$312 Million 7 Day Total For 'Return Of The King'
[Wednesday, December 24th, 2003]New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King continues to triumph in theaters around the world, earning $312 million in its first week of release. Internationally, the final film in Peter Jackson's motion picture trilogy grossed $162 million, sailing past the first week of last year's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by 42%. Domestically, 'The Return of the King' earned $150 million in 3,702 theaters in its first seven days, a 22% leap from last year.
"This film's incredible strength in its first week of release is a testament to both the universality of Peter Jackson's storytelling and moviegoers' powerful connection with these characters," said New Line Cinemas Rolf Mittweg. "It is tremendously encouraging to see the final film in this extraordinary trilogy perform so far beyond expectations, and we are excited to expand the release into ten new countries this weekend."
Internationally, 'The Return of the King' opened on 7,403 screens in 28 territories, breaking records in numerous countries, including Austria, Germany and the UK. The film expands into the United Arab Emirates today, and into South America on Christmas Day. On December 26, 'The Return of the King' will be playing in 38 territories when it opens in Australia and Iceland.
| The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Facts | ||
| $312 M | 7-day | Worldwide gross |
| $162 M | 7-day | Int'l gross; all time highest |
| $150 M | 7-day | US gross |
| $250 M | 5-day | Worldwide gross; all-time biggest 5-day opening |
| $125 M | 5-day | US gross; 3rd highest of all time |
| $125 M | 5-day | Int'l gross; all-time highest |
| $ 34 M | 1-day | US opening day gross in 3,702 theaters; highest Wednesday opening of all time. |
| $23.5 M | 1-day | Int'l opening day gross |
| $8 M | US midnight grosses in 2100 theaters | |
| $4.5 M | Int'l midnight gross - 9 territories | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Facts | ||
| $123 M | 7-day | US gross |
| $113 M | 7-day | Int'l gross |
| $102 M | 5-day | US opening gross |
| $99.8 M | 5-day | Int'l opening gross (27 markets) |
| $26 M | 1-day | US opening day gross (3rd highest Wednesday opening of all time) |
| $62 M | 3-day | US 3-day gross (3622 theaters) |
| $102 M | 5-day | US 5-day gross |
| $921 M | Worldwide cumulative gross (to date) | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Facts | ||
| $75.1 M | 5-day | US opening gross (3359 theaters) |
| $18.2 M | 1-day | US opening day gross |
| $47 M | 3-day | US 3-day gross |
| $75 M | 5-day | US 5-day gross |
| $865M | Worldwide cumulative gross (to date) | |
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