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The Lord of the Rings

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
$27.0M
Final
Domestic Legs43.1x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRalph Bakshi ScreenplayPeter S. Beagle, Chris Conkling Produced bySaul Zaentz, Nancy Eichler CinematographyTimothy Galfas MusicLeonard Rosenman StarringChristopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Anthony Daniels 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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