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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



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The Numbers Rating: 8.25 (837 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 94% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $377,027,325
International Gross $756,000,000
Worldwide Gross $1,133,027,325
Released December 17, 2003
December 14, 2004 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $94,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $75,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images
DVD Marketing Costs$16,400,000 (THR, 8/9/2005)
Running Time:201 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross10 (see full chart)
Alternative TitleLord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 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
Award Best Picture Oscar
Major Genre Adventure
Country New Zealand, United States, Germany
Production Method Animation/Live Action
Creative Type Fantasy
Director Peter Jackson


Lord of Rings box office performance comparison



Cast

Elijah Wood    Frodo Baggins
Viggo Mortensen    Aragorn
Ian McKellen    Gandalf
Sean Astin    Samwise Gamgee
Cate Blanchett    Galadriel
Orlando Bloom    Legolas
Billy Boyd    Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Bernard Hill    Theoden
Dominic Monaghan    Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
John Noble    Denethor
Ian Holm    Bilbo Baggins
Liv Tyler    Arwen
John Rhys-Davies    Gimli
Miranda Otto    Eowyn
Andy Serkis    Gollum
Karl Urban    Eomer
Hugo Weaving    Elrond
David Wenham    Faramir
Sala Baker    Sauron
Lawrence Makoare    Witch King of Angmar
Sean Bean    Boromir
Marton Csokas    Celeborn
Peter Jackson    Mercenary On Boat
John Bach    Madril

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/19/2003 1 $72,629,713   3,703 $19,614 $124,100,534 5
12/26/2003 1 $50,598,104 -30.33% 3,703 $13,664 $222,268,708 12
1/2/2004 1 $28,180,378 -44.31% 3,703 $7,610 $290,410,961 19
1/9/2004 1 $14,209,098 -49.58% 3,532 $4,023 $312,320,936 26
1/16/2004 3 $10,219,470 -28.08% 3,003 $3,403 $326,812,102 33
1/23/2004 5 $6,785,756 -33.60% 2,558 $2,653 $337,817,998 40
1/30/2004 4 $5,310,803 -21.74% 2,256 $2,354 $345,331,815 47
2/6/2004 7 $4,293,671 -19.15% 1,878 $2,286 $351,133,343 54
2/13/2004 8 $4,187,000 -2.48% 1,663 $2,518 $356,464,575 61
2/20/2004 10 $2,850,455 -31.92% 1,407 $2,026 $361,118,934 68
2/27/2004 11 $2,174,665 -23.71% 1,112 $1,956 $364,115,612 75
3/5/2004 7 $3,037,822 +39.69% 1,903 $1,596 $368,210,170 82
3/12/2004 9 $2,021,501 -33.46% 1,307 $1,547 $371,147,794 89
3/19/2004 11 $1,350,748 -33.18% 1,021 $1,323 $373,359,557 96
3/26/2004 15 $705,817 -47.75% 661 $1,068 $374,556,572 103
4/2/2004 19 $373,903 -47.03% 348 $1,074 $375,204,550 110
4/9/2004 21 $289,233 -22.64% 338 $856 $375,667,233 117
4/16/2004 27 $227,321 -21.41% 295 $771 $376,058,551 124
4/23/2004 27 $194,730 -14.34% 268 $727 $376,337,432 131
4/30/2004 35 $154,631 -20.59% 221 $700 $376,556,583 138
5/7/2004 35 $103,709 -32.93% 190 $546 $376,716,328 145
5/14/2004 40 $92,571 -10.74% 153 $605 $376,853,002 152
5/21/2004 43 $72,176 -22.03% 135 $535 $376,958,965 159
5/28/2004 73 $25,304 -64.94% 61 $415 $377,013,073 166

