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

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Frodo and Sam, pursued by Gollum and racing toward Mordor, must survive the deadly journey to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads a desperate quest to rescue Merry and Pippin and unite Rohan against the growing shadow of Sauron.

“The journey continues.”

Directed by
Peter Jackson, Peter Jackson Nm0001392
Written by
J R R Tolkien, Fran Walsh
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
179 min
AdventureDramaFantasy

Synopsis

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring, but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers—Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Mount Doom, where Sauron's power is centered.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 366+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Michael HortonShot by Andrew LesnieScored by Howard ShoreDesigned by Grant Major

Box Office

2002 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$926.3M

Budget$79.0M
Worldwide gross$926.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $339.8M — 37% of worldwide · International: $586.5M (63%)

Opening weekend: $62.0M — 18% of its US run.

Peak 3,622 theaters

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Re-release box office

20261,655 theaters
$8.1M($8.1M today)
20241,549 theaters
$5.1M($5.4M today)
2003126 theaters
$2.0M($3.6M today)
Total re-release
$15.2M

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • DVD Widescreen Edition· 172 min
  • Special DVD Extended Edition· 223 min
  • Blu Ray Extended Edition· 235 min

Also known as

  • Der Herr der Ringe 2 - Die zwei Türmede
  • Der Herr der Ringe: Die Zwei Türmede
  • Die zwei Türmede
  • El Señor de los Anillos: las dos torreses
  • Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Toursfr
  • Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due Torriit
  • (Alternative Title)Kryezoti i Unazave: Dy Kullat
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 5, 2002
  • FranceDec 10, 2002
  • United KingdomDec 11, 2002
  • MexicoDec 11, 2002
  • DenmarkDec 15, 2002

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