J.R.R. Tolkien

Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $5,846,365,804 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #6)
Best-known technical roles: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Story Creator), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Story Creator), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Story Creator), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Story Creator), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Story Creator)
Born: January 3, 1892
Died: September 2, 1973
                                    

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  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesStory Creator7$1,853,480,602$3,992,885,202$5,846,365,804

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office 8 $1,853,480,602
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office 5 $3,992,885,202
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $5,846,365,804

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2014 Preview: December

December 1st, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

November is over and there are not a lot of positive things to say about what happened during the month. There were a couple of films that matched expectations, but there were no breakout hits and a few that missed expectations by wide margins. Granted, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will top $300 million with relative ease, but that's still nearly $100 million lower than some people were predicting. The month ends with 2014 about $300 million behind 2013's pace and there's really no chance to catch up in December. That doesn't mean there are no films that will be worth watching in December. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies should at least earn $200 million, while $300 million is not out of the question. Additionally, there are several films that at least have a shot at $100 million at the box office, but not all will get there. At least this December and last December are on par with each other. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped $250 million while there were three others that topped $100 million. I think we will get the same result this month. Last year there were a lot more wide releases, but many of them bombed. I think this year the lack of competition will help more films reach their potential. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 3rd, 2013

December 3rd, 2013

There are a trio first run releases hitting the home market this week; however, all of them missed expectations at the box office to one degree or the other. The Wolverine performed the best and it is definitely the only one worth checking out, but I won't know if it is the best till the screener arrive. (I hope I get the Extended Edition 3D Combo Pack, because I hear it is a much better version of the movie). Contenders for Pick of the Week are limited. The Rutles Anthology was on the short list, but in the end I went with Drinking Buddies on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 12, 2024The Lord of the Rings: The … Story based on the novel “The Lord of the Rings” by
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of t… Story Creator $255,119,788$685,203,251$940,323,039
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation … Story Creator $258,241,522$701,116,914$959,358,436
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… Based on the Novel by $303,003,568$711,934,977$1,014,938,545
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings: The … Story Creator $379,021,990$742,364,991$1,121,386,981
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings: The … Story Creator $342,548,984$576,599,780$919,148,764
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings: The … Story Creator $315,544,750$575,665,289$891,210,039
 
Averages $308,913,434$665,480,867$974,394,301
Totals 7 $1,853,480,602$3,992,885,202$5,846,365,804


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 12, 2024The Lord of the Rings:…
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… $54,724,3343,875$255,119,788$940,323,03927.1%
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… $73,645,1973,928$258,241,522$959,358,43626.9%
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… $84,617,3034,100$303,003,568$1,014,938,54529.9%
Dec 17, 2003The Lord of the Rings:… $72,629,7133,703$379,021,990$1,121,386,98133.8%
Dec 18, 2002The Lord of the Rings:… $62,007,5283,622$342,548,984$919,148,76437.3%
Dec 19, 2001The Lord of the Rings:… $47,211,4903,381$315,544,750$891,210,03935.4%
 
Averages $65,805,9283,768$308,913,434$974,394,30131.7%
Totals 7 $1,853,480,602$5,846,365,804

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office 8 $1,853,480,602
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office 5 $3,992,885,202
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $5,846,365,804