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.
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$72,629,713
3,703 theaters
3,703 theaters
Budget$94,000,000
Release DateDec 17, 2003
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Jun 3, 2004
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release3,703 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19-21 | 1 | $72,629,713 | - | 3,703 | - | $19,613 | $124,100,534 | 1 |
| Dec 26-28 | 1 | $50,598,104 | -30.3% | 3,703 | - | $13,664 | $222,268,708 | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | 1 | $28,180,378 | -44.3% | 3,703 | - | $7,610 | $290,410,961 | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | 1 | $14,209,098 | -49.6% | 3,532 | -171 | $4,022 | $312,320,936 | 4 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 2 | $12,447,761 | - | 3,003 | - | $4,145 | $329,040,393 | - |
| Jan 16-18 | 3 | $10,219,470 | -28.1% | 3,003 | -529 | $3,403 | $326,812,102 | 5 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 4 | $5,310,803 | -21.7% | 2,256 | -302 | $2,354 | $345,331,815 | 7 |
| Jan 23-25 | 5 | $6,786,756 | -33.6% | 2,558 | -445 | $2,653 | $337,817,998 | 6 |
| Feb 6-8 | 7 | $4,293,671 | -19.2% | 1,878 | -378 | $2,286 | $351,133,343 | 8 |
| Mar 5-7 | 7 | $3,037,822 | +39.7% | 1,903 | +791 | $1,596 | $368,210,170 | 12 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 8 | $5,090,281 | - | 1,663 | - | $3,060 | $357,367,856 | - |
| Feb 13-15 | 8 | $4,187,195 | -2.5% | 1,663 | -215 | $2,517 | $356,464,770 | 9 |
| Mar 12-14 | 9 | $2,021,501 | -33.5% | 1,307 | -596 | $1,546 | $371,147,794 | 13 |
| Feb 20-22 | 10 | $2,850,455 | -31.9% | 1,407 | -256 | $2,025 | $361,118,934 | 10 |
| Feb 27-29 | 11 | $2,174,665 | -23.7% | 1,112 | -295 | $1,955 | $364,115,612 | 11 |
| Mar 19-21 | 11 | $1,350,748 | -33.2% | 1,021 | -286 | $1,322 | $373,359,557 | 14 |
| Mar 26-28 | 15 | $705,817 | -47.7% | 661 | -360 | $1,067 | $374,556,572 | 15 |
| Apr 2-4 | 19 | $373,903 | -47% | 348 | -313 | $1,074 | $375,204,550 | 16 |
| Apr 9-12 Easter wknd | 21 | $338,277 | - | 338 | - | $1,000 | $375,716,277 | - |
| Apr 9-11 | 21 | $289,233 | -22.6% | 338 | -10 | $855 | $375,667,233 | 17 |
| Apr 23-25 | 27 | $194,730 | -14.3% | 268 | -27 | $726 | $376,337,432 | 19 |
| Apr 16-18 | 28 | $227,321 | -21.4% | 295 | -43 | $770 | $376,058,551 | 18 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 35 | $154,631 | -20.6% | 221 | -47 | $699 | $376,556,583 | 20 |
| May 7-9 | 38 | $103,709 | -32.9% | 190 | -31 | $545 | $376,716,328 | 21 |
| May 14-16 | 40 | $92,571 | -10.7% | 153 | -37 | $605 | $376,853,002 | 22 |
| May 21-23 | 44 | $72,176 | -22% | 135 | -18 | $534 | $376,958,965 | 23 |
| May 28-30 | 56 | $25,304 | -64.9% | 61 | -74 | $414 | $377,013,073 | 24 |
| May 28-31 Memorial Day wknd | 72 | $31,483 | - | 61 | - | $516 | $377,019,252 | - |
