The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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.
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$47,211,490
3,359 theaters
3,359 theaters
Budget$93,000,000
Release DateDec 19, 2001
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 58 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
In Release378 days/54 weeks
Widest Release3,381 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21-23 | 1 | $47,211,490 | - | 3,359 | - | $14,055 | $75,129,468 | 1 |
| Dec 21-25 Christmas long wknd | 1 | $66,114,741 | - | 3,359 | - | $19,682 | $94,032,719 | 1 |
| Dec 28-30 | 1 | $38,695,582 | -18% | 3,359 | - | $11,519 | $155,862,412 | 2 |
| Dec 28-Jan 1, 2002 New Year's long wknd | 1 | $56,952,669 | - | 3,359 | - | $16,955 | $174,119,499 | - |
| Jan 4-6 | 1 | $23,006,447 | -40.5% | 3,381 | +22 | $6,804 | $205,509,869 | 3 |
| Jan 11-13 | 1 | $16,201,260 | -29.6% | 3,381 | - | $4,791 | $228,320,875 | 4 |
| Jan 18-20 | 3 | $12,473,748 | -23% | 3,266 | -115 | $3,819 | $245,418,551 | 5 |
| Jan 18-21 MLK wknd | 3 | $15,268,084 | - | 3,266 | - | $4,674 | $248,212,887 | - |
| Jan 25-27 | 8 | $7,803,075 | -37.4% | 2,703 | -563 | $2,886 | $258,449,272 | 6 |
| Feb 1-3 | 8 | $5,704,259 | -26.9% | 2,309 | -394 | $2,470 | $266,274,199 | 7 |
| Feb 8-10 Salt Lake Olympics | 11 | $3,618,397 | -36.6% | 1,706 | -603 | $2,120 | $271,416,919 | 8 |
| Feb 15-17 Salt Lake Olympics | 12 | $4,701,851 | +29.9% | 1,507 | -199 | $3,120 | $277,635,371 | 9 |
| Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day wknd Salt Lake Olympics | 12 | $5,709,959 | - | 1,507 | - | $3,788 | $278,643,479 | - |
| Feb 22-24 Salt Lake Olympics | 12 | $3,457,862 | -26.5% | 1,510 | +3 | $2,289 | $283,191,086 | 10 |
| Mar 1-3 | 10 | $3,318,231 | -4% | 1,303 | -207 | $2,546 | $287,573,505 | 11 |
| Mar 8-10 | 10 | $2,683,317 | -19.1% | 1,210 | -93 | $2,217 | $291,149,457 | 12 |
| Mar 15-17 | 11 | $2,118,375 | -21.1% | 1,101 | -109 | $1,924 | $294,343,844 | 13 |
| Mar 22-24 | 11 | $2,363,869 | +11.6% | 1,317 | +216 | $1,794 | $297,530,963 | 14 |
| Mar 29-31 | 12 | $2,382,794 | +0.8% | 1,120 | -197 | $2,127 | $301,308,405 | 15 |
| Mar 29-Apr 1 Easter wknd | 12 | $2,700,726 | - | 1,120 | - | $2,411 | $301,626,337 | - |
| Apr 5-7 | 12 | $1,740,099 | -27% | 977 | -143 | $1,781 | $304,117,086 | 16 |
| Apr 12-14 | 15 | $1,219,369 | -29.9% | 868 | -109 | $1,404 | $305,819,565 | 17 |
| Apr 19-21 | 17 | $771,711 | -36.7% | 706 | -162 | $1,093 | $306,999,514 | 18 |
| Apr 26-28 | 17 | $797,997 | +3.4% | 529 | -177 | $1,508 | $308,078,986 | 19 |
| May 3-5 | 22 | $452,061 | -43.4% | 408 | -121 | $1,107 | $308,791,984 | 20 |
| May 10-12 | 19 | $502,487 | +11.2% | 440 | +32 | $1,142 | $309,471,992 | 21 |
| May 17-19 | 18 | $411,515 | -18.1% | 418 | -22 | $984 | $310,078,970 | 22 |
| May 24-26 | 15 | $358,567 | -12.9% | 335 | -83 | $1,070 | $310,629,729 | 23 |
| May 24-27 Memorial Day wknd | 20 | $443,814 | - | 335 | - | $1,324 | $310,714,976 | - |
| May 31-Jun 2 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 21 | $224,662 | -37.3% | 259 | -76 | $867 | $311,053,126 | 24 |
| Jun 7-9 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 23 | $223,059 | -0.7% | 239 | -20 | $933 | $311,407,091 | 25 |
| Jun 14-16 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 25 | $178,838 | -19.8% | 221 | -18 | $809 | $311,705,137 | 26 |
| Jun 21-23 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 28 | $156,740 | -12.4% | 214 | -7 | $732 | $312,014,743 | 27 |
| Jun 28-30 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 29 | $149,167 | -4.8% | 185 | -29 | $806 | $312,274,288 | 28 |
| Jul 5-7 | 34 | $150,369 | +0.8% | 167 | -18 | $900 | $312,549,779 | 29 |
| Jul 12-14 | 33 | $114,543 | -23.8% | 160 | -7 | $715 | $312,762,385 | 30 |
| Jul 19-21 | 34 | $106,238 | -7.3% | 140 | -20 | $758 | $312,965,191 | 31 |
| Jul 26-28 | 40 | $81,178 | -23.6% | 102 | -38 | $795 | $313,111,364 | 32 |
| Aug 2-4 | 43 | $69,067 | -14.9% | 107 | +5 | $645 | $313,240,158 | 33 |
| Aug 9-11 | 52 | $43,794 | -36.6% | 61 | -46 | $717 | $313,322,223 | 34 |
| Aug 16-18 | 73 | $18,034 | -58.8% | 40 | -21 | $450 | $313,364,114 | 35 |
