How much did each Lord of the Rings movie make?

How much did each Lord of the Rings movie make?

According to Box Office Mojo, the Lord of the Rings films have each earned an average of $970 million apiece. If that pattern holds up, the three Hobbit films could earn another $2.91 billion, bringing the franchise total to $5.82 billion.

How much did Gandalf get paid?

The former James Bond actor was offered the part of Gandalf in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, which eventually went to Ian McKellen, but turned it down despite being offered $6million per film.

Who paid for The Lord of the Rings?

Initially, Miramax was backing the production of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films in 1997, but was restricted by then-owner Disney, who demanded that they turn the story into one film instead of two films, thus Jackson brought the project to New Line Cinema, who acquired the rights to develop The Lord of the ...

How much does Lord of the Rings cost?

• Meanwhile, each movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy cost around $93 million. Films that are not part of a franchise, like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Southpaw, and Sicario, tend to clock in closer to $30 million. Movies that do cost $200 million are notable job creators. Monsters University ($200 million) created 1,117 jobs.

How many extras were involved in Lord of the Rings?

• The cast of Lord of the Rings is huge - how many extras were involved. A. More than 20,000 extras were cast in the epic Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. The movie, out now, cost over 264 million to make and took 274 days of filming.

How much did Orlando Bloom get paid for Lord of the Rings?

• Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was the very first major movie role for Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas. Recently, he revealed how much he was paid for the 2001 fantasy movie, and it's a bit lower than you think. He appeared on The Howard Stern Show recently where he said he was paid $175,000 for the first movie.

What did the actors make in Lord of the Rings?

• Actors such as Orlando Bloom and Sean Astin took their parts on for pennies on the dollar, compared to other big-budget salaries. Because the films did so incredibly well and were seen by so many people around the world, the entertainers who were fortunate enough to land a part in them went on to have very lucrative careers.