Film of the Day: Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

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MOVIE

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

201 minutes (3 hrs 21 mins)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

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: 19

US box office

Box Office debut: 19th Dec '03
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $124.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 25

WorldWide box office

Box Office debut: 19th Dec '03
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $251 Million
Total weeks on top 15: 26

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

30 Jan, 2026
14

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

16 Jan, 2026
12

23 Jan, 2026
10

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

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Certificates

US
PG-13

PG13

14A

K-13

PG-13

Tous publics avec avertissement

M/12

K-12

16+

u 13+

16+

12+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£61 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$387 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$1.1 Billion

25thframe.co.uk stats

This weeks Box Office Positions

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

19 Dec 2003

£15,021,761

26 Dec 2003

1▲▼

£7,149,427

£27,989,784

2 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£6,496,723

£41,841,702

9 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£3,713,999

£48,099,432

16 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£2,377,268

£51,871,207

23 Jan 2004

2▼

£1,552,713

£54,366,487

30 Jan 2004

3▼

£1,176,333

£56,086,272

6 Feb 2004

5▼

£726,791

£57,292,366

13 Feb 2004

7▼

£485,580

£58,078,953

20 Feb 2004

8▼

£451,847

£59,066,064

27 Feb 2004

9▼

£313,535

£59,570,599

5 Mar 2004

10▼

£343,852

£60,108,816

12 Mar 2004

11▼

£203,433

£60,454,287

19 Mar 2004

13▼

£103,663

£60,666,284

24 Jul 2020

15▼

£10,205

4 Jun 2021

13▲

£24,651

7 Jun 2024

37▼

£2,502

23 Jan 2026

25▲

£30,277

£241,299

30 Jan 2026

14▲

£215,804

£490,599

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 25

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

19 Dec 2003

1▲

$124,100,534

26 Dec 2003

1▲▼

$50,598,104

$222,268,708

2 Jan 2004

1▲▼

$28,180,378

$290,410,961

9 Jan 2004

1▲▼

$14,209,098

$312,320,936

16 Jan 2004

3▼

$10,219,470

$326,812,102

23 Jan 2004

5▼

$6,786,756

$337,817,998

30 Jan 2004

4▲

$5,310,803

$345,331,815

6 Feb 2004

7▼

$4,293,671

$351,133,343

13 Feb 2004

8▼

$4,187,195

$356,464,770

20 Feb 2004

10▼

$2,850,455

$361,118,934

27 Feb 2004

11▼

$2,174,665

$364,115,612

5 Mar 2004

7▲

$3,037,822

$368,210,170

12 Mar 2004

9▼

$2,021,501

$371,147,794

19 Mar 2004

11▼

$1,350,748

$373,359,557

26 Mar 2004

15▼

$705,817

$374,556,572

2 Apr 2004

19▼

$373,903

$375,204,550

9 Apr 2004

21▼

$289,233

$375,667,233

16 Apr 2004

28▼

$227,321

$376,058,551

30 Apr 2004

35▼

$154,631

$376,556,583

7 May 2004

38▼

$103,709

$376,716,328

14 May 2004

40▼

$92,571

$376,853,002

21 May 2004

44▼

$72,176

$376,958,965

28 May 2004

56▼

$25,304

$377,013,073

16 Jan 2026

12▲

$2,276,432

23 Jan 2026

10▲

$1,600,000

$3,971,340

Global Box Office Info

Weeks on Global box office: 26

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

19 Dec 2003

1▲

£251,000,000

19 Dec 2003

2▼

£232,915,373

26 Dec 2003

1▲

£126,927,815

£420,644,820

2 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£78,211,958

£560,930,055

9 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£40,208,425

£606,940,017

16 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£26,411,919

£646,059,933

23 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£21,086,256

£674,565,887

30 Jan 2004

1▲▼

£15,236,613

£696,037,237

6 Feb 2004

1▲▼

£9,589,205

£753,805,210

13 Feb 2004

1▲▼

£7,816,562

£799,208,596

20 Feb 2004

1▲▼

£19,903,657

£855,495,526

27 Feb 2004

2▼

£11,540,179

£919,735,470

5 Mar 2004

1▲

£11,586,487

£982,287,944

12 Mar 2004

1▲▼

£7,802,747

£1,024,215,641

19 Mar 2004

2▼

£5,871,886

£1,062,373,088

26 Mar 2004

2▲▼

£4,490,369

£1,085,041,779

2 Apr 2004

4▼

£3,134,204

£1,100,319,185

9 Apr 2004

5▼

£2,569,338

£1,104,478,053

16 Apr 2004

5▲▼

£1,849,875

£1,105,517,929

23 Apr 2004

2▲

£1,515,903

£1,108,762,866

24 Dec 2004

1▲

£1,407,400

£1,113,717,000

23 Apr 2021

73▼

£11,736

£1,142,623,460

14 May 2021

7▲

£3,400,000

£1,146,030,912

21 May 2021

26▼

£200,000

£1,146,230,912

4 Jun 2021

51▼

£114,897

£1,146,030,912

23 Jan 2026

18▲

£1,834,042

£7,570,353