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%)
$592,680,283
Worldwide
$938,820,856
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
GenresAdventure 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$4,908,874$5,922,285
2023 Re-releaseNovember 17, 2023EMEA, APAC$574,090$574,090
2024 Re-releaseJune 7-March 13, 20257 markets$2,566,412$1,241,964$3,811,152

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$345,518,92376
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$92,647,58727
Germany1$78,664,63212
France2$40,865,20587
Spain3$32,292,23223
Sweden1$18,182,24410
Netherlands3$14,546,03430
Denmark1$11,994,51114
Norway1$10,171,08917
Switzerland1$9,199,95519
Russia1$8,868,87115
Austria1$7,920,33323
Belgium1$7,301,21653
Poland1$6,543,498113
Greece1$6,059,43611
Finland1$5,218,67723
Czech Republic1$3,217,25969
Portugal1$3,202,51269
Czech Republic/Slovakia1$2,665,4008
Hungary1$2,592,75439
Israel1$2,524,32087
South Africa1$2,355,320109
Italy4$2,134,0401,800
Palestine$1,688,8923
Lebanon/United Arab Emirates1$1,085,5262
Croatia1$952,35232
Türkiye3$848,566991
Iceland2$834,4707
Baltic States1$704,9322
Serbia and Montenegro1$583,02053
Slovenia1$473,79190
Slovakia1$379,189328
Bulgaria1$351,442329
Estonia1$330,49582
Egypt1$269,636270
Lithuania1$209,399371
Romania1$181,443999
Latvia1$164,498187
Lebanon1$150,000582
United Arab Emirates1$45,9124,339
Ukraine1$14,2672,583
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan2$65,512,28192
Taiwan1$9,471,70069
New Zealand6$6,306,40024
Hong Kong2$3,053,481320
Thailand2$3,044,038160
Russia/CIS2$2,796,7771,265
Singapore2$2,768,562192
Malaysia2$1,868,898389
Philippines1$1,494,590417
India1$954,354918
Indonesia1$771,201453
South Korea4$629,3562,752
Australia4$130,1944,833
Vietnam1$43,0741,322
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$15,998,901235
Brazil2$7,483,476417
Argentina1$2,449,990367
Colombia2$2,417,969289
Chile1$2,255,766204
Central America+2$1,709,28823
Puerto Rico2$1,448,93924
Peru2$1,230,444318
Venezuela1$614,844728
Ecuador1$450,000388
West Indies1$372,7656
Bolivia2$229,319330
Dominican Republic1$200,00047
Uruguay1$162,133364
China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China2$6,989,6771,078
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.