$1.12B
ROI 11.90x
Franchise box office profile
The Lord Of The Rings
Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.
Total gross$2.92Bworldwide gross
Movies3mapped titles
Average$972.2Mper title
Timeline2001–2003release years
Franchise profile
The Lord Of The Rings box office performance
Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.The Lord Of The Rings is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.
Highest grossing
Top The Lord Of The Rings movies by worldwide gross
The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.Movies by year
Franchise box office performance by release year.
5-year total $2.92B
5-year average $972.2M
Movies by genre
Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.Connected studios
Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.StudioMoviesFranchise gross
NLNew Line Cinema
3
$2.92B
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Performance insights
The Lord Of The Rings box office breakdown
Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.
1The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
11.90x
2The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
11.73x
3The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
9.37x
ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget
◎Total worldwide gross$2.92B
▦Total movies3
◷Years active3
◇Avg. gross per movie$972.2M
The Lord Of The Rings movies
Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
WW
Financial
|
2003 | $1.12B | $94.0M | $1.02B | 11.90x | New Line Cinema |
| 2 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
WW
Financial
|
2002 | $926.3M | $79.0M | $847.3M | 11.73x | New Line Cinema |
| 3 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
WW
Financial
|
2001 | $871.4M | $93.0M | $778.4M | 9.37x | New Line Cinema |
$926.3M
ROI 11.73x
$871.4M
ROI 9.37x
The Lord Of The Rings box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.What does the The Lord Of The Rings franchise profile show?
The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.
Why might the The Lord Of The Rings total change?
Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.
Are every reboot and spin-off included?
Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.