The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$626,649 (2.3% of total gross)
Legs:43.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:31 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,384,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,174 $27,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,593 $27,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 1978 (Limited) by United Artists
Video Release: September 11th, 2001 by Warner Home Video, released as The Lord of the Rings (1978 Animated Film)
MPAA Rating: PG
Comparisons: vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Keywords: Lord of the Rings, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Production Method:Rotoscoping
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 1978 1 $626,649   31 $20,214   $921,769 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 1978 1 $159,963   30 $5,332   $159,963 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 11, 20102526,793 26,793$441,817$441,817448

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 11, 20101113,619 13,619$285,860$285,860448

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Production and Technical Credits

Ralph Bakshi    Director
Saul Zaentz    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$626,649 (2.3% of total gross)
Legs:43.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:31 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,384,610

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,174 $27,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,593 $27,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 1978 (Limited) by United Artists
Video Release: September 11th, 2001 by Warner Home Video, released as The Lord of the Rings (1978 Animated Film)
MPAA Rating: PG
Comparisons: vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Lord of the Rings, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Production Method:Rotoscoping
Production Countries: United States

Production and Technical Credits

Ralph Bakshi    Director
Saul Zaentz    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 1978 1 $626,649   31 $20,214   $921,769 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 1978 1 $159,963   30 $5,332   $159,963 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 11, 20102526,793 26,793$441,817$441,817448

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 11, 20101113,619 13,619$285,860$285,860448

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.