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
DistributorRoadshow Films
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Budget$94,000,000
Release DateDec 18, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
In Release7,623 days/1,089 weeks
Widest Release114 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 18-241$2,401,845-114-$21,068$2,401,8451
Dec 25-311$1,736,217-27.7%114-$15,229$4,138,0622
Jan 1-71$1,201,548-30.8%114-$10,539$5,339,6103
Jan 8-141$803,071-33.2%113-1$7,106$6,142,6814
Jan 15-212$567,986-29.3%90-23$6,310$6,584,8715
Jan 22-281$411,446-27.6%96+6$4,285$6,996,3176
Jan 29-Feb 41$345,568-16%87-9$3,972$7,341,8857
Feb 5-111$273,983-20.7%80-7$3,424$7,615,8688
Feb 12-182$231,353-15.6%84+4$2,754$7,847,2219
Feb 19-254$168,866-27%68-16$2,483$8,016,08710
Feb 26-Mar 33$182,160+7.9%65-3$2,802$8,198,24711
Mar 4-103$155,178-14.8%81+16$1,915$8,353,42512
Mar 11-173$119,042-23.3%70-11$1,700$8,472,46713
Mar 18-245$82,582-30.6%55-15$1,501$8,521,83614
Mar 25-316$69,606-15.7%52-3$1,338$8,591,44215
Apr 1-77$52,482-24.6%47-5$1,116$8,643,92416
Apr 8-1410$69,350+32.1%37-10$1,874$8,713,29417
Apr 15-2113$41,309-40.4%23-14$1,796$8,754,60318
Apr 22-2814$29,027-29.7%21-2$1,382$8,783,63019
Apr 29-May 511$25,625-11.7%14-7$1,830$8,809,20520