The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers

Domestic Total Gross: $339,789,881 Domestic Lifetime Gross: $342,551,365
Distributor: New Line	Release Date: December 18, 2002
Genre: Fantasy	Runtime: 2 hrs. 59 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $94 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$342,551,365	37.0%
+ Foreign:	$583,495,746	63.0%

= Worldwide:	$926,047,111

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$62,007,528
(#1 rank, 3,622 theaters, $17,119 average)
% of Total Gross:	18.2%
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Widest Release:

3,622 theaters

Close Date:

August 24, 2003

In Release:

250 days / 35.7 weeks

The Players

Director:	Peter Jackson
Writers:	Philippa Boyens Fran Walsh
Actors:	Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Liv Tyler Sean Astin Orlando Bloom Andy Serkis Karl Urban Christopher Lee Cate Blanchett*
Producers:	Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
Cinematographer:	Andrew Lesnie (director of photography)
Composer:	Howard Shore
* Denotes minor role

2002 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Six Oscars, Including Two Wins.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Fantasy - Live Action	3
Sword and Sorcery	2

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: Middle Earth	2
Series: The Lord of the Rings	2
Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown	2
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter	1
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Spider-Man	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. The Matrix	2

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	39
All Time Adjusted	65
All Time Worldwide	39
Yearly 2002	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2002	5
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2002	2
Worldwide Openings	50
Worldwide Yearly 2002	1
Foreign Opening Weekends	52
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	22
Opening Weeks	67
Opening Day Gross	92
Opening Wednesdays	11
Single Day Gross	268
Non-Opening Friday Gross	45
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	19
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	86
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	25
Single Day Friday Gross	190
Single Day Monday Gross	44
Single Day Saturday Gross	149
Single Day Sunday Gross	102
Single Day Thursday Gross	25
Single Day Tuesday Gross	94
Single Day Wednesday Gross	14
Non-Holiday Monday Gross	55
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	150
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	137
New Years Days	11
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	159
Opening Weekends	127
Opening Weekends - December	9
Opening Weekends - Holiday	29
Eleventh Weekends	113
Ninth Weekends	98
Tenth Weekends	136
Top 10-Day Grosses	62
Top 3-Day Grosses	131
Top 4-Day Grosses	87
Top 6-Day Grosses	65
Top 7-Day Grosses	64
Top 8-Day Grosses	64
Top 9-Day Grosses	64
Twelfth Weekends	118
Twelfth Weekends	128
Top 5-Day Grosses	71
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	13
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	83
Consecutive Weekends At #1	67
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	71
Second Weekends	43
Third Weekends	55
Fourth Weekends	78
Fifth Weekends	72
Sixth Weekends	123
Seventh Weekends	116
Eighth Weekends	137
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	47
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	92
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	149
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	623
Rated PG-13	23
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	85
Widest Releases	255
Widest Opening Releases	230
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	122
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	137
Fastest to $100 million	71
Fastest to $150 million	63
Fastest to $200 million	53
Fastest to $250 million	40
Fastest to $300 million	37
Slowest to $100 million	548
Slowest to $200 million	114
Best Picture Nomination Effect	157
BOM Users' Grades	14
BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases)	3
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on March 1, 2003)	7
Yearly (Wide) 2002	2
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2002	5
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted	17
Opening Weeks Adjusted	45
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	32
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	14
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	56
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	14
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	125
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	27
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	94
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	65
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	19
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	64
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	9
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted	140
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	119
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	4
Opening Weekends Adjusted	88
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	18
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	156
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	145
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	186
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	162
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted	14
Second Weekends Adjusted	20
Third Weekends Adjusted	41
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	83
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	101
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	158
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	177
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	193
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	16
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	66