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
GenresAdventure Drama Fantasy
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release68 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 12-181$595,349-68-$8,755$595,3491
Dec 19-251$1,451,281+143.8%68-$21,342$2,046,6302
Dec 26-Jan 1, 20041$1,775,092+22.3%68-$26,104$3,821,0723
Jan 2-81$1,271,112-28.4%68-$18,692$5,092,1844
Jan 9-151$633,941-50.1%68-$9,322$5,726,1255
Jan 16-222$383,735-39.5%68-$5,643$6,109,8666
Jan 23-292$281,376-26.7%68-$4,137$6,391,3427
Jan 30-Feb 52$215,580-23.4%68-$3,170$6,431,1728
Feb 6-123$157,395-27%62-6$2,538$6,588,5079
Feb 13-195$119,821-23.9%47-15$2,549$6,708,32810
Feb 20-265$86,808-27.6%33-14$2,630$6,795,13611
Feb 27-Mar 48$69,941-19.4%28-5$2,497$6,865,07712
Mar 5-118$62,932-10%33+5$1,907$6,896,98413
Mar 12-189$47,023-25.3%29-4$1,621$6,944,00714
Mar 19-2511$31,540-32.9%19-10$1,660$6,975,54715
Mar 26-Apr 113$23,128-26.7%13-6$1,779$7,005,68916
Apr 2-814$17,886-22.7%16+3$1,117$7,023,57517
Apr 9-1515$20,430+14.2%10-6$2,043$7,044,00518
Apr 23-2912$27,553-31-$888$7,075,56320
Apr 30-May 613$9,465-65.6%22-9$430$7,085,02821