<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Lord of the Rings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The poster for the series is a montage that features a range of characters and scenes from all three films </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Peter Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Peter Jackson </Li> <Li> Barrie M. Osborne </Li> <Li> Fran Walsh </Li> <Li> Tim Sanders </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Screenplay by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Peter Jackson </Li> <Li> Fran Walsh </Li> <Li> Philippa Boyens </Li> <Li> Stephen Sinclair (The Two Towers) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Elijah Wood </Li> <Li> Ian McKellen </Li> <Li> Liv Tyler </Li> <Li> Viggo Mortensen </Li> <Li> Sean Astin </Li> <Li> Cate Blanchett </Li> <Li> John Rhys - Davies </Li> <Li> Bernard Hill </Li> <Li> Billy Boyd </Li> <Li> Dominic Monaghan </Li> <Li> Orlando Bloom </Li> <Li> Christopher Lee </Li> <Li> Hugo Weaving </Li> <Li> Miranda Otto </Li> <Li> David Wenham </Li> <Li> Brad Dourif </Li> <Li> Karl Urban </Li> <Li> John Noble </Li> <Li> Sean Bean </Li> <Li> Ian Holm </Li> <Li> Andy Serkis </Li> <Li> (See below) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> Howard Shore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Andrew Lesnie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> John Gilbert (The Fellowship of the Ring) Michael J. Horton Jabez Olssen (The Two Towers) Jamie Selkirk (The Return of the King) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> WingNut Films </Li> <Li> The Saul Zaentz Company </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> New Line Cinema </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 19 December 2001 (2001 - 12 - 19) </Li> <Li> (The Fellowship of the Ring) </Li> <Li> 18 December 2002 (2002 - 12 - 18) </Li> <Li> (The Two Towers) </Li> <Li> 17 December 2003 (2003 - 12 - 17) </Li> <Li> (The Return of the King) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 558 minutes (theatrical edition length) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> New Zealand United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $281,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $2,917,506,956 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Lord of the Rings </Th> </Tr>

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