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Lord of the Rings Showdown
Return of the King vs. Two Towers vs. Fellowship of the Ring vs. King Kong vs. The Hobbit
(Weekly Gross / Weekly End Date (Thu) / Weekly Rank / Theaters / Theater Avg. / % Last Wk / Gross-to-Date)
| WEEK NUMBER |
 Return of the King |
 Two Towers |
 Fellowship of the Ring |
 King Kong |
 The Hobbit |
| 0 | $51,470,821 12-18-03 / 1 3,703 / 3,703 - $51,470,821 |
$40,038,684 12-19-02 / 1 3,622 / 3,622 - $40,038,684 |
$27,917,978 12-20-01 / 3 3,359 / 3,359 - $27,917,978 |
$16,051,500 12-15-05 / 2 3,567 / 3,567 - $16,051,500 |
- |
| 1 | $120,199,783 12-25-03 / 1 3,703 / 3,703 +133.5% $171,670,604 |
$111,143,998 12-26-02 / 1 3,622 / 3,622 +177.6% $151,182,682 |
$89,248,852 12-27-01 / 1 3,359 / 3,359 +219.7% $117,166,830 |
$71,271,230 12-22-05 / 1 3,568 / 3,568 +344% $87,322,730 |
$113,152,900 12-20-12 / 1 4,045 / 4,045 - $113,152,900 |
| 2 | $90,559,979 1-1-04 / 1 3,703 / 3,703 -24.7% $262,230,583 |
$84,831,640 1-2-03 / 1 3,622 / 3,622 -23.7% $236,014,322 |
$65,336,592 1-3-02 / 1 3,359 / 3,359 -26.8% $182,503,422 |
$55,410,170 12-29-05 / 2 3,576 / 3,576 -22.3% $142,732,900 |
$76,547,914 12-27-12 / 1 4,100 / 4,100 -32.4% $189,700,814 |
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| 3 | $35,881,255 1-8-04 / 1 3,703 / 3,703 -60.4% $298,111,838 |
$32,651,889 1-9-03 / 1 3,622 / 3,622 -61.5% $268,666,211 |
$29,616,193 1-10-02 / 1 3,381 / 3,381 -54.7% $212,119,615 |
$37,323,620 1-5-06 / 2 3,627 / 3,627 -32.6% $180,056,520 |
$56,588,693 1-3-13 / 1 4,100 / 4,100 -26.1% $246,289,507 |
| 4 | $18,480,794 1-15-04 / 1 3,532 / 3,532 -48.5% $316,592,632 |
$18,951,851 1-16-03 / 3 3,477 / 3,477 -42% $287,628,062 |
$20,825,188 1-17-02 / 1 3,381 / 3,381 -29.7% $232,944,803 |
$15,409,480 1-12-06 / 3 3,482 / 3,482 -58.7% $195,466,000 |
$22,754,680 1-10-13 / 3 3,755 / 3,755 -59.8% $269,044,187 |
| 5 | $14,438,610 1-22-04 / 2 3,003 / 3,003 -21.9% $331,032,242 |
$14,591,539 1-23-03 / 5 3,110 / 3,110 -23% $302,209,601 |
$17,701,394 1-24-02 / 4 3,266 / 3,266 -15% $250,646,197 |
$10,187,325 1-19-06 / 7 2,814 / 2,814 -33.9% $205,653,325 |
$11,945,554 1-17-13 / 6 3,012 / 3,012 -47.5% $280,989,741 |
| 6 | $8,989,770 1-29-04 / 3 2,558 / 2,558 -37.7% $340,021,012 |
$8,728,472 1-30-03 / 5 2,666 / 2,666 -40.2% $310,938,073 |
$9,923,743 1-31-02 / 8 2,703 / 2,703 -43.9% $260,569,940 |
$5,160,290 1-26-06 / 11 2,205 / 2,205 -49.3% $210,813,615 |
$8,948,729 1-24-13 / 9 2,323 / 2,323 -25.1% $289,938,470 |
| 7 | $6,818,660 2-5-04 / 4 2,256 / 2,256 -24.2% $346,839,672 |
$6,402,237 2-6-03 / 7 2,175 / 2,175 -26.7% $317,340,310 |
$7,228,582 2-7-02 / 8 2,309 / 2,309 -27.2% $267,798,522 |
$2,869,135 2-2-06 / 16 1,322 / 1,322 -44.4% $213,682,750 |
$4,354,050 1-31-13 / 12 1,675 / 1,675 -51.3% $294,292,520 |
| 8 | $5,437,903 2-12-04 / 7 1,878 / 1,878 -20.2% $352,277,575 |
