 | $19,253,833 | Jan 17, 2003 | 33 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 104 | $12,503,990 | Jan 17, 2003 | 33 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 82 | $23,432,030 | Jan 17, 2003 | 33 |
Biggest 5th Saturday | 99 | $4,521,633 | Jan 18, 2003 | 32 |
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend | 99 | $25,017,279 | Jan 3, 2003 | 19 |
Biggest Domestic January Weekend | 61 | $25,017,279 | Jan 3, 2003 | 19 |
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 23 | $25,017,279 | Jan 3, 2003 | 19 |
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 18 | $46,881,463 | Jan 3, 2003 | 19 |
Biggest 3rd Saturday | 83 | $10,699,493 | Jan 4, 2003 | 18 |
Fastest to $250m | 73 | $254,290,037 | Jan 3, 2003 | 18 |
Biggest 3rd Friday | 95 | $7,576,222 | Jan 3, 2003 | 17 |
Biggest 2nd Thursday | 42 | $6,378,144 | Jan 2, 2003 | 16 |
Biggest 2nd Wednesday | 13 | $11,040,273 | Jan 1, 2003 | 15 |
Biggest 2nd Tuesday | 39 | $8,442,823 | Dec 31, 2002 | 14 |
Biggest 2nd Monday | 32 | $10,094,851 | Dec 30, 2002 | 13 |
Biggest 2nd Sunday | 67 | $14,774,949 | Dec 29, 2002 | 12 |
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend | 75 | $48,875,549 | Dec 27, 2002 | 12 |
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) | 11 | $48,875,549 | Dec 27, 2002 | 12 |
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 4 | $95,059,160 | Dec 27, 2002 | 12 |
Fastest to $150m | 88 | $200,058,231 | Dec 27, 2002 | 12 |
Fastest to $200m | 88 | $200,058,231 | Dec 27, 2002 | 12 |
Biggest 2nd Friday | 60 | $16,873,539 | Dec 27, 2002 | 10 |
Biggest 1st Thursday | 13 | $15,455,171 | Dec 26, 2002 | 9 |
Biggest Domestic Thursday | 39 | $15,455,171 | Dec 26, 2002 | 9 |
Biggest 1st Wednesday | 39 | $12,381,307 | Dec 25, 2002 | 8 |
Biggest 1st Monday | 62 | $13,509,942 | Dec 23, 2002 | 6 |
Biggest Domestic Monday | 83 | $13,509,942 | Dec 23, 2002 | 6 |
Biggest Domestic December Weekend | 23 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic | 91 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic | 92 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic | 48 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic | 30 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top New Line Weekend Domestic | 4 | $62,007,528 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Fastest to $100m | 114 | $102,046,212 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Fastest to $50m | 161 | $102,046,212 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top 2002 Theater Average | 60 | $17,120 | Dec 20, 2002 | 5 |
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic | 89 | $26,159,972 | Dec 18, 2002 | 1 |
Top Fantasy Day Domestic | 57 | $26,159,972 | Dec 18, 2002 | 1 |
Top New Line Day Domestic | 4 | $26,159,972 | Dec 18, 2002 | 1 |
Biggest Domestic December Day | 54 | $26,159,972 | Dec 18, 2002 | 1 |
Biggest Domestic Wednesday | 18 | $26,159,972 | Dec 18, 2002 | 1 |