The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring

Domestic Total Gross: $313,364,114 Domestic Lifetime Gross: $315,544,750
Distributor: New Line	Release Date: December 19, 2001
Genre: Fantasy	Runtime: 2 hrs. 58 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $93 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$315,544,750	36.2%
+ Foreign:	$555,985,574	63.8%

= Worldwide:	$871,530,324

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$47,211,490
(#1 rank, 3,359 theaters, $14,055 average)
% of Total Gross:	15.1%
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Widest Release:

3,381 theaters

In Release:

243 days / 34.7 weeks

The Players

Director:	Peter Jackson
Writers:	Philippa Boyens Fran Walsh Fran Walsh
Actors:	Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Cate Blanchett Liv Tyler Ian Holm Christopher Lee Sean Astin Sean Bean Orlando Bloom Hugo Weaving
Producers:	Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
Cinematographer:	Andrew Lesnie (director of photography)
Composer:	Howard Shore

2001 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Thirteen Oscars, Including Four Wins.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Fantasy - Live Action	6
Sword and Sorcery	3

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: The Lord of the Rings	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter	3

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	37
All Time Adjusted	77
All Time Worldwide	35
Yearly 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2001	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2001	1
Worldwide Yearly 2001	2
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	37
Opening Weeks	90
Opening Day Gross	140
Opening Wednesdays	17
Single Day Gross	502
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	46
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	22
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	22
Single Day Monday Gross	125
Single Day Saturday Gross	243
Single Day Thursday Gross	60
Single Day Tuesday Gross	27
Single Day Wednesday Gross	22
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	183
New Years Days	10
Christmas Days	15
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	86
Opening Weekends	167
Opening Weekends - December	11
Opening Weekends - Holiday	34
Eleventh Weekends	39
Ninth Weekends	35
Tenth Weekends	43
Top 10-Day Grosses	79
Top 3-Day Grosses	195
Top 6-Day Grosses	98
Top 7-Day Grosses	86
Top 8-Day Grosses	81
Top 9-Day Grosses	82
Twelfth Weekends	38
Twelfth Weekends	40
Top 5-Day Grosses	106
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	23
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	36
Consecutive Weekends At #1	66
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	43
President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	187
Second Weekends	58
Third Weekends	55
Fourth Weekends	44
Fifth Weekends	28
Sixth Weekends	64
Seventh Weekends	78
Eighth Weekends	114
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	38
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	64
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	109
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	496
Rated PG-13	24
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	107
Widest Releases	336
Widest Opening Releases	326
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	180
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	187
Fastest to $100 million	81
Fastest to $150 million	61
Fastest to $200 million	51
Fastest to $250 million	52
Fastest to $300 million	40
Slowest to $100 million	462
Slowest to $200 million	86
Best Picture Nomination Effect	127
BOM Users' Grades	12
BOM Users' Grades (2001 Releases)	1
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on May 12, 2002)	9
Yearly (Wide) 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2001	10
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted	30
Opening Weeks Adjusted	60
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	54
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	34
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	10
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	10
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	195
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	95
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	164
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	90
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	41
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	14
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	17
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	192
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	8
Opening Weekends Adjusted	126
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	30
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	53
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	62
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	74
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	56
Second Weekends Adjusted	38
Third Weekends Adjusted	47
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	45
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	50
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	95
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	109
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	169
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	17
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	88