| Box Office Mojo January 3, 2002 LotR Earns $38.7 Million its
Second Weekend The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring earned
$38.70 million in its second weekend (12/28-30), eclipsing its Sunday studio estimate by
over $1.3 million and raising its 12-day total to $155.86 million. It dipped a reasonable
18% from its $47.21 million opening frame. For the five-day weekend (12/28 through New
Year's day), Rings pulled in $57 million, down just 14 percent from its $66.1 million long
Christmas weekend bow. The 14-day total stands at $174.12 million, making it the 9th
hightest grossing picture of 2001 and placing it at #61 on the all time highest grossing
pictures list. Both the three-day and five-day grosses easily established new records for
the New Year's frame. |