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The Lord of the RingsFollow

1978 • PG • 2h 12m • Adventure, Animation, Fantasy • United Artists

Fantasy...beyond your imagination

🍅 48% 64% MC 51 LB 3.21 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$627K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$27.00M
Final
Domestic legs43.1x
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Cast & crew

Full Bakshi filmography
Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi Director John Hurt John Hurt Starring Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels Starring
ScreenplayPeter S. Beagle, Chris Conkling Produced bySaul Zaentz, Nancy Eichler CinematographyTimothy Galfas MusicLeonard Rosenman StudioUnited Artists

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 17-19 1 $626.6K — 31 $20,214 $921.8K

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