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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

"The eye of the enemy is moving."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
9.0/10
2,142,025 votes
94/100
Fresh
M
94/100
Metascore
TMDB
8.5/10
26,075 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

15

Wins

📋

10

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 11 wins
Won
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Song
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Best Original Score
Best Director
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Visual Effects
Best Picture
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 4 wins
Won
Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
International Cinephile Society for Best Film
Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$94.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.12B

Global Box Office

Domestic

$386,975,644

United States

Profit

+$1.02B

ROI: +1090%

Budget Recovery1190% of budget
$0|Budget: $94.0M|Revenue: $1.12B

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

280.1K

Daily Avg

4.7K

7-Day Trend

-6%
30 days agoToday
Wikipedia

Based On

The Return of the King

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Zealand
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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In
Middle-earth

Series & Franchise

Part of
The Lord of the RingsPeter Jackson's Middle-earth film series

Characters

Éowyn

Played by Miranda Otto

Éomer

Bilbo Baggins

Played by Martin Freeman

Théoden

Played by Bernard Hill

Denethor

Played by John Noble

Elrond

Played by Hugo Weaving

Boromir

Played by Sean Bean

Witch-king of Angmar

Legolas

Played by Orlando Bloom

Gríma Wormtongue

Frodo Baggins

Played by Elijah Wood

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Played by Dominic Monaghan

Gandalf

Played by Ian McKellen

Samwise Gamgee

Played by Sean Astin

Saruman

Played by Christopher Lee

Peregrin Took

Played by Billy Boyd

Gimli

Played by John Rhys-Davies

Aragorn

Played by Q171363

Faramir

Played by David Wenham

Arwen

Played by Liv Tyler

Gollum (fantasy)

Played by Andy Serkis

Galadriel

Played by Cate Blanchett

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Film Editing

Jamie Selkirk

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Costume Design

Ngila DicksonRichard Taylor

Production Design

Grant Major

Production Companies

WingNut FilmsNew Line Cinema

Distributors

New Line Cinema

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Where to Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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United States of AmericaPG-13
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United Kingdom12A
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CanadaPG
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AustraliaM
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom12A
Canada14A
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceTP
Austria16
Belgium12

+23 more countries

Production

Director

Peter Jackson

Writers

J. R. R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens

Production Companies

New Line CinemaWingNut FilmsThe Saul Zaentz Company

Cast

Elijah Wood photo

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Ian McKellen photo

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Viggo Mortensen photo

Viggo Mortensen

Aragorn

Sean Astin photo

Sean Astin

Sam

Andy Serkis photo

Andy Serkis

Gollum / Smeagol

Dominic Monaghan photo

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Billy Boyd photo

Billy Boyd

Pippin

John Noble photo

John Noble

Denethor

David Wenham photo

David Wenham

Faramir

Miranda Otto photo

Miranda Otto

Éowyn

Bernard Hill photo

Bernard Hill

Théoden

John Rhys-Davies photo

John Rhys-Davies

Gimli

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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