$4,509,051 2-13-03 / 10 1,680 / 1,680 -29.6% $321,849,361 |
$5,134,998 2-14-02 / 11 1,706 / 1,706 -29% $272,933,520 |
$1,481,565 2-9-06 / 22 868 / 868 -48.4% $215,164,315 |
$2,572,532 2-7-13 / 13 1,300 / 1,300 -40.9% $296,865,052 |
| 9 | $5,990,904 2-19-04 / 8 1,663 / 1,663 +10.2% $358,268,479 |
$4,381,889 2-20-03 / 11 1,422 / 1,422 -2.8% $326,231,250 |
$6,799,704 2-21-02 / 12 1,507 / 1,507 +32.4% $279,733,224 |
$711,995 2-16-06 / 26 441 / 441 -51.9% $215,876,310 |
$2,019,293 2-14-13 / 19 1,001 / 1,001 -21.5% $298,884,345 |
| 10 | $3,672,468 2-26-04 / 11 1,407 / 1,407 -38.7% $361,940,947 |
$2,488,886 2-27-03 / 13 925 / 925 -43.2% $328,720,136 |
$4,522,050 2-28-02 / 12 1,510 / 1,510 -33.5% $284,255,274 |
$532,885 2-23-06 / 28 331 / 331 -25.2% $216,409,195 |
$1,517,551 2-21-13 / 17 605 / 605 -24.8% $300,401,896 |
| 11 | $3,231,401 3-4-04 / 11 1,112 / 1,112 -12% $365,172,348 |
$2,127,788 3-6-03 / 15 905 / 905 -14.5% $330,847,924 |
$4,210,866 3-7-02 / 10 1,303 / 1,303 -6.9% $288,466,140 |
$343,085 3-2-06 / 30 264 / 264 -35.6% $216,752,280 |
$733,096 2-28-13 / 22 388 / 388 -51.7% $301,134,992 |
| 12 | $3,953,945 3-11-04 / 7 1,903 / 1,903 +22.4% $369,126,293 |
$1,761,320 3-13-03 / 16 703 / 703 -17.2% $332,609,244 |
$3,759,329 3-14-02 / 10 1,210 / 1,210 -10.7% $292,225,469 |
$275,265 3-9-06 / 33 250 / 250 -19.8% $217,027,545 |
$361,005 3-7-13 / 25 210 / 210 -50.8% $301,495,997 |
| 13 | $2,882,516 3-18-04 / 9 1,307 / 1,307 -27.1% $372,008,809 |
$1,413,074 3-20-03 / 16 612 / 612 -19.8% $334,022,318 |
$2,941,625 3-21-02 / 10 1,101 / 1,101 -21.8% $295,167,094 |
$376,710 3-16-06 / 30 269 / 269 +36.9% $217,404,255 |
$579,206 3-14-13 / 23 337 / 337 +60.4% $302,075,203 |
| 14 | $1,841,946 3-25-04 / 11 1,021 / 1,021 -36.1% $373,850,755 |
$1,154,209 3-27-03 / 19 518 / 518 -18.3% $335,176,527 |
$3,758,517 3-28-02 / 11 1,317 / 1,317 +27.8% $298,925,611 |
$299,215 3-23-06 / 33 229 / 229 -20.6% $217,703,470 |
$442,530 3-21-13 / 23 305 / 305 -23.6% $302,517,733 |
| 15 | $979,892 4-1-04 / 15 661 / 661 -46.8% $374,830,647 |
$844,499 4-3-03 / 19 425 / 425 -26.8% $336,021,026 |
$3,451,376 4-4-02 / 12 1,120 / 1,120 -8.2% $302,376,987 |
$254,780 3-30-06 / 34 196 / 196 -14.9% $217,958,250 |
$262,192 3-28-13 / 30 235 / 235 -40.8% $302,779,925 |
| 16 | $547,353 4-8-04 / 20 348 / 348 -44.1% $375,378,000 |
$652,209 4-10-03 / 21 345 / 345 -22.8% $336,673,235 |
$2,223,209 4-11-02 / 12 977 / 977 -35.6% $304,600,196 |
$121,775 4-6-06 / 37 131 / 131 -52.2% $218,080,025 |
$113,374 4-4-13 / 44 145 / 145 -56.8% $302,893,299 |
| 17 | $453,230 4-15-04 / 22 338 / 338 -17.2% $375,831,230 |
$501,527 4-17-03 / 26 332 / 332 -23.1% $337,174,762 |
$1,627,607 4-18-02 / 16 868 / 868 -26.8% $306,227,803 |
- | $51,090 4-11-13 / 54 77 / 77 -54.9% $302,944,389 |
| 18 | $311,472 4-22-04 / 27 295 / 295 -31.3% $376,142,702 |
$528,101 4-24-03 / 24 324 / 324 +5.3% $337,702,863 |
