| The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Friday | - / - | $14,293,000 / $42,200,000 |
| 1st Saturday | - / - | $17,025,000 / $59,225,000 |
| 1st Sunday | - / - | $15,143,000 / $74,368,000 |
| 1st Monday | - / - | $7,334,000 / $82,463,000 |
| 1st Tuesday | - / - | $11,570,000 / $94,032,719 |
| 1st Wednesday | - / - | $13,964,000 / $107,997,000 |
| 1st Thursday | - / - | $11,115,000 / $119,112,000 |
| 2nd Friday | - / - | $12,109,000 / $131,221,000 |
| 2nd Saturday | - / - | $13,422,000 / $144,643,000 |
| 2nd Sunday | - / - | $11,651,000 / $156,294,000 |
| 2nd Monday | - / - | $8,069,000 / $164,363,000 |
| 2nd Tuesday | - / - | $10,188,000 / $174,119,499 |
| 2nd Wednesday | - / - | $5,205,000 / $179,324,000 |
| 2nd Thursday | - / - | $3,732,000 / $182,503,000 |
| 3rd Friday | - / - | $6,971,000 / $189,474,000 |
| 3rd Saturday | - / - | $10,285,000 / $199,555,000 |
| 3rd Sunday | - / - | $5,955,000 / $205,509,869 |
| 3rd Monday | - / - | $1,929,000 / $207,439,000 |
| 3rd Tuesday | - / - | $2,213,000 / $209,652,000 |
| 3rd Wednesday | - / - | $1,701,000 / $211,354,000 |
| 3rd Thursday | - / - | $1,379,000 / $212,120,000 |
| 4th Friday | - / - | $4,105,000 / $216,225,000 |
| 4th Saturday | - / - | $7,496,000 / $223,721,000 |
| 4th Sunday | - / - | $4,680,000 / $228,320,875 |
| 4th Monday | - / - | $1,284,000 / $229,605,000 |
| 4th Tuesday | - / - | $1,467,000 / $231,072,000 |
| 4th Wednesday | - / - | $1,214,000 / $232,286,000 |
| 4th Thursday | - / - | $1,097,000 / $232,945,000 |
| 5th Friday | - / - | $3,198,000 / $236,143,000 |
| 5th Saturday | - / - | $5,467,000 / $241,610,000 |
| 5th Sunday | - / - | $4,180,000 / $245,790,000 |
| 5th Monday | - / - | $2,423,000 / $248,213,000 |
| 5th Tuesday | - / - | $1,040,000 / $249,253,000 |
| 5th Wednesday | - / - | $839,000 / $250,093,000 |
| 5th Thursday | - / - | $775,000 / $250,646,000 |
| 6th Friday | - / - | $1,980,000 / $252,626,000 |
| 6th Saturday | - / - | $3,633,000 / $256,259,000 |
| 6th Sunday | - / - | $2,020,000 / $258,449,272 |
| 6th Monday | - / - | $567,000 / $259,016,000 |
| 6th Tuesday | - / - | $652,000 / $259,668,000 |
| 6th Wednesday | - / - | $547,000 / $260,215,000 |
| 6th Thursday | - / - | $510,000 / $260,570,000 |
| 7th Friday | - / - | $1,485,000 / $262,055,000 |
| 7th Saturday | - / - | $3,582,000 / $265,637,000 |
| 7th Sunday | - / - | $1,210,000 / $266,274,199 |
| 7th Monday | - / - | $392,000 / $266,666,000 |
| 7th Tuesday | - / - | $451,000 / $267,117,000 |
| 7th Wednesday | - / - | $412,000 / $267,529,000 |
| 7th Thursday | - / - | $374,000 / $267,799,000 |
| 8th Friday | - / - | $854,000 / $268,653,000 |
| 8th Saturday | - / - | $1,788,000 / $270,441,000 |
| 8th Sunday | - / - | $975,000 / $271,416,919 |
| 8th Monday | - / - | $295,000 / $271,712,000 |
| 8th Tuesday | - / - | $372,000 / $272,084,000 |
| 8th Wednesday | - / - | $364,000 / $272,448,000 |
| 8th Thursday | - / - | $638,000 / $272,934,000 |
| 9th Friday | - / - | $1,138,000 / $274,072,000 |
| 9th Saturday | - / - | $2,157,000 / $276,229,000 |
| 9th Sunday | - / - | $1,811,000 / $278,040,000 |
| 9th Monday | - / - | $1,008,000 / $278,643,000 |
| 9th Tuesday | - / - | $521,000 / $279,164,000 |
| 9th Wednesday | - / - | $425,000 / $279,590,000 |
| 9th Thursday | - / - | $385,000 / $279,733,224 |
| 10th Friday | - / - | $1,072,776 / $280,806,000 |
| 10th Saturday | - / - | $1,694,000 / $282,500,000 |
