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MOVIE

The Lord of the Rings

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1979

132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)

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: 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

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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Last viewed:
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£1,183,164

3677

A Midsummer Night's Dream

3678

The Lord of the Rings

3679

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Not a top US grossing movie

Not a top Global grossing movie

Genres

Adventure

Animation

Fantasy