The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

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Title Summary

All Releases

Domestic (36.2%)
$323,873,309

International (63.7%)
$570,181,241

Worldwide
$894,704,811

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Summary Details

Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$47,211,490

Budget$93,000,000

Earliest Release DateDecember 19, 2001 (16 markets)

MPAAPG-13

Running Time2 hr 58 min

GenresAdventure Drama Fantasy

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By Release

Release Group	Rollout	Markets	Domestic	International	Worldwide
Original Release	December 19-April 11, 2002	61 markets	$313,364,114	$555,021,246	$868,385,360
2003 Extended Edition	December 3-January 10, 2004	19 markets	$1,412,056	$1,516,498	$2,928,554
2011 Re-release	June 14, 2011	Domestic	$768,580	–	$768,580
2017 Re-release	January 11, 2017	South Korea	–	$409,422	$409,422
2020 Re-release	June 26-February 5, 2021	5 markets	$570,670	$326,266	$896,936
2021 Re-release	February 4-July 22, 2021	9 markets	–	$8,377,569	$8,990,599
2019 Re-release	April 15, 2021	APAC	–	$987,411	$1,008,233
2022 Re-release	September 30, 2022	APAC	–	$109,678	$109,678
2023 Re-release	November 10, 2023	APAC, EMEA	–	$584,217	$584,217
2024 Re-release	June 7-March 13, 2025	8 markets	$3,256,658	$1,136,026	$4,401,458
2025 Re-release	June 12, 2025	4 markets	$560,900	$987,878	$1,556,413
2026 Re-release	January 16, 2026	6 markets	$3,940,331	$725,030	$4,665,361

By Region

Domestic	# Releases	Lifetime Gross	Rank
Domestic	7	$323,873,309	98

EMEA	# Releases	Lifetime Gross	Rank
United Kingdom	5	$91,161,822	30
Germany	1	$78,561,249	14
France	2	$35,623,016	113
Spain	4	$28,277,528	38
Italy	4	$25,631,532	60
Sweden	1	$15,782,664	16
Netherlands	3	$13,485,483	40
Denmark	1	$11,485,996	17
Poland	1	$8,844,029	64
Switzerland	1	$8,339,749	28
Norway	2	$8,257,283	33
Russia	1	$7,179,111	24
Austria	1	$6,845,000	38
Belgium	1	$6,094,454	76
Greece	1	$5,774,640	14
Finland	1	$5,119,369	26
Czech Republic	1	$3,931,932	48
Portugal	2	$2,975,159	80
Israel	1	$2,715,451	70
Hungary	1	$2,025,331	86
South Africa	1	$1,874,426	195
Palestine		$1,442,161	4
Middle East/UAE	1	$1,025,314	11
Lebanon		$857,532	33
Türkiye	3	$854,734	988
Croatia	1	$769,116	53
Iceland	2	$667,788	33
Serbia and Montenegro	1	$666,518	45
Baltic States	1	$627,372	3
Slovenia	1	$483,175	88
Slovakia	2	$384,596	336
Bulgaria	1	$347,112	340
Estonia	1	$342,841	78
Romania	1	$186,305	1,014
Egypt		$167,782	438
Lithuania	1	$148,017	554
Latvia	1	$136,514	245
United Arab Emirates	1	$59,827	4,062
South Africa/Nigeria	1	$15,439	135
Ukraine	1	$13,582	2,612

APAC	# Releases	Lifetime Gross	Rank
Japan	2	$69,429,112	84
New Zealand	10	$9,773,883	6
Taiwan	2	$6,620,323	120
Hong Kong	2	$3,181,887	301
Singapore	2	$2,195,060	275
Thailand	2	$2,192,337	285
Philippines	1	$1,403,464	446
Malaysia	2	$1,016,167	654
Russia/CIS	1	$987,411	2,339
South Korea	4	$886,405	2,461
India	1	$874,459	954
Indonesia	1	$597,978	516
Australia	6	$397,861	3,587
Vietnam	1	$87,294	1,080

LATAM	# Releases	Lifetime Gross	Rank
Mexico	2	$15,799,230	243
Brazil	2	$10,445,125	293
Argentina	1	$3,658,920	245
Colombia	2	$3,009,492	224
Chile	1	$2,611,007	177
Venezuela	1	$2,290,061	250
Central America+	2	$1,459,642	29
Peru	2	$1,258,399	311
Puerto Rico	2	$1,100,098	38
Uruguay		$418,949	101
Ecuador	1	$400,000	427
Bolivia	2	$304,743	263
Dominican Republic	1	$140,000	66
West Indies	1	$138,629	11

China	# Releases	Lifetime Gross	Rank
China	2	$15,080,952	786

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