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The three Lord of the Rings films have currently displayed worldwide theatrical grosses ranging from about $902 million to $1.126 billion. The Return of the King leads the trilogy. These are box-office receipts, not studio profits.
How much did each Lord of the Rings movie make?
The following are The Numbers’ currently displayed cumulative theatrical grosses, accessed in 2026. They include later theatrical engagements listed in the films’ release histories, so they should not be read as original-release-only totals.
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| Film | Release year | Worldwide gross | Domestic gross | International gross | Reported production budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | $901,990,952 | $325,680,679 | $576,310,273 | $93,000,000 |
| The Two Towers | 2002 | $926,797,210 | $349,701,429 | $577,095,781 | $94,000,000 |
| The Return of the King | 2003 | $1,126,146,639 | $383,381,648 | $742,764,991 | $94,000,000 |
Sources: The Numbers’ franchise table and its individual pages for The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
Which film earned the most?
The Return of the King has the trilogy’s highest currently displayed worldwide gross, at $1,126,146,639. The Two Towers ranks second at $926,797,210, followed by The Fellowship of the Ring at $901,990,952.
What do domestic and international gross mean?
The Numbers separates each film’s domestic gross from its international gross; together, those components make up the listed worldwide total. In this table, “domestic” is the source’s domestic-market measure, while “international” is the amount outside that measure. The figures are not separate estimates of the same territory.
Does box-office gross show how much the films profited?
No. Gross is ticket-sales revenue, not the amount a studio kept or its net profit. The reported production budgets—$93 million for The Fellowship of the Ring and $94 million for each sequel—do not provide a complete profit calculation. The cited figures do not establish all-in costs, distributor terms, or the share retained by theaters.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How should the totals be compared?
Compare the three figures on the same basis: The Numbers’ currently displayed cumulative theatrical worldwide gross. The totals are not presented here as inflation-adjusted amounts or as a comparison of tickets sold, and the figures do not isolate the films’ first theatrical runs.
Warner Bros. has also described the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies together as having earned nearly $6 billion globally. That rounded figure covers both series, not just the three Lord of the Rings films, so it is not directly comparable to the trilogy totals above.
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