| Movie Summary | 
Fellowship of the Ring | 
Two Towers | 
Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | 
Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| Genre | Fantasy | Fantasy | Fantasy | Fantasy |
| Studio | New Line | New Line | Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | December 19, 2001 | December 18, 2002 | November 16, 2001 | November 15, 2002 |
| Domestic Gross | $313,364,114 | $339,789,881 | $317,575,550 | $261,988,482 |
| Production Budget | $93 million | $94 million | $125 million | $100 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 58 min. | 2 hrs. 59 min. | 2 hrs. 33 min. | 2 hrs. 41 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | epic battle sequences and some scary images | epic battle sequences and scary images | some scary moments and mild language | scary moments, some creature violence and mild language |
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| Domestic Summary | Fellowship of the Ring | Two Towers | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| Total Gross | $313,364,114 | $339,789,881 | $317,575,550 | $261,988,482 |
| Opening Weekend* | $47,211,490 | $62,007,528 | $90,294,621 | $88,357,488 |
| Theaters | 3,359 | 3,622 | 3,672 | 3,682 |
| Average | $14,055 | $17,119 | $24,590 | $23,997 |
| Opening % of Total | 15.1% | 18.2% | 28.4% | 33.7% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -18.0% | -21.2% | -36.3% | -52.2% |
| Widest Release | 3,381 | 3,622 | 3,672 | 3,682 |
| Close Date | n/a | August 24, 2003 | n/a | May 4, 2003 |
| In Release | 243 days / 35 weeks | 250 days / 36 weeks | n/a | 171 days / 24 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Fellowship of the Ring | Two Towers | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| Worldwide Gross | $869,349,688 | $923,285,627 | $974,755,371 | $878,979,634 |
| Foreign Gross | $555,985,574 | $583,495,746 | $657,179,821 | $616,991,152 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 64.0% | 63.2% | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $313,364,114 | $339,789,881 | $317,575,550 | $261,988,482 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 36.0% | 36.8% | 32.6% | 29.8% |
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| People Summary | Fellowship of the Ring | Two Towers | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| Actor: Alan Rickman | - | - | n/a | n/a |
| Actor: Cate Blanchett | #3 | n/a | - | - |
| Actor: Daniel Radcliffe | - | - | #2 | #7 |
| Actor: Elijah Wood | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Actor: Emma Watson | - | - | #2 | #7 |
| Actor: Ian McKellen | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Actor: Liv Tyler | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Actor: Orlando Bloom | #4 | #3 | - | - |
| Actor: Rupert Grint | - | - | #2 | #7 |
| Actor: Viggo Mortensen | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Composer: Howard Shore | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Composer: John Williams | - | - | #6 | #12 |
| Director: Chris Columbus | - | - | #1 | #3 |
| Director: Peter Jackson | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Producer: Chris Columbus | - | - | #1 | #2 |
| Producer: David Heyman | - | - | #2 | #6 |
| Producer: Fran Walsh | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Producer: Peter Jackson | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Writer: Fran Walsh | #2 | #1 | - | - |
| Writer: Philippa Boyens | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Writer: Steve Kloves | - | - | #2 | #7 |
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| Genres & Franchises | Fellowship of the Ring | Two Towers | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| Franchise: Harry Potter | - | - | #2 | #7 |
| Franchise: The Lord of the Rings | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Genre: Family - Children's Book Adaptation | - | - | #3 | #10 |
| Genre: Fantasy - Live Action | #6 | #3 | #5 | #13 |
| Genre: School - Prep / Boarding / Catholic | - | - | #1 | #5 |
| Genre: Sword and Sorcery | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Genre: Young-Adult Book Adaptations | - | - | #3 | #12 |
| Showdown: Harry Potter Showdown | - | - | #1 | #5 |
| Showdown: Holiday 'Potter' Showdown | - | - | #1 | #4 |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown | #3 | #2 | - | - |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter | #3 | #1 | #2 | #4 |
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| Chart Rankings | Fellowship of the Ring | Two Towers | Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone | Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets |
| All Time Domestic | #34 | #25 | #32 | #63 |
| All Time Adjusted | #77 | #62 | #69 | #121 |
| All Time Worldwide | #32 | #24 | #17 | #30 |
| Yearly 2001 | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Yearly 2002 | - | #2 | - | #4 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2001 | #10 | - | #1 | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2002 | - | #5 | - | #2 |
| Worldwide Openings | - | #34 | - | #52 |
| Worldwide Yearly 2001 | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2002 | - | #1 | - | #2 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | - | #32 | - | #57 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #35 | #20 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #80 | #41 | #28 | #46 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends | - | - | #1 | #17 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends | - | - | #1 | #17 |
| Post-Thanksgiving Weekend - Biggest Drops | - | - | #74 | #9 |
| Opening Day Gross | #128 | #58 | #38 | #46 |
| Opening Wednesdays | #16 | #10 | - | - |
| Single Day Gross | #459 | #162 | #82 | #76 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | - | #33 | #17 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #43 | #14 | #30 | - |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #19 | #56 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #20 | #17 | #14 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | #129 | #32 | #41 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #115 | #33 | - | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #222 | #97 | #31 | #28 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | - | #66 | #35 | #34 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #55 | #20 | #40 | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #24 | #64 | - | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #20 | #11 | #37 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #192 | #102 | #33 | #36 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #168 | #96 | #33 | #36 |
| New Years Days | #10 | #9 | - | - |
