Elijah Wood in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001) Be the first to know about your favorite movies, shows, comics, anime, video games, and more! Sign up here and never miss a scoop.
If that were not proof enough of their success, Jackson's trilogy gained critical acclaim upon release, with all three doing well, but The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King outperformed ...
and “The Return of the King” in 2003. After the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy debuted, it was almost a decade until viewers got the opportunity to revisit Middle Earth once again.