The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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.

All Releases

Domestic (33.6%)
$381,878,219
International (66.4%)
$755,758,537
Worldwide
$1,138,027,091
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$72,629,713
Budget$94,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 17, 2003 (21 markets)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseDecember 17-December 18, 200467 markets$377,027,325$741,859,899$1,118,887,224
2005 Re-releaseFebruary 5, 2005Japan$411,329$411,329
2011 Re-releaseJune 28, 2011Domestic$818,580$818,580
2017 Re-releaseJanuary 25, 2017South Korea$307,481$307,481
2020 Re-releaseJune 25-February 18, 2021APAC, EMEA$237,586$402,532
2021 Re-releaseMarch 18-July 29, 20219 markets$405,302$3,595,459$4,226,150
2023 Re-release (20th Anniversary)April 13-November 24, 20235 markets$1,176,085$962,714$2,138,799
2024 Re-releaseJune 7-10, 20245 markets$2,450,927$8,384,069$10,834,996

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$381,878,21951
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom4$106,692,96616
Germany1$87,207,0007
France1$48,409,84746
Spain2$40,052,62710
Sweden1$24,123,7673
Norway2$20,472,0141
Netherlands4$19,961,95813
Denmark1$16,188,2494
Russia1$12,122,4314
Switzerland1$10,991,06111
Belgium1$9,902,58915
Austria1$9,867,8227
Greece1$8,037,2006
Poland1$7,968,19573
Finland1$7,096,2098
Türkiye2$5,607,738120
Portugal1$4,702,01319
South Africa1$3,840,41824
Czech Republic1$3,694,17351
Czech Republic/Slovakia1$3,575,8904
Hungary1$2,943,62423
Israel1$2,890,08259
Palestine1$2,197,3561
Ukraine2$1,623,212205
Lebanon/United Arab Emirates1$1,533,2291
Croatia1$1,245,95014
Iceland2$1,006,0143
Baltic States1$937,4151
Serbia and Montenegro1$680,35431
Slovenia1$620,87240
Bulgaria1$609,501133
Italy2$540,2463,397
Slovakia1$532,439198
Romania1$414,102460
Estonia1$402,85953
Lithuania1$275,877243
Latvia1$258,67996
Egypt1$219,683332
Lebanon1$150,000579
United Arab Emirates1$19,7285,176
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan2$95,377,50138
Australia2$36,645,59626
South Korea3$28,770,329175
Russia/CIS2$14,080,000263
Taiwan1$11,756,95339
Hong Kong1$4,983,077148
Thailand1$4,630,75271
Singapore1$3,143,349156
Malaysia1$1,903,364365
Philippines1$1,605,882381
Indonesia1$1,323,144329
India1$944,651907
Vietnam1$105,370845
New Zealand4$63,1493,432
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico2$15,685,944226
Brazil1$9,902,206302
Argentina1$4,698,147159
Chile1$3,113,642138
Colombia1$2,592,113254
Central America+1$2,289,57113
Puerto Rico1$1,871,30815
Peru1$1,390,557267
Venezuela1$1,196,154456
Ecuador1$643,687277
West Indies1$540,0132
Bolivia1$291,146267
Uruguay1$288,591179
China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China2$13,827,541758