The Lord of the Rings

The Fellowship of the Ring (18/12/2001)

The Two Towers (17/12/2002)

The Return of the King (16/12/2003)

Box Office

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic : $315,544,750 36.2% +

Foreign : $555,985,574 63.8%

= Worldwide: $871,530,324

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend: $47,211,490

(#1 rank, 3,359 theaters, $14,055 average) % of Total Gross: 15.1%

Widest Release: 3,359 theaters

In Release: 243 days / 34.7 weeks

In India

Release Date- 3/15/02 Final Collections- $874,459

Box Office

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic: $342,551,365 37.0%

+ Foreign: $583,495,746 63.0%

= Worldwide: $926,047,111

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend: $62,007,528

(#1 rank, 3,622 theaters, $17,119 average) % of Total Gross: 18.2%

Widest Release: 3,622 theaters

Close Date: August 24, 2003

In Release: 250 days / 35.7 weeks

In India

Release Date- 28/03/03 Final Collections- $954,354

Box Office

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic: $377,845,905 33.7%

+ Foreign: $742,083,616 66.3%

= Worldwide: $1,119,929,521

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend: $72,629,713

(#1 rank, 3,703 theaters, $19,613 average) % of Total Gross: 19.3%

Widest Release: 3,703 theaters

Close Date: June 3, 2004

In Release: 170 days / 24.3 weeks

In India

Release Date- 08/02/04 Final Collections- $944,651

This is a masterpiece of filmmaking

Prints and advertising cost : $130M.

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The Lord of the Rings

Facts And Figures About The Trilogy

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Directed by : Peter Jackson

Produced by : Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Mark Ordesky, Tim

Sanders (The ellowship of the Ring)

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Language : English

Running time : 557 minutes

Budget : $281 million (1st-$93million, 2nd-$94million, 3rd-$94million)

Box office : $2,917,506,956

Based on : The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

* Amount of film shot during production: Over 6 million feet

(over 1,800 kilometers)

* Swords, axes, shields and makeup prosthetics created:

48,000

* Background actors cast: 20,602

* Costumes produced by the wardrobe department: 19,000

* New Zealand cricket fans enlisted to create the Orc army's

grunts: 10,000

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Finding List

>> www.boxofficemojo.com

>> www.lordoftherings.net

>> lotr.wikia.com

The Return of the King - First 3Weeks Collections

The Return of the King

* Behind-the-scenes crew members: 2,400 at the

height of production

* Pairs of prosthetic Hobbit feet created: 1,600

* Most real horses in one scene: 250

* Computer special-effects artists employed: 180

* Total speaking roles: 114

Facts And Figures About The Trilogy

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The Two Towers - First 3Weeks Collections

Facts And Figures About The Trilogy

The Two Towers

* Locations in New Zealand used as backdrops: 100

* Tailors, cobblers, designers, et al. in the wardrobe department: 50

* Actors trained to speak fictional dialects and languages: 30

* Total years of development for all three films: 7

* Combined running time of the series (extended DVD editions):

680 minutes (11 hours and 20 minutes)

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The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring - First 3Weeks Collections

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The most epic and sweeping fantasy adventure of all time