The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Grosses

Domestic (33.7%)
$377,027,325
Summary Details
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$72,629,713
3,703 theaters
Budget$94,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time3 hr 21 min
GenresAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release3,703 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 17Wednesday1$34,450,834--3,703$9,303$34,450,8341
Dec 18Thursday1$17,019,987-50.6%-3,703$4,596$51,470,8212
Dec 19Friday1$21,811,549+28.2%-3,703$5,890$73,282,3703
Dec 20Saturday1$27,492,053+26%-3,703$7,424$100,774,4234
Dec 21Sunday1$23,326,111-15.2%-3,703$6,299$124,100,5345
Dec 22Monday1$13,563,208-41.9%-3,703$3,662$137,663,7426
Dec 23Tuesday1$12,476,242-8%-3,703$3,369$150,139,9847
Dec 24Wednesday1$7,544,400-39.5%-78.1%3,703$2,037$157,684,3848
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday1$13,986,220+85.4%-17.8%3,703$3,776$171,670,6049
Dec 26Friday1$19,152,196+36.9%-12.2%3,703$5,172$190,822,80010
Dec 27Saturday1$17,249,267-9.9%-37.3%3,703$4,658$208,072,06711
Dec 28Sunday1$14,196,641-17.7%-39.1%3,703$3,833$222,268,70812
Dec 29Monday1$10,052,588-29.2%-25.9%3,703$2,714$232,321,29613
Dec 30Tuesday1$9,615,240-4.4%-22.9%3,703$2,596$241,936,53614
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday1$7,509,391-21.9%-0.5%3,703$2,027$249,445,92715
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday1$12,784,656+70.2%-8.6%3,703$3,452$262,230,58316
Jan 2Friday1$10,602,130-17.1%-44.6%3,703$2,863$272,832,71317
Jan 3Saturday1$10,563,221-0.4%-38.8%3,703$2,852$283,395,93418
Jan 4Sunday1$7,015,027-33.6%-50.6%3,703$1,894$290,410,96119
Jan 5Monday1$2,228,471-68.2%-77.8%3,703$601$292,639,43220
Jan 6Tuesday1$2,015,440-9.6%-79%3,703$544$294,654,87221
Jan 7Wednesday1$1,805,059-10.4%-76%3,703$487$296,459,93122
Jan 8Thursday1$1,651,907-8.5%-87.1%3,703$446$298,111,83823
Jan 9Friday2$3,676,960+122.6%-65.3%3,532$1,041$301,788,79824
Jan 10Saturday1$6,439,410+75.1%-39%3,532$1,823$308,228,20825
Jan 11Sunday1$4,092,728-36.4%-41.7%3,532$1,158$312,320,93626
Jan 12Monday1$1,098,097-73.2%-50.7%3,532$310$313,419,03327
Jan 13Tuesday1$1,148,156+4.6%-43%3,532$325$314,567,18928
Jan 14Wednesday1$989,404-13.8%-45.2%3,532$280$315,556,59329
Jan 15Thursday1$1,036,039+4.7%-37.3%3,532$293$316,592,63230
Jan 16Friday4$2,376,259+129.4%-35.4%3,003$791$318,968,89131
Jan 17Saturday2$4,614,194+94.2%-28.3%3,003$1,536$323,583,08532
Jan 18Sunday2$3,229,017-30%-21.1%3,003$1,075$326,812,10233
Jan 19
MLK Day
Monday3$2,228,291-31%+102.9%3,003$742$329,040,39334
