<P> In August 2006, a limited edition of The Fellowship of the Ring was released on DVD . The set included both the film's theatrical and extended editions on a double - sided disc along with all - new bonus material . </P> <P> The theatrical Blu - ray version of The Lord of the Rings was released in the United States in April 2010 . There were two separate sets: one with digital copies and one without . The individual Blu - ray disc of The Fellowship of the Ring was released in September 2010 with the same special features as the complete trilogy release, except there was no digital copy . </P> <P> The extended Blu - ray editions were released in the US in June 2011 . This version has a runtime of 238 minutes (the extended editions include the names of all fan club members at the time of their release; the additional 9 minutes in the Blu - ray version are because of expanded member rolls, not any additional story material). </P> <P> The Fellowship of the Ring was released on 19 December 2001 in 3,359 cinemas where it grossed $47.2 million on its opening weekend . The world premiere was held at the Odeon Leicester Square in London . It went on to make $314.7 million in North America and $555.9 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $870.7 million . Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 54 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run . </P>

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