Synopsis…
“The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo
Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of
Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard
Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led
by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into
the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly
Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of
the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo
meets the creature that will change his life forever...Gollum. Here, alone with
Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not
only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also
gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected
and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all
Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.”
Anyone who doesn’t know about the enormous success of Peter
Jackson's Lord of The Rings Trilogy was likely born when they came out, or soon
after. The films made unearthly amounts of money in cinemas alone (see chart
below) and won a sackfull of Oscars, Baftas and other awards. (Let’s face it,
there would have been more Oscars I mot for dodgy campaigns from A Beautiful
Mind & Chicago nudging the “Let’s save the big Oscars for the third film,
rather than rewarding each film on its own merits” nonsense.
The Lord of The Rings...
Film
|
Year
|
North American Gross
|
International Gross
|
Worldwide
|
Budget*
|
|||||
1
|
The Fellowship of The Ring
|
2001
|
$315,544,750
|
$555,985,574
|
$871,530,324
|
$93m
|
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2
|
The Two Towers
|
2002
|
$342,551,365
|
$583,495,746
|
$926,047,111
|
$94m
|
||||
3
|
The Return of The King
|
2003
|
$377,845,905
|
$742,083,616
|
$1,119,929,521
|
$94m
|
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The Hobbit…
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