After opening with solely $4.5 million throughout its first weekend in theaters and a stacked month in December loaded with blockbuster competitors, it was clear early on that issues weren’t going to go swimmingly for The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim on the field workplace. The movie noticed a pointy decline, dropping 73% throughout its second weekend in theaters to solely $1.2 million, earlier than rapidly truly fizzling out beneath $500,000 for the final two weekends. The movie at the moment sits at $9.1 million from home earnings and $10.8 million in worldwide markets for a worldwide complete of $19.9 million. Now that the movie is offered on digital, it can seemingly exit theaters quickly wanting incomes $10 million domestically.

It’s nonetheless doable for The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim to hit the $20 million mark on the worldwide field workplace; the movie is lower than $100,000 quick and may depend on home earnings and worldwide markets to assist get it throughout the end line. The silver lining for the animated Lord of the Rings movie is that it solely value $30 million to make, that means that despite the fact that it can end its theatrical run with field workplace numbers across the $20 million mark, it received’t be that a lot of a loss for Warner Bros. That is excellent news for the studio, too, which is at the moment attempting to plug the holes left behind by Joker: Folie á Deux, the comedian guide sequel that’s anticipated to value the studio effectively over $200 million.

What Topped the Field Workplace This Weekend in Theaters?

Mufasa: The Lion King completed atop the field workplace this weekend with $23 million, toppling Sonic the Hedgehog 3 throughout each movies’ third weekends in theaters; the blue speedster fell simply quick with $21 million. Nosferatu additionally completed this weekend on the field workplace with a robust $13 million, bringing its home complete to over $70 million and its international haul previous the $100 million mark. Moana 2 and Depraved additionally completed within the #4 and #5 spots with $12.4 million and $9.9 million, respectively.

The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim is ready to exit theaters quickly, however the movie is offered to hire or buy on digital platforms. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates and watch The Struggle of the Rohirrim on VOD.

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