The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

All Releases

Domestic (36.8%)
$345,518,923
International (63.1%)
$592,069,770
Worldwide
$938,210,343
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$62,007,528
Budget$94,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 18, 2002 (16 markets)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 59 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseDecember 18-April 26, 200366 markets$339,789,881$583,225,353$923,015,234
2003 Re-releaseDecember 10-January 24, 200418 markets$1,996,877$1,819,924$3,816,801
2011 Re-releaseJune 21, 2011Domestic$764,607$764,607
2017 Re-releaseJanuary 18, 2017South Korea$302,597$302,597
2019 Re-releaseDecember 12, 2019New Zealand$6,609
2020 Re-releaseJuly 3-February 11, 2021EMEA, APAC$607,481$607,481
2021 Re-releaseFebruary 25-October 14, 20229 markets$401,146$4,620,883$5,634,294
2023 Re-releaseNovember 17, 2023APAC, EMEA$541,506$541,506
2024 Re-releaseJune 7, 20245 markets$2,566,412$952,026$3,521,214

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$345,518,92372
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$92,647,58726
Germany1$78,664,63212
France2$40,865,20584
Spain3$32,259,64824
Sweden1$18,182,24410
Netherlands3$14,546,03429
Denmark1$11,994,51114
Norway1$10,171,08917
Switzerland1$9,199,95519
Russia1$8,868,87115
Austria1$7,920,33323
Belgium1$7,301,21651
Poland1$6,543,498106
Greece1$6,059,43611
Finland1$5,218,67723
Türkiye2$4,189,959181
Czech Republic1$3,217,25963
Portugal1$3,202,51265
Czech Republic/Slovakia1$2,665,4008
Hungary1$2,592,75435
Israel1$2,524,32084
South Africa1$2,355,320107
Italy4$1,846,0491,939
Palestine$1,688,8923
Lebanon/United Arab Emirates1$1,085,5262
Croatia1$952,35229
Iceland2$834,4707
Baltic States1$704,9322
Serbia and Montenegro1$583,02048
Slovenia1$473,79185
Slovakia1$379,189312
Bulgaria1$351,442314
Estonia1$330,49580
Egypt1$269,636267
Lithuania1$209,399347
Romania1$181,443941
Latvia1$164,498183
Lebanon1$150,000580
United Arab Emirates1$45,9124,158
Ukraine1$14,2672,541
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan2$65,512,28191
South Korea4$30,417,237163
Australia4$26,971,26782
Taiwan1$9,471,70065
New Zealand6$6,306,40020
Hong Kong2$3,053,481312
Thailand2$3,044,038154
Russia/CIS2$2,796,7771,240
Singapore2$2,768,562189
Malaysia2$1,868,898378
Philippines1$1,494,590404
India1$954,354905
Indonesia1$771,201435
Vietnam1$43,0741,182
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$15,998,901222
Brazil2$7,483,476403
Argentina1$2,449,990352
Colombia1$2,398,631276
Chile1$2,255,766196
Central America+2$1,709,28823
Puerto Rico2$1,448,93924
Peru2$1,230,444311
Venezuela1$614,844726
Ecuador1$450,000386
West Indies1$372,7654
Bolivia2$229,319328
Dominican Republic1$200,00047
Uruguay1$162,133362
China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China2$6,989,6771,045
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.