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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 2002
 179 minutes (2 hrs 59 mins)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Jackson

Starring

Elijah Wood · Ian McKellen · Liv Tyler · Viggo Mortensen · Sean Astin · Cate Blanchett

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
18th December 2002
Austria release date Austria release
18th December 2002
Belgium release date Belgium release
18th December 2002

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Dec '02
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £13.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Dec '02
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $102 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 41

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Dec '02
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $251.9 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Dec, 2002
1
27 Dec, 2002
1
3 Jan, 2003
1
10 Jan, 2003
1
17 Jan, 2003
2
24 Jan, 2003
3
31 Jan, 2003
4
7 Feb, 2003
6
14 Feb, 2003
9
21 Feb, 2003
10
28 Feb, 2003
11
7 Mar, 2003
13
14 Mar, 2003
15
12 Dec, 2003
14
7 Aug, 2020
10
22 Sep, 2023
13
7 Jun, 2024
15
16 Jan, 2026
15
23 Jan, 2026
15

US box office

20 Dec, 2002
1
27 Dec, 2002
1
3 Jan, 2003
1
10 Jan, 2003
2
17 Jan, 2003
5
24 Jan, 2003
5
31 Jan, 2003
7
7 Feb, 2003
10
14 Feb, 2003
12
21 Feb, 2003
14
28 Feb, 2003
15
12 Dec, 2003
15
7 Jun, 2024
9
14 Jun, 2024
11
16 Jan, 2026
11
23 Jan, 2026
11

Global box office

20 Dec, 2002
1
23 Apr, 2021
8

Other movies in this series

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Certificates

US
PG-13

PG

12+

12

11

PG13

K-13

K-15

12

M/12

U

u 13+

12RA

14

13

14

T

16+

G

PG-12

N-7

G

13

12

Tous publics

A

U

15+

B

12

12

ZA

11

M

11

6+

14

PG

16+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £57.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $350.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $944.2 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£57,720,950
35
Deadpool & Wolverine
36
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
37
Dunkirk

US total gross
$350,104,956
83
American Sniper
84
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
85
Project Hail Mary

Global total gross
$944,230,330
77
A Minecraft Movie
78
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
79
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama