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Film of the Day:
In Front of Your Face
ADVERTISMENT
MOVIE
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
FILM SERIES
NEWS
2003
201 minutes (3 hrs 21 mins)
Production Country
New Zealand • United States
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Starring
Elijah Wood
·
Ian McKellen
·
Liv Tyler
·
Viggo Mortensen
· Sean Astin ·
Cate Blanchett
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
17th December 2003
Austria release:
17th December 2003
Belgium release:
17th December 2003
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
19th Dec '03
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £15 Million
Total chart weeks: 17
US box office
Box Office debut: 19th Dec '03
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $124.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 23
WorldWide box office
Box Office debut: 19th Dec '03
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $251 Million
Total weeks on top 15: 25
Chart position history
UK box office
19 Dec,
2003
1
26 Dec,
2003
1
2 Jan,
2004
1
9 Jan,
2004
1
16 Jan,
2004
1
23 Jan,
2004
2
30 Jan,
2004
3
6 Feb,
2004
5
13 Feb,
2004
7
20 Feb,
2004
8
27 Feb,
2004
9
5 Mar,
2004
10
12 Mar,
2004
11
19 Mar,
2004
13
24 Jul,
2020
15
4 Jun,
2021
13
US box office
19 Dec,
2003
1
26 Dec,
2003
1
2 Jan,
2004
1
9 Jan,
2004
1
16 Jan,
2004
3
23 Jan,
2004
5
30 Jan,
2004
4
6 Feb,
2004
7
13 Feb,
2004
8
20 Feb,
2004
10
27 Feb,
2004
11
5 Mar,
2004
7
12 Mar,
2004
9
19 Mar,
2004
11
26 Mar,
2004
15
Global box office
19 Dec,
2003
1
19 Dec,
2003
2
26 Dec,
2003
1
2 Jan,
2004
1
9 Jan,
2004
1
16 Jan,
2004
1
23 Jan,
2004
1
30 Jan,
2004
1
6 Feb,
2004
1
13 Feb,
2004
1
20 Feb,
2004
1
27 Feb,
2004
2
5 Mar,
2004
1
12 Mar,
2004
1
19 Mar,
2004
2
26 Mar,
2004
2
2 Apr,
2004
4
9 Apr,
2004
5
16 Apr,
2004
5
23 Apr,
2004
2
24 Dec,
2004
1
14 May,
2021
7
Other movies in this series
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Certificates
US
PG-13
12+
14
K-12
UA
12
Total grosses
UK total gross
£60.7 Million
US total gross
$377.8 Million
Global total gross
$1.1 Billion
25thframe.co.uk stats
Total views:
36
First viewed:
17th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
13th Nov 2025
Films in series
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
/ 2001
UK gross: £61,618,595
US gross: $319,205,075
Global gross: $887,266,300
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
/ 2002
UK gross: £57,104,876
US gross: $345,372,040
Global gross: $951,403,754
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
/ 2003
UK gross: £60,666,284
US gross: $377,845,905
Global gross: $1,146,030,912
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
/ 2012
UK gross: £51,994,544
US gross: $303,003,568
Global gross: $1,017,003,568
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
/ 2013
UK gross: £42,681,775
US gross: $258,366,855
Global gross: $959,007,513
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
/ 2014
UK gross: £40,900,786
US gross: $255,119,788
Global gross: $962,182,865
US release: 17th December 2003
Austria release: 17th December 2003
Belgium release: 17th December 2003
£60.7 Million 
$377.8 Million 
$1.1 Billion
