The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema)
Opened 12/17/2003 | Theatrical • Wide (3,703 locations)
Technical Specs: DTS-ES,Dolby Digital EX,SDDS,Dolby Atmos
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director & Top Cast
Peter Jackson
Director
Elijah Wood
Frodo
Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn
Ian McKellen
Gandalf
Orlando Bloom
Legolas
Noel Appleby
Everard Proudfoot
Ali Astin
Elanor Gamgee
Sean Astin
Sam
David Aston
Gondorian Soldier 3
John Bach
Madril
Sean Bean
Boromir
Sadwyn Brophy
Eldarion
Alistair Browning
Damrod
Richard Edge
Gondorian Soldier 1
Jason Fitch
Uruk 2
Bernard Hill
Theoden
Peter Jackson
Writer
Michael Elsworth
Cirdan the Shipwright (uncredited)
Mark Ferguson
Witch-King (uncredited)
Box Office Results
Domestic
| Week 1 12/12-12/18 | Week 2 12/19-12/25 | Week 3 12/26-01/01 | Week 4 01/02-01/08 | Week 5 01/09-01/15 | Week 6 01/16-01/22 | Week 7-25 1/23-5/28 |
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| weekend | 0 | 72629713 | 50598104 | 28180378 | 14209098 | 10219470 | 34253011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cume | 51470821 | 171670604 | 262230583 | 298111838 | 316592632 | 331031242 | 377027325 | 340021012 | 377027325 | 346839672 | 377027325 | 352277575 | 377027325 | 358268479 | 377027325 | 361940947 | 377027325 | 365172348 | 377027325 | 369126293 | 377027325 | 372008809 | 377027325 | 373850755 | 377027325 | 374830647 | 377027325 | 375378000 | 377027325 | 375831230 | 377027325 | 376142702 | 377027325 | 376401952 | 377027325 | 376612619 | 377027325 | 376760431 | 377027325 | 376886789 | 377027325 | 376987769 | 377027325 | 377027325 |
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| Weekend | Weekly | Locations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Gross $ | % Chg. | Gross $ | % Chg. | # | Chg. | Per Theater Average |
| 1 | 12/12/2003-12/18/2003 | $0 | - | $51,470,821 | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 12/19/2003-12/25/2003 | $72,629,713 | 0 % | $120,199,783 | 133.5 % | 3,703 | 3,703 | $32,460 |
| 3 | 12/26/2003-1/1/2004 | $50,598,104 | -30.3 % | $90,559,979 | -24.7 % | 3,703 | 0 | $24,456 |
| 4 | 1/2/2004-1/8/2004 | $28,180,378 | -44.3 % | $35,881,255 | -60.4 % | 3,703 | 0 | $9,690 |
| 5 | 1/9/2004-1/15/2004 | $14,209,098 | -49.6 % | $18,480,794 | -48.5 % | 3,532 | -171 | $5,232 |
| 6 | 1/16/2004-1/22/2004 | $10,219,470 | -28.1 % | $14,438,610 | -21.9 % | 3,003 | -529 | $4,808 |
| 7 | 1/23/2004-1/29/2004 | $6,786,756 | -33.6 % | $8,989,770 | -37.7 % | 2,558 | -445 | $3,514 |
| 8 | 1/30/2004-2/5/2004 | $5,310,803 | -21.7 % | $6,818,660 | -24.2 % | 2,256 | -302 | $3,022 |
| 9 | 2/6/2004-2/12/2004 | $4,293,671 | -19.2 % | $5,437,903 | -20.2 % | 1,878 | -378 | $2,896 |
| 10 | 2/13/2004-2/19/2004 | $4,187,195 | -2.5 % | $5,990,904 | 10.2 % | 1,663 | -215 | $3,602 |
| 11 | 2/20/2004-2/26/2004 | $2,850,455 | -31.9 % | $3,672,468 | -38.7 % | 1,407 | -256 | $2,610 |
| 12 | 2/27/2004-3/4/2004 | $2,174,665 | -23.7 % | $3,231,401 | -12 % | 1,112 | -295 | $2,906 |
| 13 | 3/5/2004-3/11/2004 | $3,037,822 | 39.7 % | $3,953,945 | 22.4 % | 1,903 | 791 | $2,078 |
| 14 | 3/12/2004-3/18/2004 | $2,021,501 | -33.5 % | $2,882,516 | -27.1 % | 1,307 | -596 | $2,205 |
| 15 | 3/19/2004-3/25/2004 | $1,350,748 | -33.2 % | $1,841,946 | -36.1 % | 1,021 | -286 | $1,804 |
| 16 | 3/26/2004-4/1/2004 | $705,817 | -47.7 % | $979,892 | -46.8 % | 661 | -360 | $1,482 |
| 17 | 4/2/2004-4/8/2004 | $373,903 | -47 % | $547,353 | -44.1 % | 348 | -313 | $1,573 |
| 18 | 4/9/2004-4/15/2004 | $289,233 | -22.6 % | $453,230 | -17.2 % | 338 | -10 | $1,341 |
| 19 | 4/16/2004-4/22/2004 | $227,321 | -21.4 % | $311,472 | -31.3 % | 295 | -43 | $1,056 |
| 20 | 4/23/2004-4/29/2004 | $194,730 | -14.3 % | $259,250 | -16.8 % | 268 | -27 | $967 |
| 21 | 4/30/2004-5/6/2004 | $154,631 | -20.6 % | $210,667 | -18.7 % | 221 | -47 | $953 |
| 22 | 5/7/2004-5/13/2004 | $103,709 | -32.9 % | $147,812 | -29.8 % | 190 | -31 | $778 |
| 23 | 5/14/2004-5/20/2004 | $92,571 | -10.7 % | $126,358 | -14.5 % | 153 | -37 | $826 |
| 24 | 5/21/2004-5/27/2004 | $72,176 | -22 % | $100,980 | -20.1 % | 135 | -18 | $748 |
| 25 | 5/28/2004-6/3/2004 | $25,304 | -64.9 % | $39,556 | -60.8 % | 61 | -74 | $648 |
| Total | $377,027,325 | ||||||
Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-25
Worldwide
Box Office Results
| Domestic Total | International Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|
| $377,027,325 (33.1%) | $763,654,686 (66.9%) | $1,140,703,091 (100%) |
