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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series consist of high fantasy adventure films based on the The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit novels by J. R. R Tolkien it began with three animated films and six live-action films.

Early Films (1977-1980)[]

Peter Jackson Films (2001-2014)[]

The Lord of the Rings Films (2001-2003)[]

# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC
1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring December 19, 2001 $871.5 million 91% 92%
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers December 18, 2002 $926.0 million 96% 88%
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King December 17, 2003 $1.119 billion 95% 94%

The Hobbit Films (2012-2014)[]

# Title Release Date Worldwide Gross RT MC
4 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey December 14, 2012 $1.017 billion 64% 58%
5 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug December 13, 2013 $960.3 million 74% 66%
6

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

December 17, 2014 $955.1 million 59% 59%
Middle-earth
Early Films The Hobbit (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Return of the King (1980)
The Lord of the Rings Films The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit Films An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Timeline[]

Movies' chronology
Film Year of story Year of release
Prequels
The War of the Rohirrim 2024
The Hobbit arc
An Unexpected Journey 2012
The Desolation of Smaug 2013
The Battle of the Five Armies 2014
The Lord of the Rings arc
The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
The Two Towers 2002
The Return of the King 2003
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