Jan 20Tuesday2$739,324-66.8%-35.6%3,003$246$329,779,71735
Jan 21Wednesday2$610,621-17.4%-38.3%3,003$203$330,390,33836
Jan 22Thursday3$641,904+5.1%-38%3,003$213$331,032,24237
Jan 23Friday6$1,509,646+135.2%-36.5%2,558$590$332,541,88838
Jan 24Saturday6$3,158,167+109.2%-31.6%2,558$1,234$335,700,05539
Jan 25Sunday3$2,117,943-32.9%-34.4%2,558$827$337,817,99840
Jan 26Monday3$527,010-75.1%-76.3%2,558$206$338,345,00841
Jan 27Tuesday3$546,848+3.8%-26%2,558$213$338,891,85642
Jan 28Wednesday3$576,890+5.5%-5.5%2,558$225$339,468,74643
Jan 29Thursday3$552,266-4.3%-14%2,558$215$340,021,01244
Jan 30Friday7$1,371,409+148.3%-9.2%2,256$607$341,392,42145
Jan 31Saturday4$2,739,574+99.8%-13.3%2,256$1,214$344,131,99546
Feb 1Sunday4$1,199,820-56.2%-43.3%2,256$531$345,331,81547
Feb 2Monday4$387,715-67.7%-26.4%2,256$171$345,719,53048
Feb 3Tuesday4$399,383+3%-27%2,256$177$346,118,91349
Feb 4Wednesday4$368,338-7.8%-36.2%2,256$163$346,487,25150
Feb 5Thursday4$352,421-4.3%-36.2%2,256$156$346,839,67251
Feb 6Friday9$907,810+157.6%-33.8%1,878$483$347,747,48252
Feb 7Saturday7$2,014,866+121.9%-26.5%1,878$1,072$349,762,34853
Feb 8Sunday7$1,370,995-32%+14.3%1,878$730$351,133,34354
Feb 9Monday6$295,586-78.4%-23.8%1,878$157$351,428,92955
Feb 10Tuesday6$282,298-4.5%-29.3%1,878$150$351,711,22756
Feb 11Wednesday6$263,172-6.8%-28.6%1,878$140$351,974,39957
Feb 12Thursday5$303,176+15.2%-14%1,878$161$352,277,57558
Feb 13Friday8$799,613+163.7%-11.9%1,663$480$353,077,18859
Feb 14Saturday7$1,957,907+144.9%-2.8%1,663$1,177$355,035,09560
Feb 15Sunday7$1,429,675-27%+4.3%1,663$859$356,464,77061
Feb 16
Presidents' Day
Monday6$903,086-36.8%+205.5%1,663$543$357,367,85662
Feb 17Tuesday7$309,557-65.7%+9.7%1,663$186$357,677,41363
Feb 18Wednesday7$297,803-3.8%+13.2%1,663$179$357,975,21664
Feb 19Thursday6$293,263-1.5%-3.3%1,663$176$358,268,47965
Feb 20Friday12$653,702+122.9%-18.2%1,407$464$358,922,18166
Feb 21Saturday10$1,299,866+98.8%-33.6%1,407$923$360,222,04767
Feb 22Sunday7$896,887-31%-37.3%1,407$637$361,118,93468
Feb 23Monday10$210,728-76.5%-76.7%1,407$149$361,329,66269
Feb 24Tuesday10$225,112+6.8%-27.3%1,407$159$361,554,77470
Feb 25Wednesday11$187,721-16.6%-37%1,407$133$361,742,49571
Feb 26Thursday10$198,452+5.7%-32.3%1,407$141$361,940,94772
Feb 27Friday13$495,714+149.8%-24.2%1,112$445$362,436,66173
Feb 28Saturday12$1,021,754+106.1%-21.4%1,112$918$363,458,41574
Feb 29Sunday11$657,197-35.7%-26.7%1,112$591$364,115,61275
Mar 1Monday6$278,415-57.6%+32.1%1,112$250$364,394,02776
Mar 2Tuesday7$281,259+1%+24.9%1,112$252$364,675,28677
Mar 3Wednesday7$244,837-12.9%+30.4%1,112$220$364,920,12378
