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
Distributor
Budget$94,000,000
Release DateDec 17, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release1,341 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 18-241$30,843,059-1,337-$23,068$30,843,0592
Dec 25-311$25,261,884-18.1%1,341+4$18,838$56,104,9433
Jan 1-71$14,783,417-41.5%1,341-$11,024$70,888,3604
Jan 8-141$6,992,441-52.7%1,207-134$5,793$77,880,8015
Jan 15-212$4,103,069-41.3%1,098-109$3,736$81,983,2706
Jan 22-284$2,337,179-43%748-350$3,124$84,320,4497
Jan 29-Feb 44$1,704,565-27.1%552-196$3,087$86,025,0148
Feb 5-116$1,140,548-33.1%428-124$2,664$87,165,5629
Feb 12-187$736,557-35.4%308-120$2,391$87,902,14910
Feb 19-259$538,800-26.8%267-41$2,017$88,440,94911
Feb 26-Mar 38$476,098-11.6%249-18$1,912$86,263,19512
Mar 4-105$534,375+12.2%327+78$1,634$86,802,72213
Mar 11-1713$254,529-52.4%208-119$1,223$87,063,75414
Mar 18-2419$156,550-38.5%144-64$1,087$8,722,30415
Mar 25-3120$76,696-51%102-42$751$87,207,00016