The Lord of the Rings books were released in the following order The Fellowship of the Ring - July 21, 1954 The Two Towers - November 11, 1954 The Return of the King - October 20, 1955 Below are the release dates of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - December 19, 2001 "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" - December 18, 2002 "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - December 17, 2003
The Fellowship of the Ring book was released July 24th, 1954.
The Fellowship of the Ring film was released December of 2001.
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring - 2001 was released on:
UK: 10 December 2001 (premiere)
Austria: 19 December 2001
Belgium: 19 December 2001
Canada: 19 December 2001
Denmark: 19 December 2001
Finland: 19 December 2001
France: 19 December 2001
Germany: 19 December 2001
Greece: 19 December 2001
Ireland: 19 December 2001
Netherlands: 19 December 2001
Norway: 19 December 2001
South Africa: 19 December 2001
Spain: 19 December 2001
Sweden: 19 December 2001
Switzerland: 19 December 2001 (French speaking region)
UK: 19 December 2001
USA: 19 December 2001
Venezuela: 19 December 2001
Israel: 20 December 2001
Malaysia: 20 December 2001
New Zealand: 20 December 2001
Philippines: 20 December 2001 (limited)
Singapore: 20 December 2001
Switzerland: 20 December 2001 (German speaking region)
Bolivia: 21 December 2001
Guatemala: 21 December 2001
Mexico: 21 December 2001
Panama: 21 December 2001
Portugal: 21 December 2001
Turkey: 21 December 2001
Colombia: 25 December 2001
Australia: 26 December 2001
Iceland: 26 December 2001
Thailand: 28 December 2001
Brazil: 1 January 2002
Peru: 1 January 2002
Chile: 3 January 2002
Lithuania: 4 January 2002
Philippines: 4 January 2002 (Manila)
Uruguay: 4 January 2002
Croatia: 10 January 2002
Czech Republic: 10 January 2002
Hungary: 10 January 2002
Estonia: 11 January 2002
Slovenia: 17 January 2002
Italy: 18 January 2002
Taiwan: 18 January 2002
Slovakia: 24 January 2002
Argentina: 31 January 2002
Hong Kong: 31 January 2002
Romania: 1 February 2002
South Korea: 4 February 2002
Indonesia: 6 February 2002
Russia: 7 February 2002 (premiere)
Kazakhstan: 8 February 2002
Poland: 15 February 2002
Kuwait: 19 February 2002
Japan: 23 February 2002 (premiere)
Bahrain: 27 February 2002
Russia: 1 March 2002
Japan: 2 March 2002
Egypt: 13 March 2002
India: 15 March 2002
Bulgaria: 22 March 2002
Sweden: 15 November 2002 (re-release)
South Korea: 13 December 2002 (re-release)
France: 3 December 2003 (re-release)
Spain: 5 December 2003 (extended version) (re-release)
Sweden: 5 December 2003 (re-release) (extended version)
Japan: 10 January 2004 (extended version) (re-release)
Canada: 5 February 2011 (Digital Film Festival)
USA: 14 June 2011 (extended version) (re-release) (limited)
USA: 8 December 2012 (re-release)
The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King - 2003 was released on:
New Zealand: 1 December 2003 (Wellington) (premiere)
Germany: 10 December 2003 (Berlin) (premiere)
UK: 11 December 2003 (London) (premiere)
Austria: 17 December 2003
Belgium: 17 December 2003
Canada: 17 December 2003
Chile: 17 December 2003
Denmark: 17 December 2003
Finland: 17 December 2003
France: 17 December 2003
Germany: 17 December 2003
Greece: 17 December 2003
Ireland: 17 December 2003
Mexico: 17 December 2003
Netherlands: 17 December 2003
Norway: 17 December 2003
Portugal: 17 December 2003
South Korea: 17 December 2003
Spain: 17 December 2003
Sweden: 17 December 2003
Switzerland: 17 December 2003 (German speaking region)
Switzerland: 17 December 2003 (French speaking region)
UK: 17 December 2003
USA: 17 December 2003
Hong Kong: 18 December 2003
Israel: 18 December 2003
New Zealand: 18 December 2003
Singapore: 18 December 2003
Taiwan: 18 December 2003
Malaysia: 19 December 2003
Peru: 19 December 2003
Puerto Rico: 19 December 2003
South Africa: 19 December 2003
Thailand: 19 December 2003
Turkey: 19 December 2003
Brazil: 25 December 2003
Colombia: 25 December 2003
Panama: 25 December 2003
Venezuela: 25 December 2003
Australia: 26 December 2003
Bolivia: 26 December 2003
Ecuador: 26 December 2003
Iceland: 26 December 2003
Lebanon: 26 December 2003
Paraguay: 26 December 2003
Serbia: 26 December 2003
United Arab Emirates: 26 December 2003
Uruguay: 26 December 2003
Croatia: 28 December 2003
Argentina: 1 January 2004
Japan: January 2004 (Tokyo) (premiere)
Poland: 1 January 2004
Estonia: 2 January 2004
Romania: 2 January 2004
Hungary: 8 January 2004
Slovenia: 8 January 2004
Philippines: 9 January 2004
Bulgaria: 10 January 2004
Indonesia: 14 January 2004
Czech Republic: 15 January 2004
Slovakia: 15 January 2004
Georgia: 22 January 2004
Italy: 22 January 2004
Russia: 22 January 2004
Ukraine: 22 January 2004
Kazakhstan: 23 January 2004
Bahrain: 28 January 2004
Kuwait: 28 January 2004
India: 6 February 2004
Egypt: 11 February 2004
Japan: 14 February 2004
China: 12 March 2004
Canada: 5 February 2011 (Digital Film Festival)
USA: 28 June 2011 (extended version) (re-release) (limited)
USA: 8 December 2012 (re-release)
Endgame - 2001 was released on:
France: 12 October 2001 (Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film)
USA: 11 January 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Australia: 17 February 2003 (Mardi Gras Film Festival)
UK: 9 April 2003 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
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USA: 2001
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