The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

All Releases

Domestic (37%)
$350,104,956
International (62.9%)
$594,459,311
Worldwide
$945,185,917
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Domestic Opening$62,007,528
Budget$94,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 18, 2002 (16 markets)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 59 min
GenresAdventure · Drama · Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseDecember 18, 2002-July 15, 200467 markets$339,789,881$583,225,353$923,015,234
2003 Re-releaseDecember 10-January 24, 200418 markets$1,996,877$1,819,924$3,816,801
2011 Re-releaseJune 21, 2011Domestic$764,607 – $764,607
2017 Re-releaseJanuary 18, 2017South Korea – $302,597$302,597
2019 Re-releaseDecember 12, 2019New Zealand – – $6,609
2020 Re-releaseJuly 3-February 11, 2021EMEA, APAC – $607,481$607,481
2021 Re-releaseFebruary 25-October 14, 20229 markets$401,146$4,908,874$5,922,285
2023 Re-releaseNovember 17, 2023EMEA, APAC – $574,090$574,090
2024 Re-releaseJune 7-March 21, 20258 markets$2,566,412$1,208,939$3,778,127
2026 Re-releaseJanuary 16-May 22, 202616 markets$4,093,642$1,734,210$5,827,852
2025 Re-releaseDomestic, APAC$492,391$77,843$570,234

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic7$350,104,95684
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom5$93,247,20432
Germany1$78,664,63213
France2$40,865,20593
Spain4$32,592,97626
Sweden1$18,182,24410
Netherlands3$14,546,03433
Denmark1$11,994,51115
Switzerland1$9,199,95524
Russia1$8,868,87115
Austria1$7,920,33325
Belgium1$7,301,21658
Poland2$6,559,222119
Greece1$6,059,43612
Finland1$5,218,67724
Czech Republic2$3,278,97573
Portugal2$3,244,93974
Czech Republic/Slovakia1$2,665,4008
Hungary1$2,592,75448
Israel1$2,524,32094
South Africa2$2,387,363112
Italy4$2,134,0401,863
Palestine$1,688,8923
Lebanon/United Arab Emirates1$1,085,5262
Croatia2$1,029,25131
Iceland3$841,2079
Türkiye3$776,6901,096
Baltic States1$704,9322
Serbia and Montenegro2$636,58854
Slovenia1$473,79198
Bulgaria1$351,442359
Estonia1$330,49589
Egypt1$269,636276
Lithuania1$209,399415
Romania1$181,4431,090
Latvia1$164,498197
Lebanon1$150,000589
Norway2$148,6702,412
United Arab Emirates1$45,9124,643
Slovakia2$33,3902,039
Ukraine1$14,2672,639
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan2$65,512,28198
Taiwan1$9,471,70072
New Zealand9$6,446,66625
Hong Kong2$3,053,481332
Thailand2$3,044,038163
Russia/CIS2$2,796,7771,316
Singapore2$2,768,562196
Malaysia2$1,868,898403
Philippines1$1,494,590434
India1$954,354947
South Korea4$798,3212,595
Indonesia1$771,201480
Australia6$450,0463,548
Vietnam1$43,0741,438
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico2$16,201,769244
Brazil2$7,483,476434
Colombia3$2,475,139300
Argentina1$2,449,990385
Chile1$2,255,766216
Central America+2$1,709,28823
Puerto Rico2$1,448,93924
Peru2$1,230,444332
Venezuela1$614,844732
Ecuador1$450,000400
West Indies1$372,7656
Bolivia2$229,319342
Dominican Republic1$200,00052
Uruguay1$162,133376
China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China2$6,989,6771,139
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.