'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' New Line/Everett Collection While Lord of the Rings fans are waiting for the next installment in the franchise — the Andy Serkis-directed The Hunt for Gollum in December 2027 — they returned to cinemas this weekend to see Peter Jackson’s 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as well as its two sequels, The Two Towers from 2002 and Return of the King from 2003. Combined, the entire re-issue of the New Line trilogy via Fathom Events did $9 million at the domestic box office this frame, with another $1.5M from offshore markets for a combined global weekend of $10.5M. Watch on Deadline Related Stories News ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Hits $1.3B, ‘Housemaid’ Paul Feig’s 2nd Highest Grossing Pic, ’28 Years Later: Bone Temple’ Soft $31M WW Debut; ‘Marty Supreme’ Crosses $100M+ WW – Global Box Office Update News Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis & Philippa Boyens Explain Why They’re Returning To Middle-Earth For ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’ 23 Years After Cannes Saved The Billion-Dollar Franchise Broken out, Fellowship of the Rings did $3.85M over four days, while Two Towers did $2.64M (it began showtimes Saturday) and Return of the King made $2.5M since Sunday.
