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 Release157 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 25-311$3,513,276-157-$22,377$4,662,0243
Jan 1-71$2,680,445-23.7%157-$17,072$7,342,4694
Jan 8-141$1,425,454-46.8%157-$9,079$8,767,9235
Jan 15-212$528,620-62.9%157-$3,367$9,296,5436
Jan 22-282$304,320-42.4%124-33$2,454$9,268,5507
Jan 29-Feb 45$162,194-46.7%86-38$1,885$9,571,6898
Feb 5-117$138,794-14.4%69-17$2,011$9,710,4839
Feb 12-1810$89,335-35.6%50-19$1,786$9,799,81810
Feb 19-2515$42,860-52%27-23$1,587$9,842,67811
Feb 26-Mar 318$29,123-32.1%24-3$1,213$9,748,55012
Mar 4-1013$36,288+24.6%20-4$1,814$9,784,83813
Mar 11-1712$39,974+10.2%27+7$1,480$9,824,81214
Mar 18-2417$16,864-57.8%19-8$887$9,858,02115
Mar 25-3120$9,207-45.4%12-7$767$9,867,82216