The Big Picture Sony’s two-month long “Spider Mondays” festival, during which the studio re-released each of the eight live-action Spider-Man movies in theaters, recently concluded with something of a shrug. But immediately afterward, extended and remastered versions of the original Lord of the Rings movies were re-released by Fathom Events for one day each, across three weekends.
The Fellowship of the Ringgrossed $2.4 million on its first day of re-issue, and around $600,000 on day two. The Two Towersmade $1.9 million on day one and around $500,000 on day two. The Return of the King made $1.7 million on day one, but day two figures are awaited. Directed by Peter Jackson, the Lord of the Rings movies were released between 2001 and 2003, and grossed a combined total of nearly $3 billion worldwide. They've been re-released on several occasions previously.
He remains uninvolved in the Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which will debut its second season in a couple of months. This year has seen several classic films being re-released in theaters, mainly to celebrate important anniversaries. These include Ridley Scott’s Alien, the Brendan Fraser-starrer The Mummy, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, Uncut Gems, Tenet, Dune, and more.