Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars

	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Release Summary
Genre	Action Adventure Drama Fantasy	Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi	Action Adventure Drama Fantasy	Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi
Distributor	New Line (Pre-Warner)	20th Century Fox Film Corporation	New Line (Pre-Warner)	20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Release Date	Dec 17, 2003	May 16, 2002	Dec 18, 2002	May 19, 1999
Domestic Gross	$377,027,325	$302,191,252	$339,789,881	$431,088,295
Production Budget	$94,000,000	$115,000,000	$94,000,000	$115,000,000
Running Time	3 hr 21 min	2 hr 22 min	2 hr 59 min	2 hr 16 min
MPAA Rating	Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening imagesRated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images	Rated PG for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence	Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary imagesPG-13	Rated PG for sci-fi action/violence
Domestic Summary
Total Gross	$377,027,325	$302,191,252	$339,789,881	$431,088,295
Opening Weekend	$72,629,713	$80,027,814	$62,007,528	$64,820,970
Opening % of Total	19.3%	26.5%	18.2%	15%
Widest Release	3,703	3,161	3,622	3,126
Close Date	Jun 3, 2004	Nov 3, 2002	Aug 24, 2003	Feb 3, 2000
In Release	381 days / 54 weeks	232 days / 33 weeks	379 days / 54 weeks	593 days / 84 weeks
Weekends at #1	4	2	3	4
Weekends in Top 10	12	7	8	11
Worldwide Summary
Worldwide Gross	$1,140,444,782	$645,256,452	$936,689,735	$924,305,084
Foreign Gross	$763,417,457	$343,065,200	$596,899,854	$493,216,789
Foreign % of Worldwide	66.9%	53.2%	63.7%	53.4%
Domestic Gross	$377,027,325	$302,191,252	$339,789,881	$431,088,295
Domestic % of Worldwide	33.1%	46.8%	36.3%	46.6%