| Movie Summary | 
Return of the King | 
Two Towers | 
Fellowship of the Ring | 
King Kong | 
The Hobbit |
| Genre | Fantasy | Fantasy | Fantasy | Period Adventure | Fantasy |
| Studio | New Line | New Line | New Line | Universal | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | December 17, 2003 | December 18, 2002 | December 19, 2001 | December 14, 2005 | December 14, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $377,027,325 | $339,789,881 | $313,364,114 | $218,080,025 | $303,003,568 |
| Production Budget | $94 million | $94 million | $93 million | $207 million | n/a |
| Running Time | 3 hrs. 20 min. | 2 hrs. 59 min. | 2 hrs. 58 min. | 3 hrs. 7 min. | 2 hrs. 46 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images | epic battle sequences and scary images | epic battle sequences and some scary images | frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images | extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. |
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| Domestic Summary | Return of the King | Two Towers | Fellowship of the Ring | King Kong | The Hobbit |
| Total Gross | $377,027,325 | $339,789,881 | $313,364,114 | $218,080,025 | $303,003,568 |
| Opening Weekend* | $72,629,713 | $62,007,528 | $47,211,490 | $50,130,145 | $84,617,303 |
| Theaters | 3,703 | 3,622 | 3,359 | 3,568 | 4,045 |
| Average | $19,613 | $17,119 | $14,055 | $14,049 | $20,919 |
| Opening % of Total | 19.3% | 18.2% | 15.1% | 23.0% | 27.9% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -30.3% | -21.2% | -18.0% | -57.6% | -56.4% |
| Widest Release | 3,703 | 3,622 | 3,381 | 3,627 | 4,100 |
| Close Date | June 3, 2004 | August 24, 2003 | n/a | April 6, 2006 | April 25, 2013 |
| In Release | 170 days / 24 weeks | 250 days / 36 weeks | 243 days / 35 weeks | 114 days / 16 weeks | 133 days / 19 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 | Return of the King | Two Towers | Fellowship of the Ring | King Kong | The Hobbit |
| Worldwide Gross | $1,119,110,941 | $923,285,627 | $869,349,688 | $550,517,357 | $1,017,003,568 |
| Foreign Gross | $742,083,616 | $583,495,746 | $555,985,574 | $332,437,332 | $714,000,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 66.3% | 63.2% | 64.0% | 60.4% | 70.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $377,027,325 | $339,789,881 | $313,364,114 | $218,080,025 | $303,003,568 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 33.7% | 36.8% | 36.0% | 39.6% | 29.8% |
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| People Summary | Return of the King | Two Towers | Fellowship of the Ring | King Kong | The Hobbit |
| Actor: Cate Blanchett | #1 | n/a | #3 | - | #4 |
| Actor: Elijah Wood | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | n/a |
| Actor: Ian Holm | #1 | - | #2 | - | n/a |
| Actor: Ian McKellen | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | #4 |
| Actor: Karl Urban | #1 | #2 | - | - | - |
| Actor: Liv Tyler | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | - |
| Actor: Orlando Bloom | #2 | #3 | #4 | - | - |
| Actor: Sean Bean | n/a | - | #1 | - | - |
| Actor: Viggo Mortensen | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | - |
| Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | - |
| Composer: Howard Shore | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | #4 |
| Director: Peter Jackson | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
| Producer: Fran Walsh | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
| Producer: Peter Jackson | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
| Writer: Fran Walsh | - | #1 | #2 | #5 | #4 |
| Writer: Philippa Boyens | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
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| Genres & Franchises | Return of the King | Two Towers | Fellowship of the Ring | King Kong | The Hobbit |
| Franchise: The Lord of the Rings | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | #4 |
| Genre: Fantasy - Live Action | #2 | #3 | #6 | - | #7 |
| Genre: Sword and Sorcery | #1 | #2 | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings Showdown | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter | - | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Spider-Man | #2 | #3 | - | - | - |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars | #2 | #3 | - | - | - |
| Showdown: Lord of the Rings vs. The Matrix | #1 | #2 | - | - | - |
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| Chart Rankings | Return of the King | Two Towers | Fellowship of the Ring | King Kong | The Hobbit |
| All Time Domestic | #21 | #25 | #34 | #104 | #42 |
| All Time Adjusted | #52 | #62 | #77 | - | #176 |
| All Time Worldwide | #7 | #24 | #32 | #93 | #15 |
| Worldwide Openings | #16 | #34 | - | #50 | #22 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #22 | #32 | - | #35 | #19 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #13 | #20 | #35 | #29 | - |
| Opening Weeks | #34 | #42 | #82 | #135 | #38 |
| Opening Day Gross | #37 | #60 | #130 | - | #32 |
| Opening Wednesdays | #7 | #10 | #16 | #32 | - |
| Single Day Gross | #76 | #168 | #466 | #349 | #59 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | #23 | #33 | - | - | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #10 | #14 | #43 | - | #48 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | #15 | #57 | #19 | - | #24 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | - | #17 | #20 | - | #24 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #87 | #131 | - | - | #24 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #33 | #34 | #120 | #45 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #58 | #99 | #224 | #135 | #56 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #45 | #68 | - | - | #71 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #16 | #20 | #57 | - | #64 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | #20 | #65 | #24 | - | #29 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #7 | #11 | #20 | #62 | #53 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #13 | #35 | - | #16 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #69 | #104 | #194 | #195 | #55 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #65 | #98 | #170 | #171 | #53 |
