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The Lord of the Rings

 1979
 132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)
The Lord of the Rings
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ralph Bakshi

Starring

Christopher Guard · William Squire · Michael Scholes · John Hurt · Simon Chandler · Dominic Guard

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 15th November 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Jul '79
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £561 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Jul, 1979
1
13 Jul, 1979
1
20 Jul, 1979
1
27 Jul, 1979
2
3 Aug, 1979
2
10 Aug, 1979
3
17 Aug, 1979
3
24 Aug, 1979
4
31 Aug, 1979
4
7 Sep, 1979
5

US box office

Global box office

SELECT * FROM `certificate-global` WHERE `title` = 'the-lord-of-the-rings~1978'

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $30.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $31.9 Million

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