Lord Of The Rings Is Top Of The Charts

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first installment of The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring is breaking charts and making history. Firstly it has had the 3rd highest opening for a mid-week opener taking in $18.2m in the US.

Secondly, its number one in the box office charts. According to the estimates it has taken $45.3m over weekend and a cumulative total of $73.2m and is set to grow over the Christmas and New Year weekend.

Thirdly, it has been voted number one in IMDbs Top 100 with a User Rating of 9.2, beating the likes of Godfather, Shawshank Redemption and Schindlers List. The poll only considers votes from regular voters, so reaching the number one position is quite an achievement.

The next installment of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy - The Two Towers, will be released December 2002.

First Look At Lord Of The Rings DVD
Lights Out Entertainment have gotten their hands on the hotly anticipated 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' DVD. Check out a few clips: The menus are GORGEOUS. All of the images look slightly grainy,...
Lord Of The Rings DVD Special Edition Pictures
TheOneRing.net have recieved pictures of the Special Edition "Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Rings" DVD. 'Limited Edition' case which appears to be like a leather book on the outside, and has the words 'Extended...
More Fellowship On DVD Release
Peter Jackson is working on a director's cut of the first 'Lord Of The Rings' film, 'The Fellowship Of The Ring', reports Ananova . He told them that he was hard at work preparing the DVD release for later in the year....
McKellen & Bloom Talk LOTR Reshoots
'Nelly' let us know that Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Orlando Bloom (Legolas) have spoken a radio station in the UK, Capital FM about the pickup shots required for the next Lord of the Rings movie - "The Two Towers": Ian...
Orlando Bloom Talks LOTR
Orlando Bloom says he kept referring to J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' for his role in the films based of the trilogy. Thats because the three movies were shot simultaneously and out of sequence over an 18...
Lord Of The Rings London Premiere
Reuters have published the comments made by critics after the world premiere of the ambitious and much-hyped film epic "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", where critics proclaimed the boy wizard a mere...
The Fellowship Gets It's First Praises
One of the first reviews of the first 'Lord of the Rings' film, 'The Fellowship Of The Ring,' says it has real passion, and rates it above the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Critic David Ansen, in Newsweek ,...
Lord Of The Rings Deemed Unsuitable
The first movie in the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy, 'The Fellowship Of The Ring' will carry warnings that it is unsuitable for young children in the UK, even though it got a PG(Parental Guidance) rating, reports BBC . It...
Rings To Be Longer, "Heavier" Than Potter
The first in the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy films is to be longer than the Harry Potter movie, running time is said to be "closer to three hours." Whereas the 'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone' is at two hours and...
Fullscreen 'Lord of the Rings' Trailer
New Lines 'Lord of the Rings' Trailer can be downloaded to your desktop by visiting this link . The trailer was also reportedly shown during the premeire of the 'Angel' series on The WB.
First Lord Of The Rings Logo
Dark Horizons has posted the new logo for the first LOTR film - The Fellowship of the Ring:
LOTR Footage At Cannes
The Toronto Sun talks about the 'Lord of the Rings' footage that was shown at the Cannes Film Festival: Capitalizing on the phenomenal success of its hype Web site, New Line yesterday paraded Jackson and all of the key...
Amazing 'Lord of the Rings' Set Pics
TheOneRing.net scores three new amazing set pictures from 'The Lord of the Rings'. The pictures feature Saruman and Lurtz, and can be viewed, here , here and here , or by clicking on the tumbnail below.
New Lord Of The Rings Pictures
TheOneRing.net have posted some new pictures from the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy, from a insider in production. There are some great pics of Arwen, Boromir, Legolas and Saruman. You can view all the pictures by clicking...
Astin Talks Shrinking 3ft Hobbit
Sean Astin was able to talk with About.com on how they were able to use digital shrinking technology to give him the height of a Hobbit in the 'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy: "I think I was digitally shrunk back there. I...
Liv Tyler Talks LOTR
Liv Tyler spoke with UK Magazine Empire , about her role as Arwen in 'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy. TheOneRing.net were able to get the following extract: "There were also more cerebral trials to be overcome, not least...
Pictures From 'Lord Of The Rings' Set
TheOneRing.net have got a report from Ringer Spy Jason who sent these great pics from the days of old when the Haywards Hill Quarry was Minas Tirith. "I took these shots early winter of last year...had to hike miles to...
New 'Lord Of The Rings' Trailer
Uhlan from TheOneRing.net reports from the GAMA show. Hi, I have a significant amount of addendum to add to this story. I was also at GAMA last week and saw all the LOTR goodies that Titan saw. I also have photos...
Ian McKellen on NZ Shooting
The Independent have posted an article in which Ian McKellen talks about his experience in New Zealand: A year's work abroad isn't unusual or daunting for an actor – but a year in New Zealand? That was how long I would...
Lord of the Rings at Cannes
TheOneRing.net were able to get a clip from a Danish newspaper which talks about the Cannes Film Festival and 'Lord of the Rings'. Heres more: The yearly film festival in Cannes is always quite a circus. But this year it...
Lord of the Rings Teaser Poster Released!
The official Lord of the Rings website has posted the very first theatrical teaser poster, which features Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins. The poster below will also be in cinemas soon:
New LOTR Trailer at Toy Fair
FandomShop report on a new trailer of 'Lord of the Rings' that was shown recently at the New York Toy Fair: Toy Biz launched a new 5-minute Lord Of the Rings trailer at the Toy Fair in New York this week. Although there...
LOTR Security Guard Sells Memorabilia
The Sunday Star Times reports that an ex-security guard for the Lord of The Rings film, who had previously stolen $213,000 worth of costumes and props, has decided now to sell is own LOTR memorabilia: Central Otago-based...