Movie Comparison: The Lord of the Rings (1978) vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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  The Lord
of the Rings
The Lord
of the Rings:
The Fellowship
of the Ring
Domestic Release Date Nov 15, 1978Dec 19, 2001
Production Budget  $93,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 313,359
Maximum Theaters 313,381
Theatrical Engagements 3141,798
Domestic Opening Weekend $626,649$47,211,490
Domestic Box Office $27,000,000$318,651,105
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$124,384,610$598,313,102
International Box Office $575,665,289
Worldwide Box Office $27,000,000$894,316,394
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  The Lord
of the Rings
The Lord
of the Rings:
The Fellowship
of the Ring
1st Friday - /
-
$14,293,000 /
$42,200,000
1st Saturday - /
-
$17,025,000 /
$59,225,000
1st Sunday - /
-
$15,143,000 /
$74,368,000
1st Monday - /
-
$7,334,000 /
$82,463,000
1st Tuesday - /
-
$11,570,000 /
$94,032,719
1st Wednesday - /
-
$13,964,000 /
$107,997,000
1st Thursday - /
-
$11,115,000 /
$119,112,000
2nd Friday - /
-
$12,109,000 /
$131,221,000
2nd Saturday - /
-
$13,422,000 /
$144,643,000
2nd Sunday - /
-
$11,651,000 /
$156,294,000
2nd Monday - /
-
$8,069,000 /
$164,363,000
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$10,188,000 /
$174,119,499
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$5,205,000 /
$179,324,000
2nd Thursday - /
-
$3,732,000 /
$182,503,000
3rd Friday - /
-
$6,971,000 /
$189,474,000
3rd Saturday - /
-
$10,285,000 /
$199,555,000
3rd Sunday - /
-
$5,955,000 /
$205,509,869
3rd Monday - /
-
$1,929,000 /
$207,439,000
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$2,213,000 /
$209,652,000
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$1,701,000 /
$211,354,000
3rd Thursday - /
-
$1,379,000 /
$212,120,000
4th Friday - /
-
$4,105,000 /
$216,225,000
4th Saturday - /
-
$7,496,000 /
$223,721,000
4th Sunday - /
-
$4,680,000 /
$228,320,875
4th Monday - /
-
$1,284,000 /
$229,605,000
4th Tuesday - /
-
$1,467,000 /
$231,072,000
4th Wednesday - /
-
$1,214,000 /
$232,286,000
4th Thursday - /
-
$1,097,000 /
$232,945,000
5th Friday - /
-
$3,198,000 /
$236,143,000
5th Saturday - /
-
$5,467,000 /
$241,610,000
5th Sunday - /
-
$4,180,000 /
$245,790,000
5th Monday - /
-
$2,423,000 /
$248,213,000
5th Tuesday - /
-
$1,040,000 /
$249,253,000
5th Wednesday - /
-
$839,000 /
$250,093,000
5th Thursday - /
-
$775,000 /
$250,646,000
6th Friday - /
-
$1,980,000 /
$252,626,000
6th Saturday - /
-
$3,633,000 /
$256,259,000
6th Sunday - /
-
$2,020,000 /
$258,449,272
6th Monday - /
-
$567,000 /
$259,016,000
6th Tuesday - /
-
$652,000 /
$259,668,000
6th Wednesday - /
-
$547,000 /
$260,215,000
6th Thursday - /
-
$510,000 /
$260,570,000
7th Friday - /
-
$1,485,000 /
$262,055,000
7th Saturday - /
-
$3,582,000 /
$265,637,000
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,210,000 /
$266,274,199
7th Monday - /
-
$392,000 /
$266,666,000
