The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring

Domestic Total Gross: $313,364,114 Domestic Lifetime Gross: $315,544,750
Distributor: New Line	Release Date: December 19, 2001
Genre: Fantasy	Runtime: 2 hrs. 58 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $93 million

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$315,544,750	36.2%
+ Foreign:	$555,985,574	63.8%

= Worldwide:	$871,530,324

Domestic Summary

Opening Weekend:	$47,211,490
(#1 rank, 3,359 theaters, $14,055 average)
% of Total Gross:	15.1%
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Widest Release:

3,381 theaters

In Release:

243 days / 34.7 weeks

The Players

Director:	Peter Jackson
Writers:	Philippa Boyens Fran Walsh Fran Walsh
Actors:	Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Cate Blanchett Liv Tyler Ian Holm Christopher Lee Sean Astin Sean Bean Orlando Bloom Hugo Weaving
Producers:	Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
Cinematographer:	Andrew Lesnie (director of photography)
Composer:	Howard Shore

2001 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Thirteen Oscars, Including Four Wins.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Fantasy - Live Action	6
Sword and Sorcery	3

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Series: The Lord of the Rings	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown	3
Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter	3

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	34
All Time Adjusted	77
All Time Worldwide	32
Yearly 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2001	10
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2001	1
Worldwide Yearly 2001	2
Non-Friday Opening Weekends	35
Opening Weeks	80
Opening Day Gross	128
Opening Wednesdays	16
Single Day Gross	459
Non-Opening Thursday Gross	43
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross	19
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross	20
Single Day Monday Gross	115
Single Day Saturday Gross	222
Single Day Thursday Gross	55
Single Day Tuesday Gross	24
Single Day Wednesday Gross	20
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time	192
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	168
New Years Days	10
Christmas Days	15
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends	84
Opening Weekends	153
Opening Weekends - December	10
Opening Weekends - Holiday	30
Eleventh Weekends	38
Ninth Weekends	34
Tenth Weekends	42
Top 10-Day Grosses	70
Top 3-Day Grosses	179
Top 6-Day Grosses	87
Top 7-Day Grosses	76
Top 8-Day Grosses	73
Top 9-Day Grosses	75
Twelfth Weekends	39
Twelfth Weekends	37
Top 5-Day Grosses	95
Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday	22
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)	36
Consecutive Weekends At #1	66
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	38
President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends	179
Second Weekends	51
Third Weekends	50
Fourth Weekends	39
Fifth Weekends	26
Sixth Weekends	61
Seventh Weekends	75
Eighth Weekends	112
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	36
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	61
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	105
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	487
Rated PG-13	23
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends	97
Widest Releases	301
Widest Opening Releases	291
Widest PG-13 Rated Openings	160
Widest PG-13 Rated Releases	168
Fastest to $100 million	73
Fastest to $150 million	54
Fastest to $200 million	46
Fastest to $250 million	48
Fastest to $300 million	37
Slowest to $100 million	434
Slowest to $200 million	79
Best Picture Nomination Effect	120
BOM Users' Grades	12
BOM Users' Grades (2001 Releases)	1
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on May 12, 2002)	9
Yearly (Wide) 2001	2
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2001	10
Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted	29
Opening Weeks Adjusted	56
Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted	51
Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted	33
Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted	10
Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted	9
Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted	181
Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted	92
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	154
Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted	86
Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted	40
Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted	14
Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted	16
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted	186
Opening Weekends Adjusted - December	7
Opening Weekends Adjusted	118
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday	27
Eleventh Weekends Adjusted	52
Ninth Weekends Adjusted	61
Tenth Weekends Adjusted	73
Twelfth Weekends Adjusted	55
Second Weekends Adjusted	37
Third Weekends Adjusted	47
Fourth Weekends Adjusted	45
Fifth Weekends Adjusted	49
Sixth Weekends Adjusted	94
Seventh Weekends Adjusted	108
Eighth Weekends Adjusted	168
Rated PG-13 Adjusted	17
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted	82