The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Summary Details
Distributor
Budget$94,000,000
Release DateDec 17, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release513 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 19-251$13,050,473-513-$25,439$15,914,5982
Dec 26-Jan 1, 20041$10,652,800-18.4%513-$20,765$26,567,3983
Jan 2-81$6,372,344-40.2%513-$12,421$32,939,7424
Jan 9-152$2,629,489-58.7%513-$5,125$34,247,5675
Jan 16-224$1,659,776-36.9%513-$3,235$36,968,9556
Jan 23-296$1,055,182-36.4%414-99$2,548$38,024,1377
Jan 30-Feb 57$799,692-24.2%270-144$2,961$38,823,8298
Feb 6-1210$482,281-39.7%230-40$2,096$39,306,1109
Feb 13-1912$290,468-39.8%160-70$1,815$39,596,59110
Feb 20-2611$322,043+10.9%125-35$2,576$38,933,55111
Feb 27-Mar 414$263,836-18.1%160+35$1,648$39,216,66012
Mar 5-1113$262,411-0.5%172+12$1,525$39,479,07113
Mar 12-1819$108,188-58.8%115-57$940$39,645,48814