Summary
TwoLord of the Ringsmovies have landed in the domestic box office Top 10. The trilogy, which was adapted from the iconic fantasy novels of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien, was released between 2001 and 2003 to overwhelming critical and commercial success. They were followed by a trilogy of live-action movies adapting Tokien’s prequelThe Hobbitbetween 2012 and 2014. In recent years, theLord of the Ringsfranchisehas picked up steam once more with the 2022 premiere of Prime Video’sThe Rings of Powerand the upcoming 2024 animated movieThe War of the Rohirrim.
PerDeadline, the weekend’s domestic box office Top 10 has been rounded out by fantasy classics thanks to the Fathom Events re-release of theLord of the Ringsmovies.The Fellowship of the RingandThe Two Towersreturned to theaters with 4K extended editions on June 8 and June 9, and are set to be followed byReturn of the Kingon June 10, with the entire trilogy also running over the next two consecutive weekends.Fellowshiplanded at No. 8 with $2.44 million, whileTwo Towersfollowed right behindat No. 9 with $1.9 million.
How Does The Lord Of The Rings Compare To Other Recent Re-Releases?
Theatrical Re-Releases Have Become Increasingly Common In The 2020s
These re-releases of theLord of the Ringsmovies, likely designed to spur enthusiasm for theWar of the Rohirrimrelease on December 13, join a cavalcade of recent re-releases. While re-releases have occurred for as long as modern theatrical distribution has been in existence, they have had a resurgence in the 2020s in the wake of production and distribution delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic and then the 2023 Hollywood strikes as writers and actors fought for fair pay. Below, seehow theRingsmovies fared compared to other recent successful re-releases:
2024
$2.44 million
$1.9 million
$8.7 million
$847,687 (Mon/Tu/Wed opening)
$1.04 million (Mon/Tu/Wed opening)
$972,991 (Mon/Tu/Wed opening)
2023
$4.3 million
$5.1 million
2022
$965,375
$10.5 million
Overall, the first twoLord of the Ringsextended editionre-releases have performed reasonably well, though generally slightly lower than other major modern-day re-releases. It is noted that these totals forThe Fellowship of the RingandThe Two Towersare coming fromre-releases that only lasted a single day. Unlike previous Fathom Events releases, they were not limited to just one showtime, but the movies' extended length typically still limited them to just four or five screenings per participating theater during that one day.
Each of theLord of the Ringsmovies will have three days in theaters apiece by the end of this Fathom Events June re-release. By then, the numbers may more accurately reflect how the trilogy can compare to the re-releases that were given proper 3-day opening weekends over the past few years. If they can maintain a similar level of audience engagement and triple their current totals, the trilogy will behave much more competitively, though they may still not surpass the likes of the James Cameron juggernautAvatar.
Source: Deadline
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
