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	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	63
All Time Adjusted	85
All Time Worldwide	57
Yearly 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2001	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2001	1
Worldwide Yearly 2001	2
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	40
Opening Weeks	136
Opening Day Gross	204
Opening Wednesdays	18
Single Day Gross	770
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	59
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	50
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	35
Single Day Monday Gross	176
Single Day Saturday Gross	356
Single Day Thursday Gross	76
Single Day Tuesday Gross	55
Single Day Wednesday Gross	27
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	105
Opening Weekends	240
Opening Weekends - December	15
Opening Weekends - Holiday	49
Eleventh Weekends	40
Ninth Weekends	42
Tenth Weekends	45
Top 10-Day Grosses	120
Top 3-Day Grosses	274
Top 6-Day Grosses	146
Top 7-Day Grosses	127
Top 8-Day Grosses	121
Top 9-Day Grosses	125
Twelfth Weekends	41
Twelfth Weekends	41
Top 5-Day Grosses	154
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	25
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	38
Consecutive Weekends At #1	74
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	59
Second Weekends	91
Third Weekends	78
Fourth Weekends	67
Fifth Weekends	39
Sixth Weekends	81
Seventh Weekends	94
Eighth Weekends	133
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	48
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	83
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	132
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	546
Rated PG-13	40
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	152
Widest Releases	512
Widest Opening Releases	495
Fastest to $100 million	120
Fastest to $150 million	98
Fastest to $200 million	82
Fastest to $250 million	80
Fastest to $300 million	67
Slowest to $100 million	547
Slowest to $200 million	104
Best Picture Nomination Effect	151
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	86
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	64
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	40
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	18
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	14
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	256
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	124
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	217
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	123
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	47
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	22
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	19
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	11
Opening Weekends Adjusted	166
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	39
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	53
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	63
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	75
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	56
Second Weekends Adjusted	52
Third Weekends Adjusted	59
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	52
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	54
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	100
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	113
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	176
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	22
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	114