Recorded/Estimated Wordwide Gross

$623.11 / $768.23

US Actual: $313.76 / 40.8%

Intl Est.: $454.47 / 59.2%

Recorded/Estimated Admissions Wordwide

108.4M / 141.0M

US Actual: 53.27 / 37.8%

Intl. Est: 87.75 / 62.2%

Worldwide Release History

734 Days / 8,027 Theaters*

Average Gross/Week: 2,830,500

First Released: 12/17/01 Last Seen: 12/21/03

* as many as, tracking

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Synopsis: The saga of a desperate battle against encroaching evil -- a perilous quest to save humanity that falls upon the shoulder of Frodo, who has inherited a seemingly magic ring from his elderly cousin Bilbo.

Comment: Principal photography will last more than a year on each film -- "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King" -- and they will be shot back to back. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's internationally renowned fantasy novels.

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