LORD OF THE RINGS SHOWDOWN Return of the King vs. Two Towers vs. Felloship of the Ring vs. King Kong
Movie Summary Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong Genre Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Period Adventure Studio New Line New Line New Line Universal Release Date December 17, 2003 December 18, 2002 December 19, 2001 December 14, 2005 Domestic Gross $377,027,325 $339,789,881 $313,364,114 $218,080,025 Production Budget $94 million $94 million $93 million $207 million Running Time 3 hrs. 20 min. 2 hrs. 59 min. 2 hrs. 58 min. 3 hrs. 7 min. MPAA Rating PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 PG-13 MPAA Reason for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images epic battle sequences and scary images epic battle sequences and some scary images frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images 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 Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong Total Gross $377,027,325 $339,789,881 $313,364,114 $218,080,025 Opening Weekend* $72,629,713 $62,007,528 $47,211,490 $50,130,145 Theaters 3,703 3,622 3,359 3,568 Average $19,613 $17,119 $14,055 $14,049 Opening % of Total 19.3% 18.2% 15.1% 23.0% Second Weekend Drop -30.3% -21.2% -18.0% -57.6% Widest Release 3,703 3,622 3,381 3,627 Close Date June 3, 2004 August 24, 2003 n/a April 6, 2006 In Release 170 days / 24 weeks 250 days / 36 weeks 243 days / 35 weeks 114 days / 16 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 Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong Worldwide Gross $1,119,110,941 $923,285,627 $869,349,688 $550,517,357 Foreign Gross $742,083,616 $583,495,746 $555,985,574 $332,437,332 Foreign % of Worldwide 66.3% 63.2% 64.0% 60.4% Domestic Gross $377,027,325 $339,789,881 $313,364,114 $218,080,025 Domestic % of Worldwide 33.7% 36.8% 36.0% 39.6% People Summary Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong Actor: Cate Blanchett #1 n/a #3 - Actor: Elijah Wood #1 #2 #3 - Actor: Ian Holm #1 - #2 - Actor: Ian McKellen #1 #2 #3 - Actor: Liv Tyler #1 #2 #3 - Actor: Orlando Bloom #2 #3 #4 - Actor: Sean Bean n/a - #1 - Actor: Viggo Mortensen #1 #2 #3 - Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie #1 #2 #3 #5 Composer: Howard Shore #1 #2 #3 - Director: Peter Jackson #1 #2 #3 #4 Producer: Peter Jackson #1 #2 #3 #4 Genres & Franchises Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong Franchise: The Lord of the Rings #1 #2 #3 - Genre: Fantasy - Live Action #1 #2 #4 - Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown #1 #2 #3 #4 Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter - #1 #3 - Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Spider-Man #2 #3 - - Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars #2 #3 - - Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. The Matrix #1 #2 - - Chart Rankings Return of the King Two Towers Fellowship of the Ring King Kong All Time Domestic #11 #15 #25 #74 All Time Adjusted #50 #59 #75 - All Time Worldwide #2 #9 #17 #55 Worldwide Openings #8 #18 - #30 Foreign Opening Weekends #9 #17 - #19 Non-Friday Opening Weekends #11 #16 #27 #24 Opening Weeks #18 #23 #51 #93 Opening Day Gross #19 #37 #83 - Opening Wednesdays #5 #8 #13 #28 Single Day Gross #38 #98 #301 #219 Non-Opening Friday Gross #17 #22 - - Non-Opening Thursday Gross #8 #11 #33 - Non-Opening Tuesday Gross #7 #29 #10 - Non-Opening Wednesday Gross - #7 #8 - Single Day Friday Gross #54 #80 - - Single Day Monday Gross #20 #21 #76 #28 Single Day Saturday Gross #33 #62 #152 #85 Single Day Sunday Gross #24 #41 - - Single Day Thursday Gross #12 #15 #41 - Single Day Tuesday Gross #9 #34 #12 - Single Day Wednesday Gross #5 #9 #15 #42 Non-Holiday Monday Gross #6 #19 - #7 Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time #45 #76 #138 #139 Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends #44 #73 #123 #124 New Years Days #2 #5 #6 #11 Christmas Days #3 #5 #8 - Sunday Share of Opening Weekends #118 #107 #65 #166 Opening Weekends #31 #57 #103 #93 Opening Weekends - December #2 #4 #6 #5 Opening Weekends - Holiday #6 #14 #20 #18 Eleventh Weekends #61 #98 #34 - Ninth Weekends #43 #80 #29 - Tenth Weekends #60 #116 #37 - Top 10-Day Grosses #13 #23 #43 - Top 3-Day Grosses #29 #58 #125 - Top 4-Day Grosses #19 #36 - - Top 6-Day Grosses #16 #25 #58 - Top 7-Day Grosses #14 #23 #50 #86 Top 8-Day Grosses #16 #23 #47 - Top 9-Day Grosses #16 #23 #48 - Twelfth Weekends #44 #102 #37 - Twelfth Weekends #29 #108 #35 - Top 5-Day Grosses #18 #25 #63 - Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday #7 #10 #19 - Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) #33 #73 #35 #171 Consecutive Weekends At #1 #25 #59 #62 #159 Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends #43 #42 #28 #83 President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends #165 - #148 - Second Weekends #14 #16 #30 #166 Third Weekends #16 #25 #35 #27 Fourth Weekends #50 #39 #27 #68 Fifth Weekends #50 #49 #22 #129 Sixth Weekends #81 #89 #52 - Seventh Weekends #81 #91 #67 - Eighth Weekends #70 #109 #98 - Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) #57 #29 #25 #342 Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) #142 #62 #45 #780 Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) #249 #113 #86 #1218 Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases #942 #550 #453 #2904 Rated PG-13 #7 #10 #16 #39 Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends #22 #38 #66 #59 Widest Releases #68 #95 #186 #92 Widest Opening Releases #62 #81 #178 #99 Widest PG-13 Rated Openings #31 #38 #98 #48 Widest PG-13 Rated Releases #33 #46 #103 #45 Fastest to $100 million #21 #27 #48 #102 Fastest to $150 million #15 #23 #33 #61 Fastest to $200 million #14 #20 #27 #50 Fastest to $250 million #9 #12 #29 - Fastest to $300 million #9 #13 #24 - Slowest to $100 million #383 #377 #356 #302 Slowest to $200 million #76 #70 #63 #40 Best Picture Nomination Effect #104 #113 #98 - BOM Users' Grades #8 #14 #12 #169
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