Lord of the Rings It’s still possible to make that valuable money. This past weekend, Fathom Events kicks off three-day marathon Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, plus screening of extended edition The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Saturday and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on Sunday. Each film only played once a day and still ranked among the top ten at the U.S. box office.
as pointed out European Research Council, scholarship Saturday’s total was $2,441,275 two towers Sunday’s total was $1,914,981. According to statistics, each game is played on 1,529 screens box office magic. This places them at eighth and ninth respectively, just behind the most widely released versions Furiosa: The Legend of Mad Max and Autumn Guy, and ahead of Stranger: Chapter 1. (Bad boy for life It ranked No. 1 this weekend, taking in $56 million from 3,885 theaters.
“So far, fans have been coming in droves to watch the games Lord of the Rings Trilogy,” Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt told io9 via email. “We’re excited to be the distributor bringing these iconic films back to the big screen – and in 4DX in select locations – so old fans and newcomers alike can experience them!”
Special screenings highlighting the trilogy will conclude Monday night with an extended version of the 11th Academy Award-winning film that runs to more than four hours The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
What makes this news so intriguing is that it comes as moviegoers around the world discuss a potential summer box office flop. similar movies angry and scapegoat Didn’t live up to expectations, leading many to wonder if dramatic movies were dead. Well, two 20-year-old movies that grossed about $2 million in a single screening certainly makes a strong argument, doesn’t it? To be fair, though, one assumes (and I can confirm, having been to theaters in Los Angeles myself) that the audience is mostly older. People who often go to the movies will always go to the movies and may have seen Lord of the Rings when the movie was first released. It was a premeditated nostalgia affair.
The good news is that Hollywood does have thousands of amazing old movies that fans are sure to watch along with new ones, such as “Inside Out 2”, “Deadpool and Wolverine”, “Trap”, or long legs. Hopefully more studios will partner with theaters or companies like Fathom to get more shows released in theaters.
As for Lord of the Ringswill make a triumphant return to the big screen later this year with the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim December 13, followed by The next live-action movie in 2026, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Small screen adaptation, The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Powerwill return to Prime Video on August 29.
Updated 06/10/24 6:30 pm: We updated this story with a quote from Fathom CEO.
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