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

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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:	Andy Serkis* (Cameo) 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
* Denotes minor role

2001 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Thirteen Oscars, Including Four Wins.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Fantasy - Live Action	7
Sword and Sorcery	3

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: Middle Earth	3
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	56
All Time Adjusted	83
All Time Worldwide	52
Yearly 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2001	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2001	1
Worldwide Yearly 2001	2
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	39
Opening Weeks	126
Opening Day Gross	190
Opening Wednesdays	18
Single Day Gross	707
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	55
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	43
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	31
Single Day Monday Gross	163
Single Day Saturday Gross	331
Single Day Thursday Gross	71
Single Day Tuesday Gross	48
Single Day Wednesday Gross	26
New Years Days	14
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	102
Opening Weekends	226
Opening Weekends - December	14
Opening Weekends - Holiday	45
Eleventh Weekends	39
Ninth Weekends	39
Tenth Weekends	44
Top 10-Day Grosses	111
Top 3-Day Grosses	260
Top 6-Day Grosses	137
Top 7-Day Grosses	119
Top 8-Day Grosses	113
Top 9-Day Grosses	117
Twelfth Weekends	41
Twelfth Weekends	40
Top 5-Day Grosses	145
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	25
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	37
Consecutive Weekends At #1	72
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	55
Second Weekends	83
Third Weekends	73
Fourth Weekends	60
Fifth Weekends	36
Sixth Weekends	77
Seventh Weekends	90
Eighth Weekends	129
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	44
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	76
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	125
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	531
Rated PG-13	34
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	142
Widest Releases	469
Widest Opening Releases	452
Fastest to $100 million	112
Fastest to $150 million	89
Fastest to $200 million	75
Fastest to $250 million	73
Fastest to $300 million	60
Slowest to $100 million	527
Slowest to $200 million	101
Best Picture Nomination Effect	144
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	80
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	62
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	38
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	15
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	13
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	245
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	116
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	207
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	116
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	45
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	19
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	19
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	10
Opening Weekends Adjusted	159
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	36
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	53
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	62
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	74
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	56
Second Weekends Adjusted	50
Third Weekends Adjusted	55
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	50
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	53
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	98
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	111
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	173
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	20
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	108