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:	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	6
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	54
All Time Adjusted	81
All Time Worldwide	48
Yearly 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2001	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2001	1
Worldwide Yearly 2001	2
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	38
Opening Weeks	118
Opening Day Gross	181
Opening Wednesdays	18
Single Day Gross	665
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	52
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	38
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	28
Single Day Monday Gross	154
Single Day Saturday Gross	314
Single Day Thursday Gross	68
Single Day Tuesday Gross	43
Single Day Wednesday Gross	26
New Years Days	12
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	97
Opening Weekends	215
Opening Weekends - December	13
Opening Weekends - Holiday	41
Eleventh Weekends	39
Ninth Weekends	38
Tenth Weekends	44
Top 10-Day Grosses	103
Top 3-Day Grosses	247
Top 6-Day Grosses	129
Top 7-Day Grosses	112
Top 8-Day Grosses	105
Top 9-Day Grosses	109
Twelfth Weekends	41
Twelfth Weekends	40
Top 5-Day Grosses	137
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	24
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	37
Consecutive Weekends At #1	71
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	51
Second Weekends	77
Third Weekends	70
Fourth Weekends	58
Fifth Weekends	34
Sixth Weekends	74
Seventh Weekends	87
Eighth Weekends	125
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	42
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	71
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	118
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	520
Rated PG-13	33
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	136
Widest Releases	439
Widest Opening Releases	425
Fastest to $100 million	104
Fastest to $150 million	81
Fastest to $200 million	71
Fastest to $250 million	69
Fastest to $300 million	57
Slowest to $100 million	514
Slowest to $200 million	96
Best Picture Nomination Effect	138
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	77
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	60
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	38
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	14
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	13
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	236
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	110
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	199
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	111
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	45
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	18
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	19
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	9
Opening Weekends Adjusted	152
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	33
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	53
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	62
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	74
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	56
Second Weekends Adjusted	47
Third Weekends Adjusted	53
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	50
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	53
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	98
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	111
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	172
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	19
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	103