The second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has broken New Zealand’s opening day box office take record. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers netted over $750,000 on Friday. The record was previously held by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ring, which took $720,933 on its opening day. [More]
Day: December 21, 2002
The Sun Newspaper writes: “The new Lord of the Rings blockbuster has taken more booking than any other film this year, cinema chain Odeon said. The Two Towers- second in the movie trilogy- opened in the UK yesterday and is set to be one of the biggest hits of all time. Odeon said advanced booking had already topped £1.5 million. That beats both the second Harry Potter and latest Bond, Die Another Day.”
Middle Earth isn’t such a long way from Huntington. Just ask Grima Wormtongue, the corrupted counselor to King Theoden and slithering spy of Saruman played by Huntington’s own Brad Dourif in “The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers,” in theaters this week. [More]