Film of the Day: Riddle of Fire

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MOVIE

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

2002

179 minutes (2 hrs 59 mins)

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: 18th December 2002

Austria release: 18th December 2002

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

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

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This weeks Box Office Positions

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

20 Dec 2002

£13,063,560

27 Dec 2002

1▲▼

£8,177,801

£26,154,322

3 Jan 2003

1▲▼

£5,774,170

£38,403,392

10 Jan 2003

1▲▼

£3,728,876

£44,520,972

17 Jan 2003

2▼

£2,403,388

£48,394,834

24 Jan 2003

3▼

£1,638,618

£51,037,696

31 Jan 2003

4▼

£1,068,462

£52,756,818

7 Feb 2003

6▼

£765,799

£53,972,693

14 Feb 2003

9▼

£543,160

£54,863,639

21 Feb 2003

10▼

£457,282

£55,804,490

28 Feb 2003

11▼

£342,421

£56,471,025

7 Mar 2003

13▼

£238,506

£56,843,174

14 Mar 2003

15▼

£141,888

£57,062,828

12 Dec 2003

14▲

£42,378

£57,104,876

24 Jul 2020

16▼

£8,766

7 Aug 2020

10▲

£13,005

£21,771

22 Sep 2023

13▼

£124,090

£386,557

7 Jun 2024

15▼

£30,454

16 Jan 2026

15▲▼

£153,267

23 Jan 2026

15▲▼

£194,894

£439,429

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 41

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

20 Dec 2002

1▲

$102,046,212

27 Dec 2002

1▲▼

$48,875,549

$200,058,231

3 Jan 2003

1▲▼

$25,017,279

$261,031,601

10 Jan 2003

2▼

$14,755,306

$283,421,517

17 Jan 2003

5▼

$10,274,388

$297,892,450

24 Jan 2003

5▲▼

$6,611,705

$308,821,306

31 Jan 2003

7▼

$5,088,421

$316,026,494

7 Feb 2003

10▼

$3,516,739

$320,857,049

14 Feb 2003

12▼

$3,072,238

$324,921,599

21 Feb 2003

14▼

$1,925,167

$328,156,417

28 Feb 2003

15▼

$1,618,139

$330,338,275

7 Mar 2003

16▼

$1,227,603

$332,075,527

14 Mar 2003

16▲▼

$1,014,613

$333,623,857

21 Mar 2003

20▼

$768,554

$334,790,872

28 Mar 2003

19▲

$623,597

$335,800,124

4 Apr 2003

21▼

$479,627

$336,500,653

11 Apr 2003

25▼

$340,197

$337,013,432

18 Apr 2003

25▲▼

$351,838

$337,526,600

25 Apr 2003

28▼

$247,078

$337,949,941

2 May 2003

32▼

$186,420

$338,230,249

9 May 2003

32▲▼

$151,733

$338,457,054

16 May 2003

33▼

$101,515

$338,622,570

23 May 2003

32▲

$116,483

$338,794,804

30 May 2003

34▼

$89,444

$338,955,859

6 Jun 2003

38▼

$82,136

$339,104,919

13 Jun 2003

41▼

$74,391

$339,230,928

20 Jun 2003

43▼

$59,606

$339,344,075

27 Jun 2003

39▲

$73,395

$339,457,993

4 Jul 2003

46▼

$50,890

$339,554,276

11 Jul 2003

51▼

$35,424

$339,628,782

18 Jul 2003

55▼

$29,000

$339,687,608

25 Jul 2003

62▼

$22,680

$339,734,454

1 Aug 2003

80▼

$7,550

$339,758,803

8 Aug 2003

88▼

$7,792

$339,772,508

15 Aug 2003

92▼

$5,105

$339,781,747

22 Aug 2003

95▼

$4,700

$339,789,881

12 Dec 2003

15▲

$727,645

7 Jun 2024

9▲

$1,907,130

14 Jun 2024

11▼

$508,589

$2,419,529

16 Jan 2026

11▲▼

$2,374,776

23 Jan 2026

11▲▼

$1,600,000

$4,093,642

Global Box Office Info

Weeks on Global box office: 5

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

20 Dec 2002

1▲

£251,900,000

23 Apr 2021

8▼

£4,514,676

£947,501,763

30 Apr 2021

24▼

£690,000

£948,495,095

16 Jan 2026

16▲

£2,632,385

23 Jan 2026

17▼

£1,866,696

£4,359,629