| Christmas Days | #15 | #12 | - | - |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #84 | #136 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #153 | #86 | #29 | #32 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #10 | #7 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - November | - | - | #6 | #8 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #30 | #21 | #6 | #8 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #38 | #107 | #128 | - |
| Ninth Weekends | #34 | #90 | #65 | #143 |
| Tenth Weekends | #42 | #129 | #80 | #190 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #70 | #39 | #29 | #46 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #179 | #90 | #32 | #36 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | - | #58 | #39 | #42 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #88 | #42 | #39 | #50 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #77 | #40 | #38 | #51 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #73 | #40 | #35 | #51 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #75 | #40 | #29 | #47 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #37 | #118 | #144 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | #39 | #110 | #182 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #95 | #44 | #42 | #48 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | #22 | #12 | - | - |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #36 | #77 | #78 | #164 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #66 | #63 | #64 | #154 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #38 | #57 | - | - |
| Second Weekends | #51 | #25 | #13 | #42 |
| Third Weekends | #50 | #37 | #47 | #15 |
| Fourth Weekends | #39 | #55 | #57 | #175 |
| Fifth Weekends | #26 | #57 | #67 | - |
| Sixth Weekends | #61 | #105 | #83 | - |
| Seventh Weekends | #75 | #104 | #9 | #55 |
| Eighth Weekends | #112 | #124 | #34 | #63 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #36 | #40 | #139 | #405 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #61 | #81 | #312 | #875 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #105 | #135 | #493 | #1281 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #487 | #588 | #1433 | #2870 |
| Rated G and PG | - | - | #10 | #20 |
| Rated PG | - | - | #7 | #16 |
| Rated PG-13 | #23 | #17 | - | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | - | - | #5 | #6 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | - | - | #6 | #7 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #97 | #59 | - | - |
| Widest Releases | #304 | #161 | #137 | #130 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #294 | #143 | #120 | #118 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | - | - | #50 | #48 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | - | - | #53 | #52 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #161 | #77 | - | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #169 | #88 | - | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #74 | #45 | #42 | #53 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #54 | #40 | #36 | #50 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #46 | #35 | #38 | #44 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #48 | #25 | #40 | #55 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #37 | #22 | #30 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #434 | #463 | #466 | #455 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #79 | #90 | #87 | #81 |
| Best Picture Nomination Effect | #120 | #138 | - | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | #12 | #14 | #189 | #238 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2001 Releases) | #1 | - | #8 | - |
| BOM Users' Grades (2002 Releases) | - | #3 | - | #21 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2001 | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2002 | - | #2 | - | #4 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2001 | #10 | - | #1 | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2002 | - | #5 | - | #2 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #29 | #17 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #56 | #33 | #16 | #38 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #2 | #17 |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #2 | #17 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | #51 | #26 | #10 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #33 | #12 | #23 | #82 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #10 | #39 | #53 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #9 | #10 | #5 | #75 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #181 | #90 | #19 | #27 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #92 | #22 | #136 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #154 | #72 | #11 | #12 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #86 | #50 | #18 | #21 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #40 | #17 | #29 | #97 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #14 | #47 | #62 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #16 | #9 | #28 | #122 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | - | #123 | #25 | #37 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #186 | #104 | #24 | #36 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #7 | #3 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - November | - | - | #5 | #7 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #118 | #63 | #19 | #24 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #27 | #14 | #5 | #7 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #52 | #153 | #170 | - |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #61 | #141 | #100 | #199 |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #73 | #182 | #117 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #55 | #156 | #166 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #37 | #16 | #5 | #33 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #47 | #35 | #34 | #11 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #45 | #76 | #62 | - |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #49 | #94 | #82 | - |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #94 | #149 | #107 | - |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #108 | #169 | #20 | #81 |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #168 | #188 | #56 | #109 |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | - | - | #38 | #63 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | - | - | #21 | #37 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #17 | #14 | - | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #3 | #4 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #3 | #4 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #82 | #48 | - | - |
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