Australia Box Office for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $39,808 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $894,316,394 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Metrics
Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $93,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) |
| Video Release: | August 6th, 2002 by New Line Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images. |
| Running Time: | 179 minutes |
| Franchise: | Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings |
| Keywords: | Lord of the Rings, Visual Effects, Heroic Adventure, 2002 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Animation/Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | New Line Cinema, Wingnut Films |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand, United States |
| Languages: | English |
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August 28th, 2012
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Blu-ray Sales: Hugo's Huge in High Definition
March 14th, 2012
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I
November 23rd, 2011
This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on...
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Blu-ray Sales: Holdovers Lord Above New Releases
July 20th, 2011
Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition Trilogy remained on top of the Blu-ray sales chart this week selling 104,000 units / $5.08 million for the week. It now has generated just over $30 million in sales in just two weeks, and even if you split that between the three movies, it's still an excellent run for a catalog title.
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Blu-ray Sales: Ring Sucker Punches New Releases
July 12th, 2011
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011
June 27th, 2011
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December 7th, 2010
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2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II
December 2nd, 2010
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/10/09 | - | $1,892 | 1 | $1,892 | $40,310 | 1 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10/8/2020 | $1,892 | 1 | 6 | 8 | $39,808 | 10/19/2022 |
| China | 4/16/2021 | $4,030,000 | 31239 | 31239 | 52923 | $9,380,000 | 5/19/2021 |
| Czech Republic | 1/11/2002 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | $4,004,005 | 1/1/2019 |
| Finland | 4/28/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $70,499 | 6/9/2023 |
| Italy | 1/18/2002 | $0 | 0 | 189 | 189 | $360,101 | 7/22/2024 |
| Japan | 12/31/2022 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Mexico | 12/21/2001 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $104,156 | 4/14/2021 |
| Netherlands | 10/9/2020 | $145,029 | 94 | 94 | 208 | $422,760 | 10/3/2024 |
| New Zealand | 12/20/2001 | $0 | 0 | 11 | 68 | $9,597,607 | 9/23/2024 |
| North America | 12/5/2003 | $47,211,490 | 3,359 | 3,381 | 41,798 | $318,651,105 | 9/13/2013 |
| Russia (CIS) | 2/7/2002 | $0 | 0 | 576 | 1036 | $1,108,314 | 10/19/2022 |
| South Korea | 1/10/2017 | $198,124 | 74 | 181 | 308 | $381,243 | 3/31/2021 |
| Spain | 4/30/2021 | $0 | 0 | 201 | 215 | $620,977 | 12/7/2023 |
| Turkey | 12/21/2001 | $0 | 0 | 133 | 251 | $290,365 | 5/2/2024 |
| United Kingdom | 12/19/2001 | $0 | 0 | 143 | 436 | $90,499,004 | 6/19/2024 |
| Rest of World | $458,786,450 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $894,316,394 | 10/3/2024 | |||||
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Leading Cast
| Elijah Wood | Frodo Baggins |
| Ian McKellen | Gandalf the Grey |
| Viggo Mortensen | Aragorn |
Supporting Cast
| Liv Tyler | Arwen |
| Sean Astin | Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee |
| Cate Blanchett | Galadriel |
| John Rhys-Davies | Gimli |
| Billy Boyd | Peregrin 'Pippin' Took |
| Dominic Monaghan | Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck |
| Orlando Bloom | Legolas Greenleaf |
| Chistopher Lee* | Saruman the White |
| Hugo Weaving | Elrond |
| Sean Bean | Boromir |
| Ian Holm | Bilbo Baggins |
| Andy Serkis | Gollum |
| Marton Csokas | Celeborn |
| Craig Parker | Haldir |
| Lawrence Makoare | Lurtz |
| Alexandra Astin | Elanor Gamgee |
| Sala Baker | Sauron |
| Timothy Bartlett | A Hobbit |
| Mark Ferguson | Gil-Galad |
| Taea Hartwell | Child Hobbit |
| Bruce Hopkins | Gamling |
| Nathaniel Lees | Ugluk |
| John Leigh | Hama |
| Peter Mackenzie | Elendil |
| Robyn Malcolm | Morwen |
| Sarah McLeod | Rosie Cotton |
| Martyn Sanderson | Harry Goatleaf |
| Brian Sergent | Ted Sandyman |
| Harry Sinclair | Isildur |
| Bruce Spence | Mouth of Sauron |
| Stephen Ure | Gorbag |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Barrie M. Osborne | Producer |
| Peter Jackson | Director |
| Peter Jackson | Producer |
| Fran Walsh | Producer |
| Tim Sanders | Producer |
| Mark Ordesky | Executive Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Robert Shaye | Executive Producer |
| Michael Lynne | Executive Producer |
| Rick Porras | Co-Producer |
| Jamie Selkirk | Co-Producer |
| Fran Walsh | Screenwriter |
| Philippa Boyens | Screenwriter |
| Peter Jackson | Screenwriter |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | Story Creator |
| Andrew Lesnie | Cinematographer |
| John Gilbert | Editor |
| Howard Shore | Composer |
| Grant Major | Production Designer |
| Joe Bleakley | Art Director |
| Rob Otterside | Art Director |
| Phil Ivey | Art Director |
| Mark Robins | Art Director |
| Dan Hennah | Set Decorator |
| Ngila Dickson | Costume Designer |
| Richard Taylor | Costume Designer |
| Jim Rygiel | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Hammond Peek | Sound Mixer |
| Ken Saville | Sound Mixer |
| Malcolm Cromie | Sound Mixer |
| Ethan Van der Ryn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ethan Van der Ryn | Sound Designer |
| Michael Hopkins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David Farmer | Sound Designer |
| Ellen M. Somers | Associate Producer |
| Carolynne Cunningham | Assistant Director |
| George Marshall Ruge | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Mahaffie | Second Unit Director |
| Geoff Murphy | Second Unit Director |
| Allen Guilford | Second Unit Camera |
| John Cavill | Second Unit Camera |
| Simon Raby | Second Unit Camera |
| Richard Bluck | Second Unit Camera |
| Nigel Bluck | Second Unit Camera |
| Alun Bollinger | Second Unit Camera |
| John Hubbard | Casting Director |
| Amy MacLean | Casting Director |
| Christopher Boyes | Re-recording Mixer |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.