| New Years Days | #5 | #9 | #10 | - | #15 |
| Christmas Days | #8 | #12 | #15 | - | - |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #150 | #136 | #84 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends | #52 | #88 | #155 | #139 | #40 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #4 | #7 | #10 | #8 | #1 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #12 | #21 | #30 | #25 | #9 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #68 | #107 | #38 | - | - |
| Ninth Weekends | #50 | #90 | #34 | - | - |
| Tenth Weekends | #66 | #129 | #42 | - | - |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #28 | #40 | #72 | - | #46 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #52 | #92 | #181 | - | #43 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #36 | #60 | - | - | #47 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #31 | #43 | #89 | - | #47 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #27 | #41 | #78 | #127 | #47 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #31 | #41 | #75 | - | #47 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #31 | #41 | #76 | - | #46 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #31 | #118 | #37 | - | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | #47 | #110 | #39 | - | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #35 | #46 | #97 | - | #48 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | #9 | #12 | #22 | - | - |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #34 | #77 | #36 | #189 | #92 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #26 | #63 | #66 | #183 | #80 |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #58 | #57 | #38 | #107 | #131 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #197 | - | #179 | - | - |
| Second Weekends | #22 | #25 | #51 | - | #59 |
| Third Weekends | #25 | #37 | #50 | #40 | #16 |
| Fourth Weekends | #68 | #56 | #40 | #90 | #30 |
| Fifth Weekends | #58 | #57 | #26 | #156 | #87 |
| Sixth Weekends | #96 | #105 | #61 | - | #125 |
| Seventh Weekends | #90 | #104 | #75 | - | - |
| Eighth Weekends | #81 | #124 | #112 | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #75 | #40 | #36 | #509 | #487 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #174 | #81 | #61 | #1061 | #1025 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #286 | #135 | #105 | #1548 | #1495 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1002 | #588 | #487 | #3297 | #3218 |
| Rated PG-13 | #14 | #17 | #23 | #59 | #29 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #39 | #61 | #99 | #90 | #31 |
| Widest Releases | #123 | #162 | #307 | #158 | #36 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #111 | #144 | #297 | #171 | #44 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #60 | #78 | #164 | #91 | #28 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #66 | #89 | #172 | #87 | #24 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #38 | #47 | #76 | #146 | #49 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #29 | #42 | #57 | #95 | #47 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #29 | #35 | #47 | #78 | #39 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #17 | #25 | #48 | - | #33 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #17 | #22 | #37 | - | #32 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #474 | #465 | #436 | #366 | #463 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #98 | #92 | #80 | #49 | #88 |
| Best Picture Nomination Effect | #127 | #138 | #120 | - | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | #6 | #14 | #12 | #211 | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #11 | #17 | #29 | #33 | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #28 | #33 | #57 | #145 | #77 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | #18 | #26 | #51 | - | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #8 | #12 | #33 | #110 | #79 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #8 | #39 | #10 | #73 | #49 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #52 | #10 | #9 | #72 | #38 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #69 | #92 | #183 | - | #35 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #29 | #23 | #94 | #49 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #43 | #74 | #156 | #143 | #111 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #30 | #51 | #88 | - | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #13 | #17 | #40 | #129 | #96 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #12 | #47 | #14 | #82 | #57 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #6 | #9 | #16 | #71 | #79 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #95 | #125 | - | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #82 | #106 | #188 | - | #165 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #1 | #3 | #7 | #9 | #4 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #42 | #65 | #120 | #145 | #67 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #8 | #14 | #27 | #31 | #15 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #108 | #153 | #52 | - | - |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #86 | #141 | #61 | - | - |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #109 | #182 | #73 | - | - |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #52 | #156 | #55 | - | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted | #7 | #13 | - | - | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #18 | #16 | #37 | - | #128 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #24 | #35 | #47 | #58 | #46 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #96 | #76 | #45 | #162 | #104 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #100 | #94 | #49 | - | - |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #151 | #149 | #94 | - | - |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #162 | #169 | #108 | - | - |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #131 | #188 | #168 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #11 | #14 | #17 | #73 | #55 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #31 | #50 | #84 | #98 | #51 |
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