Mar 4Thursday7$252,225+3%+27.1%1,112$226$365,172,34879
Mar 5Friday8$720,571+185.7%+45.4%1,903$378$365,892,91980
Mar 6Saturday7$1,433,740+99%+40.3%1,903$753$367,326,65981
Mar 7Sunday7$883,511-38.4%+34.4%1,903$464$368,210,17082
Mar 8Monday6$222,746-74.8%-20%1,903$117$368,432,91683
Mar 9Tuesday6$239,109+7.3%-15%1,903$125$368,672,02584
Mar 10Wednesday6$218,626-8.6%-10.7%1,903$114$368,890,65185
Mar 11Thursday6$235,642+7.8%-6.6%1,903$123$369,126,29386
Mar 12Friday10$486,695+106.5%-32.5%1,307$372$369,612,98887
Mar 13Saturday9$908,040+86.6%-36.7%1,307$694$370,521,02888
Mar 14Sunday9$626,766-31%-29.1%1,307$479$371,147,79489
Mar 15Monday9$207,934-66.8%-6.6%1,307$159$371,355,72890
Mar 16Tuesday9$229,529+10.4%-4%1,307$175$371,585,25791
Mar 17Wednesday9$199,466-13.1%-8.8%1,307$152$371,784,72392
Mar 18Thursday9$224,086+12.3%-4.9%1,307$171$372,008,80993
Mar 19Friday12$361,805+61.5%-25.7%1,021$354$372,370,61494
Mar 20Saturday12$598,062+65.3%-34.1%1,021$585$372,968,67695
Mar 21Sunday11$390,881-34.6%-37.6%1,021$382$373,359,55796
Mar 22Monday10$120,947-69.1%-41.8%1,021$118$373,480,50497
Mar 23Tuesday10$122,720+1.5%-46.5%1,021$120$373,603,22498
Mar 24Wednesday12$116,907-4.7%-41.4%1,021$114$373,720,13199
Mar 25Thursday11$130,624+11.7%-41.7%1,021$127$373,850,755100
Mar 26Friday15$177,824+36.1%-50.9%661$269$374,028,579101
Mar 27Saturday16$331,070+86.2%-44.6%661$500$374,359,649102
Mar 28Sunday15$196,923-40.5%-49.6%661$297$374,556,572103
Mar 29Monday15$61,634-68.7%-49%661$93$374,618,206104
Mar 30Tuesday15$66,946+8.6%-45.4%661$101$374,685,152105
Mar 31Wednesday15$71,951+7.5%-38.5%661$108$374,757,103106
Apr 1Thursday15$73,544+2.2%-43.7%661$111$374,830,647107
Apr 2Friday19$99,709+35.6%-43.9%348$286$374,930,356108
Apr 3Saturday19$165,106+65.6%-50.1%348$474$375,095,462109
Apr 4Sunday19$109,088-33.9%-44.6%348$313$375,204,550110
Apr 5Monday19$38,323-64.9%-37.8%348$110$375,242,873111
Apr 6Tuesday19$45,294+18.2%-32.3%348$130$375,288,167112
Apr 7Wednesday20$40,151-11.4%-44.2%348$115$375,328,318113
Apr 8Thursday20$49,682+23.7%-32.4%348$142$375,378,000114
Apr 9Friday21$96,875+95%-2.8%338$286$375,474,875115
Apr 10Saturday22$120,030+23.9%-27.3%338$355$375,594,905116
Apr 11
Easter Sunday
Sunday21$72,328-39.7%-33.7%338$213$375,667,233117
Apr 12Monday22$49,044-32.2%+28%338$145$375,716,277118
Apr 13Tuesday21$41,307-15.8%-8.8%338$122$375,757,584119
Apr 14Wednesday21$37,286-9.7%-7.1%338$110$375,794,870120
Apr 15Thursday21$36,360-2.5%-26.8%338$107$375,831,230121
Apr 16Friday26$62,995+73.3%-35%295$213$375,894,225122
Apr 17Saturday25$103,154+63.7%-14.1%295$349$375,997,379123