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/17/2003 1 $34,450,834   3,703 $9,303 $34,450,834 1
12/18/2003 1 $17,019,987 -50.60% 3,703 $4,596 $51,470,821 2
12/19/2003 1 $21,811,549 +28.15% 3,703 $5,890 $73,282,370 3
12/20/2003 1 $27,492,053 +26.04% 3,703 $7,424 $100,774,423 4
12/21/2003 1 $23,326,111 -15.15% 3,703 $6,299 $124,100,534 5
12/22/2003 1 $13,563,208 -41.85% 3,703 $3,663 $137,663,742 6
12/23/2003 1 $12,476,242 -8.01% 3,703 $3,369 $150,139,984 7
12/24/2003 1 $7,544,400 -39.53% 3,703 $2,037 $157,684,384 8
12/25/2003 1 $13,986,220 +85.39% 3,703 $3,777 $171,670,604 9
12/26/2003 1 $19,152,196 +36.94% 3,703 $5,172 $190,822,800 10
12/27/2003 1 $17,249,267 -9.94% 3,703 $4,658 $208,072,067 11
12/28/2003 1 $14,196,641 -17.70% 3,703 $3,834 $222,268,708 12
12/29/2003 1 $10,490,000 -26.11% 3,703 $2,833 $232,759,000 13
12/30/2003 1 $9,615,000 -8.34% 3,703 $2,597 $241,937,000 14
12/31/2003 1 $7,500,000 -22.00% 3,703 $2,025 $249,400,000 15
1/1/2004 1 $11,950,000 +59.33% 3,703 $3,227 $261,350,000 16
1/2/2004 1 $10,602,130 -11.28% 3,703 $2,863 $272,832,713 17
1/3/2004 1 $10,563,221 -0.37% 3,703 $2,853 $283,395,934 18
1/4/2004 1 $7,015,027 -33.59% 3,703 $1,894 $290,410,961 19
1/5/2004 1 $2,382,000 -66.04% 3,703 $643 $292,793,000 20
1/6/2004 1 $2,180,000 -8.48% 3,703 $589 $294,972,000 21
1/7/2004 1 $1,921,000 -11.88% 3,703 $519 $296,894,000 22
1/8/2004 1 $1,652,000 -14.00% 3,703 $446 $298,112,000 23
1/9/2004 2 $3,600,000 +117.92% 3,532 $1,019 $301,700,000 24
1/10/2004 1 $6,439,410 +78.87% 3,532 $1,823 $308,228,208 25
1/11/2004 1 $4,092,728 -36.44% 3,532 $1,159 $312,320,936 26
1/12/2004 1 $1,177,000 -71.24% 3,532 $333 $313,497,000 27
1/13/2004 1 $1,218,000 +3.48% 3,532 $345 $314,716,000 28
1/14/2004 1 $1,057,000 -13.22% 3,532 $299 $315,773,000 29
1/15/2004 1 $1,036,000 -1.99% 3,532 $293 $316,593,000 30
1/16/2004 4 $2,376,259 +129.37% 3,003 $791 $318,968,891 31
1/17/2004 2 $4,614,194 +94.18% 3,003 $1,537 $323,583,085 32
1/18/2004 2 $3,229,017 -30.02% 3,003 $1,075 $326,812,102 33
1/19/2004 3 $2,228,291 -30.99% 3,003 $742 $329,040,393 34
1/20/2004 2 $762,000 -65.80% 3,003 $254 $329,802,000 35
1/21/2004 2 $599,000 -21.39% 3,003 $199 $330,401,000 36
1/22/2004 3 $642,000 +7.18% 3,003 $214 $331,032,000 37
1/23/2004 5 $1,500,000 +133.64% 2,558 $586 $332,500,000 38
1/24/2004 6 $3,158,167 +110.54% 2,558 $1,235 $335,700,055 39
1/25/2004 3 $2,117,943 -32.94% 2,558 $828 $337,817,998 40
1/26/2004 3 $536,000 -74.69% 2,558 $210 $338,354,000 41
1/27/2004 3 $556,000 +3.73% 2,558 $217 $338,910,000 42
1/28/2004 3 $590,000 +6.12% 2,558 $231 $339,500,000 43
1/29/2004 3 $552,000 -6.44% 2,558 $216 $340,021,000 44
1/30/2004 6 $1,400,000 +153.62% 2,256 $621 $341,400,000 45
1/31/2004 4 $2,739,574 +95.68% 2,256 $1,214 $344,131,995 46
2/1/2004 4 $1,199,820 -56.20% 2,256 $532 $345,331,815 47
2/2/2004 4 $403,000 -66.41% 2,256 $179 $345,735,000 48
2/3/2004 4 $416,000 +3.23% 2,256 $184 $346,151,000 49
2/4/2004 4 $381,000 -8.41% 2,256 $169 $346,532,000 50
2/5/2004 4 $352,000 -7.61% 2,256 $156 $346,840,000 51
2/6/2004 9 $900,000 +155.68% 1,878 $479 $347,700,000 52
2/7/2004 7 $2,014,866 +123.87% 1,878 $1,073 $349,762,348 53
2/8/2004 7 $1,370,995 -31.96% 1,878 $730 $351,133,343 54
2/9/2004 7 $308,000 -77.53% 1,878 $164 $351,441,343 55
