LORD OF THE RINGS VS. HARRY POTTER
Movie Summary Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets Genre Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Studio New Line New Line Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Release Date December 19, 2001 December 18, 2002 November 16, 2001 November 15, 2002 Domestic Gross $313,364,114 $339,789,881 $317,575,550 $261,988,482 Production Budget $93 million $94 million $125 million $100 million Running Time 2 hrs. 58 min. 2 hrs. 59 min. 2 hrs. 33 min. 2 hrs. 41 min. MPAA Rating PG-13 PG-13 PG PG MPAA Reason epic battle sequences and some scary images epic battle sequences and scary images some scary moments and mild language scary moments, some creature violence and mild language PREMIER PASS FEATURES • Create your own comparisons with up to six movies in each chart CLICK HERE TO
ADVERTISEMENT (scroll to continue with chart) Domestic Summary Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets Total Gross $313,364,114 $339,789,881 $317,575,550 $261,988,482 Opening Weekend* $47,211,490 $62,007,528 $90,294,621 $88,357,488 Theaters 3,359 3,622 3,672 3,682 Average $14,055 $17,119 $24,590 $23,997 Opening % of Total 15.1% 18.2% 28.4% 33.7% Second Weekend Drop -18.0% -21.2% -36.3% -52.2% Widest Release 3,381 3,622 3,672 3,682 Close Date n/a August 24, 2003 n/a May 4, 2003 In Release 243 days / 35 weeks 250 days / 36 weeks n/a 171 days / 24 weeks *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. Worldwide Summary Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets Worldwide Gross $869,349,688 $923,285,627 $974,733,550 $878,643,482 Foreign Gross $555,985,574 $583,495,746 $657,158,000 $616,655,000 Foreign % of Worldwide 64.0% 63.2% 67.4% 70.2% Domestic Gross $313,364,114 $339,789,881 $317,575,550 $261,988,482 Domestic % of Worldwide 36.0% 36.8% 32.6% 29.8% People Summary Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets Actor: Alan Rickman - - n/a n/a Actor: Cate Blanchett #3 n/a - - Actor: Daniel Radcliffe - - #1 #5 Actor: Elijah Wood #3 #2 - - Actor: Emma Watson - - #1 #5 Actor: Ian McKellen #3 #2 - - Actor: Liv Tyler #3 #2 - - Actor: Orlando Bloom #4 #3 - - Actor: Rupert Grint - - #1 #5 Actor: Viggo Mortensen #3 #2 - - Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie #3 #2 - - Composer: Howard Shore #3 #2 - - Composer: John Williams - - #6 #12 Director: Chris Columbus - - #1 #3 Director: Peter Jackson #3 #2 - - Producer: David Heyman - - #1 #5 Producer: Peter Jackson #3 #2 - - Writer: Steve Kloves - - #1 #4 Genres & Franchises Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets Franchise: Harry Potter - - #1 #5 Franchise: The Lord of the Rings #3 #2 - - Genre: Family - Children's Book Adaptation - - #1 #7 Genre: Fantasy - Live Action #4 #2 #3 #9 Genre: School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic - - #1 #4 Showdown: 'Twilight' Comp Fight - - #1 #3 Showdown: Harry Potter Showdown - - #1 #5 Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown #3 #2 - - Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter #3 #1 #2 #4 Chart Rankings Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets All Time Domestic #25 #15 #23 #43 All Time Adjusted #75 #59 #67 #114 All Time Worldwide #17 #9 #5 #16 Yearly 2001 #2 - #1 - Yearly 2002 - #2 - #4 Yearly Opening Weekends 2001 #10 - #1 - Yearly Opening Weekends 2002 - #5 - #2 Worldwide Openings - #18 - #31 Worldwide Yearly 2001 #2 - #1 - Worldwide Yearly 2002 - #1 - #2 Foreign Opening Weekends - #17 - #28 Non-Friday Opening Weekends #27 #16 - - Opening Weeks #51 #23 #14 #26 Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends - - #1 #10 Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends - - #1 #10 Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Biggest Drops - - #62 #9 Opening Day Gross #83 #37 #21 #27 Opening Wednesdays #13 #8 - - Single Day Gross #301 #98 #46 #41 Non-Opening Friday Gross - #22 #11 - Non-Opening Thursday Gross #33 #11 #23 - Non-Opening Tuesday Gross #10 #29 - - Non-Opening Wednesday Gross #8 #7 #5 - Single Day Friday Gross - #80 #17 #24 Single Day Monday Gross #76 #21 - - Single Day Saturday Gross #152 #62 #17 #15 Single Day Sunday Gross - #41 #20 #19 Single Day Thursday Gross #41 #15 #30 - Single Day Tuesday Gross #12 #34 - - Single Day Wednesday Gross #15 #9 #25 - Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time #138 #76 #21 #24 Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends #123 #73 #21 #24 New Years Days #6 #5 - - Christmas Days #8 #5 - - Sunday Share of Opening Weekends #65 #107 - - Opening Weekends #103 #57 #17 #18 Opening Weekends - December #6 #4 - - Opening Weekends - November - - #3 #4 Opening Weekends - Holiday #20 #14 #3 #4 Eleventh Weekends #34 #98 #116 - Ninth Weekends #29 #80 #58 #127 Tenth Weekends #37 #116 #73 #172 Top 10-Day Grosses #43 #23 #14 #26 Top 3-Day Grosses #125 #58 #18 #20 Top 4-Day Grosses - #36 #22 #24 Top 6-Day Grosses #58 #25 #22 #29 Top 7-Day Grosses #50 #23 #21 #30 Top 8-Day Grosses #47 #23 #19 #30 Top 9-Day Grosses #48 #23 #14 #27 Twelfth Weekends #35 #108 #131 - Twelfth Weekends #37 #102 #164 - Top 5-Day Grosses #63 #25 #24 #27 Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday #19 #10 - - Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) #35 #73 #74 #152 Consecutive Weekends At #1 #62 #59 #60 - Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends #28 #42 - - Second Weekends #30 #16 #6 #27 Third Weekends #35 #25 #32 #8 Fourth Weekends #27 #39 #41 #136 Fifth Weekends #22 #49 #57 #191 Sixth Weekends #52 #89 #70 - Seventh Weekends #67 #91 #7 #49 Eighth Weekends #98 #109 #28 #55 Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) #25 #29 #105 #271 Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) #45 #62 #251 #650 Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) #86 #113 #422 #1024 Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases #453 #550 #1335 #2556 Rated G and PG - - #8 #17 Rated PG - - #6 #15 Rated PG-13 #16 #10 - - Rated PG, Opening Weekends - - #4 #5 Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends - - #4 #5 Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends #66 #38 - - Widest Releases #186 #95 #77 #73 Widest Opening Releases #178 #81 #69 #67 Widest PG Rated Openings - - #33 #31 Widest PG Rated Releases - - #35 #34 Widest PG-13 Rated Openings #98 #38 - - Widest PG-13 Rated Releases #103 #46 - - Fastest to $100 million #48 #27 #25 #33 Fastest to $150 million #33 #23 #19 #30 Fastest to $200 million #27 #20 #22 #25 Fastest to $250 million #29 #12 #23 #35 Fastest to $300 million #24 #13 #20 - Slowest to $100 million #356 #377 #379 #371 Slowest to $200 million #63 #70 #68 #65 Best Picture Nomination Effect #98 #113 - - BOM Users' Grades #12 #14 #185 #210 BOM Users' Grades (2001 Releases) #1 - #10 - BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases) - #3 - #21
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