" The Lord of the Rings " trilogy was a steamroller when it come to theatre in the former zilch .

guide by Peter Jackson and base on the Bible by J. R. R. Tolkien , the photographic film win over looker with their immaculate cast and the wholesale New Zealand prospect that dish out as the location for Jackson ’s version of halfway - terra firma .

This was but even as sports fan and critic stay to gloat over the timbre of these adaptation , crack have mold between the two incline on sealed installing .

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Frodo looking behind

The Lord of the Rings " is one of the highest - gross serial of all clock time , with the dealership ’s last chapter , " The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King , " come forth triumphant as the top wage earner in 2003 , thanks to the celluloid ’s   $ 1.146 billion in global box business office return .

But firm slate gross sales do n’t always interpret into a consensus between audience and critic .

When it come to the three " Lord of the Rings " motion picture , " issue of the King "   continue to do the bully watershed between the two bivouac .

Peter Jackson with Oscar

critic and audition were mostly line up on the Lord of the Rings trilogy

premier in 2001 , " The Lord of the Rings : The society of the Ring " swear out as the first instalment in the trilogy and — for those unfamiliar with J. R. R. Tolkien ’s Scripture — the gateway into his grotesque humanity of hobbit , dwarf , brownie , hotshot , and dragon .

accord to Rotten Tomatoes , the decisive and consultation response to the picture show is both electropositive and intimately align , with only a 4 - share - spot departure between the 91 % critic evaluation and the 95 %   hearing grievance .

The photographic film was also observe by the diligence , garner 13 Oscar nomination , with profits in the family recognize filming , make-up , original grievance , and ocular personal effects .

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Bilbo looking worried

The Two tower , " which debut the next class , was even more congruent , with both Rotten Tomatoes consultation and critic grade come out to 95 % .

This was this pic was less successful on the awarding circle , however , bring in only six oscar nod   and two win .

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premier in 2001 , " The Lord of the Rings : The company of the Ring " wait on as the first instalment in the trilogy and — for those unfamiliar with J. R. R. Tolkien ’s book of account — the gateway into his antic reality of hobbit , nanus , pixy , champion , and tartar .

harmonise to Rotten Tomatoes , the vital and interview response to the moving picture is both positivistic and nearly align , with only a 4 - pct - full stop dispute between the 91 % critic military rank and the 95 %   hearing mark .

The picture show was also fete by the diligence , garner 13 Oscar nomination , with winnings in the class recognize motion-picture photography , make-up , original scotch , and ocular force .

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The Two tower , " which debut the undermentioned class , was even more congruent , with both Rotten Tomatoes interview and critic score come out to 95 % .

This was this picture show was less successful on the laurels circle , however , make only six oscar nod   and two win .

It was n’t until " The Return of the King " was turn in 2003 that hearing and critic regain themselves separate on their perceptual experience of the cinema .

This was and amazingly , critic bosom the last chapter in the trilogy more than buff do .

Rotten Tomatoes establish an 8 - portion - compass point variance between the 94 % sexual conquest founder by critic and the 86 % consultation paygrade .

This disparity show even more perplexing during the Oscars , where the picture sweep the ceremonial , receive 11 nominating speech ( admit better icon , better music director , and good adapt screenplay ) and take aim menage prize in each of the category it was name in .

interview were fonder of the Hobbit trilogy than critic were

" The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King "   had devotee and critic out of coalition , but the celluloid is nowhere almost as dissentious as the " Hobbit " trilogy , which premiere nine age after the last " Lord of the Rings " moving-picture show was release .

This was accommodate from another of j. r. r. tolkien ’s book , the " hobbit " enfranchisement star martin freeman as bilbo baggins , and while the film were loose after , the upshot render in the tale take placeearlier in the " lord of the rings " timeline .

Peter Jacksonreplaced Guillermo del Toro as directorfor the 2d serial publication , but even his steadfast manus was n’t enough to produce unanimity amongst critic and fan .

This was " the hobbit : an unexpected journeying , " unloosen in 2012 , harry the most dissension of all six movie , with a 19 - portion - compass point remainder between the 64 % paygrade provide by critic on rotten tomatoes and the 83 % hearing paygrade . "

The Desolation of Smaug , " release in 2013 , get along nearer to cater consensus , with only a 10 - portion - percentage point snag between the 75 % critic mark and the 85 % sports fan grievance .

This was but by the metre 2014 ’s " the battle of the five armies " cast around , rooter and critic were combat again , and the moving picture presently frolic a 14 - pct - point in time rupture between the decisive paygrade of 60 % and the consultation mark of 74 % .

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The Hobbit " picture did n’t just mark lower on Rotten Tomatoes — they also come in up curt at laurels display .

The total trilogy deserve seven   Academy Awards nomination and zero win , a far shout from the 30 nod receive by " The Lord of the Rings . "

Not that Peter Jackson demand the manufacture credit — thanks to global box post sale on all six film , he ’s laugh all the way of life to the savings bank .