The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2024 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Scores

Overall Score
88.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.0%
Review Aggregate
83.5

Critic Consensus

94.2% Fresh • 277 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 277 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingemotionalupliftingsuspensefulstylizedcharacter-driventragicfunnypoliticallighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count280
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes11,924

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2024$2,450,927$2,450,927
International2024$8,934,196$8,934,196
Worldwide2024$11,393,452$11,393,452

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2024$4,799,142$4,799,142
Digital Rentals ?2024$3,554,000$3,554,000
Digital Purchases ?2024$5,067,000$5,067,000
Physical Rentals ?2024$511,000$511,000
Physical Purchases ?2024$1,896,000$1,896,000
TV & Streaming Revenue2024$980,371$980,371
Total Revenues2024$16,807,513$16,807,513
Expenses
Budget ?2024$94,000,000$94,000,000
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2024$7,940,000 (est)$7,940,000 (est)
Participations2024$336,000$336,000
Residuals ?2024$460,000$460,000
Interest & Overhead2024$14,100,000$14,100,000
Total Expenses2024$116,836,000$116,836,000
Movie Net Profit or Loss2024$-100,028,487$-100,028,487

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