2/10/2004 6 $286,000 -7.14% 1,878 $152 $351,727,000 56
2/11/2004 6 $267,000 -6.64% 1,878 $142 $351,994,000 57
2/12/2004 5 $303,000 +13.48% 1,878 $161 $352,278,000 58
2/13/2004 8 $800,000 +164.03% 1,663 $481 $353,100,000 59
2/14/2004 7 $1,957,907 +144.74% 1,663 $1,177 $355,035,095 60
2/15/2004 7 $1,429,675 -26.98% 1,663 $860 $356,464,770 61
2/16/2004 6 $903,281 -36.82% 1,663 $543 $357,367,856 62
2/17/2004 7 $335,000 -62.91% 1,663 $201 $357,702,000 63
2/18/2004 7 $298,000 -11.04% 1,663 $179 $358,001,000 64
2/19/2004 6 $293,000 -1.68% 1,663 $176 $358,268,000 65
2/20/2004 12 $600,000 +104.78% 1,407 $426 $358,900,000 66
2/21/2004 10 $1,299,866 +116.64% 1,407 $924 $360,222,047 67
2/22/2004 7 $896,887 -31.00% 1,407 $637 $361,118,934 68
2/23/2004 11 $207,000 -76.92% 1,407 $147 $361,326,000 69
2/24/2004 10 $215,000 +3.86% 1,407 $153 $361,541,000 70
2/25/2004 11 $188,000 -12.56% 1,407 $134 $361,742,000 71
2/26/2004 11 $198,000 +5.32% 1,407 $141 $361,941,000 72
2/27/2004 11 $500,000 +152.53% 1,112 $450 $362,400,000 73
2/28/2004 11 $1,000,000 +100.00% 1,112 $899 $363,400,000 74
2/29/2004 11 $700,000 -30.00% 1,112 $629 $364,115,612 75
3/1/2004 7 $276,000 -60.57% 1,112 $248 $364,392,000 76
3/2/2004 7 $278,000 +0.72% 1,112 $250 $364,670,000 77
3/3/2004 7 $242,000 -12.95% 1,112 $218 $364,913,000 78
3/4/2004 7 $252,000 +4.13% 1,112 $227 $365,172,348 79
3/5/2004 8 $800,000 +217.46% 1,903 $420 $366,000,000 80
3/6/2004 7 $1,433,740 +79.22% 1,903 $753 $367,326,659 81
3/7/2004 7 $883,511 -38.38% 1,903 $464 $368,210,170 82
3/8/2004 6 $222,000 -74.87% 1,903 $117 $368,432,000 83
3/9/2004 7 $229,000 +3.15% 1,903 $120 $368,661,000 84
3/10/2004 7 $211,000 -7.86% 1,903 $111 $368,873,000 85
3/11/2004 6 $236,000 +11.85% 1,903 $124 $369,126,000 86
3/12/2004 10 $500,000 +111.86% 1,307 $383 $369,600,000 87
3/13/2004 9 $908,040 +81.61% 1,307 $695 $370,521,028 88
3/14/2004 9 $626,766 -30.98% 1,307 $480 $371,147,794 89
3/15/2004 9 $211,000 -66.34% 1,307 $161 $371,359,000 90
3/16/2004 9 $231,000 +9.48% 1,307 $177 $371,590,000 91
3/17/2004 9 $199,000 -13.85% 1,307 $152 $371,790,000 92
3/18/2004 9 $224,000 +12.56% 1,307 $171 $372,009,000 93
3/19/2004 11 $400,000 +78.57% 1,021 $392 $372,400,000 94
3/20/2004 12 $598,062 +49.52% 1,021 $586 $372,968,676 95
3/21/2004 11 $390,881 -34.64% 1,021 $383 $373,359,557 96
3/22/2004 10 $122,000 -68.79% 1,021 $119 $373,481,000 97
3/23/2004 10 $122,000   1,021 $119 $373,603,000 98
3/24/2004 10 $118,000 -3.28% 1,021 $116 $373,721,000 99
3/25/2004 10 $131,000 +11.02% 1,021 $128 $373,851,000 100

Color coding:
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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2004-03-11 0 $0       $1,048,549,037
2004-03-18 3 $23,459,772       $1,072,008,809
2004-03-25 10 $10,731,128 -54.26%     $1,082,739,937
2004-04-01 0 $10,062,302 -6.23%     $1,092,802,239
2004-04-08 0 $8,274,693 -17.77%     $1,101,076,932
2004-04-15 0 $4,905,594 -40.72%     $1,105,982,526
2004-04-22 0 $3,460,176 -29.46%     $1,109,442,702
2004-04-29 0 $2,584,178 -25.32%     $1,112,026,880
2004-05-06 0 $1,927,908 -25.40%     $1,113,954,788
2004-05-13 0 $2,308,800 +19.76%     $1,116,263,588
2004-05-20 0 $734,879 -68.17%     $1,116,998,467
2004-05-27 30 $564,756 -23.15%     $1,117,563,223
2004-06-03 38 $239,945 -57.51%     $1,117,803,168