Apr 18Sunday25$61,172-40.7%-15.4%295$207$376,058,551124
Apr 19Monday24$18,112-70.4%-63.1%295$61$376,076,663125
Apr 20Tuesday24$22,106+22.1%-46.5%295$74$376,098,769126
Apr 21Wednesday24$21,226-4%-43.1%295$71$376,119,995127
Apr 22Thursday24$22,707+7%-37.5%295$76$376,142,702128
Apr 23Friday27$51,014+124.7%-19%268$190$376,193,716129
Apr 24Saturday24$84,490+65.6%-18.1%268$315$376,278,206130
Apr 25Sunday23$59,226-29.9%-3.2%268$220$376,337,432131
Apr 26Monday25$16,461-72.2%-9.1%268$61$376,353,893132
Apr 27Tuesday25$16,145-1.9%-27%268$60$376,370,038133
Apr 28Wednesday23$15,675-2.9%-26.2%268$58$376,385,713134
Apr 29Thursday22$16,239+3.6%-28.5%268$60$376,401,952135
Apr 30Friday32$39,716+144.6%-22.1%221$179$376,441,668136
May 1Saturday30$69,865+75.9%-17.3%221$316$376,511,533137
May 2Sunday30$45,050-35.5%-23.9%221$203$376,556,583138
May 3Monday27$13,579-69.9%-17.5%221$61$376,570,162139
May 4Tuesday27$14,092+3.8%-12.7%221$63$376,584,254140
May 5Wednesday26$14,571+3.4%-7%221$65$376,598,825141
May 6Thursday27$13,794-5.3%-15.1%221$62$376,612,619142
May 7Friday27$27,643+100.4%-30.4%190$145$376,640,262143
May 8Saturday27$45,050+63%-35.5%190$237$376,685,312144
May 9Sunday26$31,016-31.2%-31.2%190$163$376,716,328145
May 10Monday23$10,006-67.7%-26.3%190$52$376,726,334146
May 11Tuesday23$10,904+9%-22.6%190$57$376,737,238147
May 12Wednesday23$11,159+2.3%-23.4%190$58$376,748,397148
May 13Thursday22$12,034+7.8%-12.8%190$63$376,760,431149
May 14Friday31$23,542+95.6%-14.8%153$153$376,783,973150
May 15Saturday27$41,933+78.1%-6.9%153$274$376,825,906151
May 16Sunday28$27,096-35.4%-12.6%153$177$376,853,002152
May 17Monday25$8,125-70%-18.8%153$53$376,861,127153
May 18Tuesday26$8,624+6.1%-20.9%153$56$376,869,751154
May 19Wednesday25$7,767-9.9%-30.4%153$50$376,877,518155
May 20Thursday23$9,271+19.4%-23%153$60$376,886,789156
May 21Friday28$19,356+108.8%-17.8%135$143$376,906,145157
May 22Saturday28$31,462+62.5%-25%135$233$376,937,607158
May 23Sunday28$21,358-32.1%-21.2%135$158$376,958,965159
May 24Monday24$9,451-55.7%+16.3%135$70$376,968,416160
May 25Tuesday27$6,047-36%-29.9%135$44$376,974,463161
May 26Wednesday26$6,260+3.5%-19.4%135$46$376,980,723162
May 27Thursday25$7,046+12.6%-24%135$52$376,987,769163
May 28Friday30$6,990-0.8%-63.9%61$114$376,994,759164
May 29Saturday30$9,765+39.7%-69%61$160$377,004,524165
May 30Sunday29$8,549-12.5%-60%61$140$377,013,073166
May 31
Memorial Day
Monday30$6,179-27.7%-34.6%61$101$377,019,252167
Jun 1Tuesday28$2,326-62.4%-61.5%61$38$377,021,578168
Jun 2Wednesday29$2,498+7.4%-60.1%61$40$377,024,076169
Jun 3Thursday28$3,249+30.1%-53.9%61$53$377,027,325170