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	36
All Time Adjusted	77
All Time Worldwide	33
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	88
Opening Day Gross	137
Opening Wednesdays	17
Single Day Gross	492
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	46
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	22
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	22
Single Day Monday Gross	124
Single Day Saturday Gross	236
Single Day Thursday Gross	60
Single Day Tuesday Gross	27
Single Day Wednesday Gross	22
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	179
New Years Days	10
Christmas Days	15
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	86
Opening Weekends	163
Opening Weekends - December	10
Opening Weekends - Holiday	33
Eleventh Weekends	38
Ninth Weekends	34
Tenth Weekends	42
Top 10-Day Grosses	77
Top 3-Day Grosses	189
Top 6-Day Grosses	96
Top 7-Day Grosses	84
Top 8-Day Grosses	80
Top 9-Day Grosses	81
Twelfth Weekends	39
Twelfth Weekends	37
Top 5-Day Grosses	103
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	38
President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	179
Second Weekends	56
Third Weekends	53
Fourth Weekends	42
Fifth Weekends	27
Sixth Weekends	62
Seventh Weekends	76
Eighth Weekends	112
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	37
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	62
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	106
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	491
Rated PG-13	24
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	104
Widest Releases	324
Widest Opening Releases	313
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	172
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	180
Fastest to $100 million	80
Fastest to $150 million	60
Fastest to $200 million	51
Fastest to $250 million	52
Fastest to $300 million	39
Slowest to $100 million	452
Slowest to $200 million	82
Best Picture Nomination Effect	120
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	31
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	192
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	94
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	162
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	191
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	7
Opening Weekends Adjusted	125
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	30
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	52
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	61
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	73
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	55
Second Weekends Adjusted	38
Third Weekends Adjusted	47
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	45
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	49
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	94
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	108
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	168
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	17
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	86