| 10th Sunday | - / - | $970,000 / $283,191,086 |
| 10th Monday | - / - | $302,000 / $283,493,000 |
| 10th Tuesday | - / - | $354,000 / $283,847,000 |
| 10th Wednesday | - / - | $309,000 / $284,156,000 |
| 10th Thursday | - / - | $280,000 / $284,255,000 |
Movie Comparison: The Lord of the Rings (1978) vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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| The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Release Date | Nov 15, 1978 | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Production Budget | $93,000,000 | |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 31 | 3,359 |
| Maximum Theaters | 31 | 3,381 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 31 | 39,234 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $626,649 | $47,211,490 |
| Domestic Box Office | $27,000,000 | $315,544,750 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$124,384,610 | $595,206,748 |
| International Box Office | $575,665,289 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $27,000,000 | $891,210,039 |
| Remove | Remove |
| The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Weekend | $626,649 / $921,769 | $47,211,490 / $74,368,000 |
| 2nd Weekend | - / - | $38,695,582 / $174,119,499 |
| 3rd Weekend | - / - | $23,006,447 / $205,509,869 |
| 4th Weekend | - / - | $16,201,260 / $228,320,875 |
| 5th Weekend | - / - | $12,473,748 / $248,212,887 |
| 6th Weekend | - / - | $7,803,075 / $258,449,272 |
| 7th Weekend | - / - | $5,704,259 / $266,274,199 |
| 8th Weekend | - / - | $3,618,397 / $271,416,919 |
| 9th Weekend | - / - | $4,701,851 / $278,643,479 |
| 10th Weekend | - / - | $3,457,862 / $283,191,086 |
| 11th Weekend | - / - | $3,318,231 / $287,573,505 |
| 12th Weekend | - / - | $2,683,317 / $291,149,457 |
| 13th Weekend | - / - | $2,118,375 / $294,343,844 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $2,363,869 / $297,530,963 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $2,382,794 / $301,308,405 |
| 16th Weekend | - / - | $1,740,099 / $304,117,086 |
| 17th Weekend | - / - | $1,219,369 / $305,819,565 |
| 18th Weekend | - / - | $771,711 / $306,999,514 |
| 19th Weekend | - / - | $797,997 / $308,078,986 |
| 20th Weekend | - / - | $452,061 / $308,791,984 |
| The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Week | - / - | - / - |
| 2nd Week | - / - | $108,267,407 / $135,423,917 |
| 3rd Week | - / - | $47,079,505 / $182,503,422 |
| 4th Week | - / - | $29,616,193 / $212,119,615 |
| 5th Week | - / - | $23,619,524 / $235,739,139 |
| 6th Week | - / - | $14,907,058 / $250,646,197 |
| 7th Week | - / - | $9,923,743 / $260,569,940 |
| 8th Week | - / - | $7,228,582 / $267,798,522 |
| 9th Week | - / - | $6,143,106 / $273,941,628 |
| 10th Week | - / - | $5,791,596 / $279,733,224 |
| 11th Week | - / - | $4,522,050 / $284,255,274 |
| 12th Week | - / - | $4,210,866 / $288,466,140 |
| 13th Week | - / - | $3,759,329 / $292,225,469 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $2,941,625 / $295,167,094 |
| 15th Week | - / - | $3,758,517 / $298,925,611 |
| 16th Week | - / - | $3,451,376 / $302,376,987 |
| 17th Week | - / - | $2,223,209 / $304,600,196 |
| 18th Week | - / - | $1,627,607 / $306,227,803 |
| 19th Week | - / - | $1,053,186 / $307,280,989 |
| 20th Week | - / - | $1,058,934 / $308,339,923 |
Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.