The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Frodo and friends continue to journey towards destroying the One Ring. Gandalf and Aragorn face off against Sauron's army.
December 17, 2003
Cast:
Elijah Wood
Ian McKellen
Liv Tyler
Viggo Mortensen
Sean Astin
Cate Blanchett
John Rhys-Davies
Bernard Hill
Billy Boyd
Dominic Monaghan
Orlando Bloom
Peter Jackson
Producer:
Peter Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Michael Lynne, Mark Ordesky, Rick Porras, Jamie Selkirk, Robert Shaye, Fran Walsh, Barrie M. Osborne
Written by:
J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), Peter Jackson (screenplay)
Distributor:
New Line Cinema
$94 million
Box Office:
$1.120 billion
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Picture (won), Academy Award for Best Director (won), Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay (won), Academy Award for Best Film Editing (won), Academy Award for Best Art Direction (won), Academy Award for Best Costume Design (won), Academy Award for Best Makeup (won), Academy Award for Best Music Original Score (won), Academy Award for Best Music Original Song (won), Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing (won), Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (won)
Metacritic Score:
94
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
95%