7th Tuesday - /
-
$451,000 /
$267,117,000
7th Wednesday - /
-
$412,000 /
$267,529,000
7th Thursday - /
-
$374,000 /
$267,799,000
8th Friday - /
-
$854,000 /
$268,653,000
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,788,000 /
$270,441,000
8th Sunday - /
-
$975,000 /
$271,416,919
8th Monday - /
-
$295,000 /
$271,712,000
8th Tuesday - /
-
$372,000 /
$272,084,000
8th Wednesday - /
-
$364,000 /
$272,448,000
8th Thursday - /
-
$638,000 /
$272,934,000
9th Friday - /
-
$1,138,000 /
$274,072,000
9th Saturday - /
-
$2,157,000 /
$276,229,000
9th Sunday - /
-
$1,811,000 /
$278,040,000
9th Monday - /
-
$1,008,000 /
$278,643,000
9th Tuesday - /
-
$521,000 /
$279,164,000
9th Wednesday - /
-
$425,000 /
$279,590,000
9th Thursday - /
-
$385,000 /
$279,733,224
10th Friday - /
-
$1,072,776 /
$280,806,000
10th Saturday - /
-
$1,694,000 /
$282,500,000
10th Sunday - /
-
$970,000 /
$283,191,086
10th Monday - /
-
$302,000 /
$283,493,000
10th Tuesday - /
-
$354,000 /
$283,847,000
10th Wednesday - /
-
$309,000 /
$284,156,000
10th Thursday - /
-
$280,000 /
$284,255,000
  The Lord
of the Rings
The Lord
of the Rings:
The Fellowship
of the Ring
Opening Weekend $626,649 /
$921,769
$47,211,490 /
$74,368,000
2nd Weekend - /
-
$38,695,582 /
$174,119,499
3rd Weekend - /
-
$23,006,447 /
$205,509,869
4th Weekend - /
-
$16,201,260 /
$228,320,875
5th Weekend - /
-
$12,473,748 /
$248,212,887
6th Weekend - /
-
$7,803,075 /
$258,449,272
7th Weekend - /
-
$5,704,259 /
$266,274,199
8th Weekend - /
-
$3,618,397 /
$271,416,919
9th Weekend - /
-
$4,701,851 /
$278,643,479
10th Weekend - /
-
$3,457,862 /
$283,191,086
11th Weekend - /
-
$3,318,231 /
$287,573,505
12th Weekend - /
-
$2,683,317 /
$291,149,457
13th Weekend - /
-
$2,118,375 /
$294,343,844
14th Weekend - /
-
$2,363,869 /
$297,530,963
15th Weekend - /
-
$2,382,794 /
$301,308,405
16th Weekend - /
-
$1,740,099 /
$304,117,086
17th Weekend - /
-
$1,219,369 /
$305,819,565
18th Weekend - /
-
$771,711 /
$306,999,514
19th Weekend - /
-
$797,997 /
$308,078,986
20th Weekend - /
-
$452,061 /
$308,791,984
  The Lord
of the Rings
The Lord
of the Rings:
The Fellowship
of the Ring
Opening Week - /
-
- /
-
2nd Week - /
-
$108,267,407 /
$135,423,917
3rd Week - /
-
$47,079,505 /
$182,503,422
4th Week - /
-
$29,616,193 /
$212,119,615
5th Week - /
-
$23,619,524 /
$235,739,139
6th Week - /
-
$14,907,058 /
$250,646,197
7th Week - /
-
$9,923,743 /
$260,569,940
8th Week - /
-
$7,228,582 /
$267,798,522
9th Week - /
-
$6,143,106 /
$273,941,628
10th Week - /
-
$5,791,596 /
$279,733,224
11th Week - /
-
$4,522,050 /
$284,255,274
12th Week - /
-
$4,210,866 /
$288,466,140
13th Week - /
-
$3,759,329 /
$292,225,469
14th Week - /
-
$2,941,625 /
$295,167,094
15th Week - /
-
$3,758,517 /
$298,925,611
16th Week - /
-
$3,451,376 /
$302,376,987
17th Week - /
-
$2,223,209 /
$304,600,196
18th Week - /
-
$1,627,607 /
$306,227,803
19th Week - /
-
$1,053,186 /
$307,280,989
20th Week - /
-
$1,058,934 /
$308,339,923

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.