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Philippa Boyens
Lifetime Gross Total (8): $2,114,626,488 Average: $264,328,311 Opening Gross Average (7): $63,566,530 (Wide Releases Only) |
Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Adjusted Gross | Unadjusted Gross | Release |
1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | NL | $565,852,400 | $377,845,905 | 12/17/03 |
2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | NL | $529,918,100 | $342,551,365 | 12/18/02 |
3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | NL | $503,057,400 | $315,544,750 | 12/19/01 |
4 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | WB (NL) | $347,313,400 | $303,003,568 | 12/14/12 |
5 | King Kong | Uni. | $310,014,100 | $218,080,025 | 12/14/05 |
6 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | WB (NL) | $289,308,500 | $258,366,855 | 12/13/13 |
7 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | WB (NL) | $285,304,300 | $255,119,788 | 12/17/14 |
8 | The Lovely Bones | P/DW | $50,955,900 | $44,114,232 | 12/11/09 |
Adjusted Total: $2,881,724,200
Average: $360,215,500
Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Worldwide | Domestic / % | Overseas / % | Year | ||
1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | NL | $1,119.1 | $377.0 | 33.7% | $742.1 | 66.3% | 2003 |
2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | WB (NL) | $1,021.1 | $303.0 | 29.7% | $718.1 | 70.3% | 2012 |
3 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | WB (NL) | $958.4 | $258.4 | 27% | $700.0 | 73% | 2013 |
4 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | WB (NL) | $956.0 | $255.1 | 26.7% | $700.9 | 73.3% | 2014 |
5 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | NL | $923.3 | $339.8 | 36.8% | $583.5 | 63.2% | 2002 |
6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | NL | $869.3 | $313.4 | 36% | $556.0 | 64% | 2001 |
7 | King Kong | Uni. | $550.5 | $218.1 | 39.6% | $332.4 | 60.4% | 2005 |
8 | The Lovely Bones | P/DW | $93.6 | $44.1 | 47.1% | $49.5 | 52.9% | 2009 |
Total: $6,491.4 million
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