Lord of the rings box office movie#

The film received numerous accolades at the 76th Academy Awards, it won all eleven awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture, the first fantasy film to do so and tying with 1959's Ben-Hur and 1997's Titanic as the movie with the most Academy Award wins. Like the previous films in the trilogy, The Return of the King is widely recognised as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the one of the 10 highest grossing films of all time, as well as the highest-grossing film ever released by New Line Cinema.

The film was acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and the fantasy film genre, and a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, with praise for the visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, screenplay, musical score, costume design, emotional depth, scope, and story. It premiered on 1 December 2003 at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, and was then released on 17 December 2003 in the US and on 18 December 2003 in New Zealand. The Return of the King was financed and distributed by American studio New Line Cinema, but filmed and edited entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, concurrently with the other two parts of the trilogy. Continuing the plot of the previous film, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are making their final way toward Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the others join forces together against Sauron and his legions in Minas Tirith. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. Vs.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images

June 28th, 2011 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.įebruary 12th, 2021 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.Īpril 13th, 2023 (Wide) by Fathom Events (20th Anniversary Extended Edition)ĭecember 17th, 2003 (Wide), released as El Señor De Los Anillos: El Retorno del Rey ( Mexico)ĭecember 17th, 2003 (Wide), released as El Señor de los Anillos: El Retorno del Rey ( Spain)ĭecember 17th, 2003 (Wide) ( United Kingdom)ĭecember 18th, 2003 (Wide) ( New Zealand)ĭecember 19th, 2003 (Wide), released as Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kral'ın Dönüşü ( Turkey)ĭecember 14th, 2004 by New Line Home Video, released as Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King

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Lord of the rings box office