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The extended and reinvented version of “The Lord of the Rings” series.
Over the weekend, Fathom Events hosted a three-day marathon featuring Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, showcasing extended editions of The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring on Saturday The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on Sunday. Despite the marathon ending, the films continue to maintain their position in the top 10 the box office.
Daily Box Office
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy has delivered impressive performances at the domestic box office, with another week remaining in the special engagement. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was re-issued on June 8 and made a comeback on June 14, followed by the other parts of the series. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” was released on June 15 and followed up on the same day. Finally, the last installment of the series, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, was released on June 10 and will continue showing until June 16.
The franchise has earned a total of $7.2 million at the daily box office with additional films added. Each series is making a return day by day. In the first movie, Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Wood, embarks on an epic quest with his friends to destroy The Evil One Ring.
Perfomance
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During the re-issuing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, made a total grossed of $2.4 million on the first day and $600,000 on the second day. While the performance of The Two Towers saw a gross of $1.9 million on day one followed up by a whopping $500,000 on day two. Lastly, The Return of King, directed by Jackson from 2001 to 2003, made $1.7 million on the first day. With three weeks remaining of this special re-release, we can only expect the numbers to rise.