$1,053,186 4-25-02 / 17 706 / 706 -35.3% $307,280,989 |
- | $38,023 4-18-13 / 58 55 / 55 -25.6% $302,982,412 |
| 19 | $259,250 4-29-04 / 29 268 / 268 -16.8% $376,401,952 |
$340,966 5-1-03 / 29 269 / 269 -35.4% $338,043,829 |
$1,058,934 5-2-02 / 17 529 / 529 +0.5% $308,339,923 |
- | $21,156 4-25-13 / 67 51 / 51 -44.4% $303,003,568 |
| 20 | $210,667 5-6-04 / 36 221 / 221 -18.7% $376,612,619 |
$261,492 5-8-03 / 32 225 / 225 -23.3% $338,305,321 |
$629,582 5-9-02 / 23 408 / 408 -40.5% $308,969,505 |
- | - |
| 21 | $147,812 5-13-04 / 39 190 / 190 -29.8% $376,760,431 |
$215,734 5-15-03 / 33 190 / 190 -17.5% $338,521,055 |
$697,950 5-16-02 / 20 440 / 440 +10.9% $309,667,455 |
- | - |
| 22 | $126,358 5-20-04 / 42 153 / 153 -14.5% $376,886,789 |
$157,266 5-22-03 / 33 163 / 163 -27.1% $338,678,321 |
$603,707 5-23-02 / 18 418 / 418 -13.5% $310,271,162 |
- | - |
| 23 | $100,980 5-27-04 / 45 135 / 135 -20.1% $376,987,769 |
$188,094 5-29-03 / 31 135 / 135 +19.6% $338,866,415 |
$557,302 5-30-02 / 20 335 / 335 -7.7% $310,828,464 |
- | - |
| 24 | $39,556 6-3-04 / 70 61 / 61 -60.8% $377,027,325 |
$156,368 6-5-03 / 31 111 / 111 -16.9% $339,022,783 |
$355,568 6-6-02 / 20 259 / 259 -36.2% $311,184,032 |
- | - |
| 25 | - | $133,754 6-12-03 / 37 115 / 115 -14.5% $339,156,537 |
$342,267 6-13-02 / 21 239 / 239 -3.7% $311,526,299 |
- | - |
| 26 | - | $127,932 6-19-03 / 39 103 / 103 -4.4% $339,284,469 |
$331,704 6-20-02 / 20 221 / 221 -3.1% $311,858,003 |
- | - |
| 27 | - | $100,129 6-26-03 / 42 101 / 101 -21.7% $339,384,598 |
$267,118 6-27-02 / 25 214 / 214 -19.5% $312,125,121 |
- | - |
| 28 | - | $118,788 7-3-03 / 43 86 / 86 +18.6% $339,503,386 |
$274,289 7-4-02 / 32 185 / 185 +2.7% $312,399,410 |
- | - |
| 29 | - | $89,972 7-10-03 / 46 79 / 79 -24.3% $339,593,358 |
$248,432 7-11-02 / 32 167 / 167 -9.4% $312,647,842 |
- | - |
| 30 | - | $65,250 7-17-03 / 47 71 / 71 -27.5% $339,658,608 |
$211,111 7-18-02 / 32 160 / 160 -15% $312,858,953 |
- | - |
| 31 | - | $53,166 7-24-03 / 52 57 / 57 -18.5% $339,711,774 |
$171,233 7-25-02 / 34 140 / 140 -18.9% $313,030,186 |
- | - |
| 32 | - | $39,479 7-31-03 / 63 32 / 32 -25.7% $339,751,253 |
$140,905 8-1-02 / 41 102 / 102 -17.7% $313,171,091 |
- | - |
| 33 | - | $13,463 8-7-03 / 82 12 / 12 -65.9% $339,764,716 |
$107,338 8-8-02 / 47 107 / 107 -23.8% $313,278,429 |
- | - |
| 34 | - | $11,926 8-14-03 / 86 13 / 13 -11.4% $339,766,786 |
$67,651 8-15-02 / 55 61 / 61 -37% $313,346,080 |
- | - |
| Total | $377,027,325 | $339,789,881 | $313,364,114 | $218,080,025 | $303,003,568 |
| Budget | $94 million | $94 million | $93 million | $207 million | n/a |
| Theaters | 3,703 | 3,622 | 3,381 | 3,627 | 4,100 |
| Release Date |
12/17/03 | 12/18/02 | 12/19/01 | 12/14/05 | 12/14/2012 |
| Yearly Rank |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| All Time Rank |
20 | 25 | 34 | 103 | 42 |
