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.

Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$8,281,016
736 theaters
Budget$94,000,000
Release DateJan 22, 2004
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
In Release7,612 days/1,087 weeks
Widest Release736 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 22-251$8,281,016-736-$11,251$9,824,0001
Jan 29-Feb 11$5,620,026-32.1%707-29$7,949$18,736,0212
Feb 5-82$2,732,122-51.4%516-191$5,294$23,601,5653
Feb 12-154$1,376,895-49.6%293-223$4,699$25,664,7744
Feb 19-226$707,099-48.6%154-139$4,591$26,691,4995
Feb 26-298$439,489-37.8%127-27$3,460$27,185,0976
Mar 4-710$393,235-10.5%130+3$3,024$27,698,6987
Mar 11-1414$174,140-55.7%62-68$2,808$28,001,4918
Mar 18-2118$90,498-48%34-28$2,661$27,932,8669
Mar 25-2818$67,457-25.5%25-9$2,698$28,011,11210
Aug 22-258$116,975-112-$1,044$540,2461,075