Middle-earth (film series)

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series consist of high fantasy adventure films based on the The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit novels by J. R. R Tolkien it began with three animated films and six live-action films.
==Early Films (1977-1980)==
*The Hobbit (1977)
*The Lord of the Rings (1978)
*The Return of the King (1980)
==Peter Jackson Films (2001-2014)==
===The Lord of the Rings Films (2001-2003)===
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	December 19, 2001	$871.5 million 	91%	92%
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 	December 18, 2002	$926.0 million 	96%	88%
3	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 	December 17, 2003	$1.119 billion 	95%	94%
===The Hobbit Films (2012-2014)===
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC
4	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 	December 14, 2012	$1.017 billion 	64%	58%
5	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	December 13, 2013	$960.3 million 	74%	66%
6	
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	December 17, 2014	$955.1 million 	59%	59%
Hobbit_1977_Original_Film_Poster.jpg|The Hobbit (1977)
220px-The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(1978).jpg|The Lord of the Rings (1978)
250px-The_Return_of_the_King,_1980_film.jpg|The Return of the King (1980)
The_Lord_of_the_Rings_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring_(2001)_theatrical_poster.jpg|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lord_of_the_Rings_-_The_Two_Towers.jpg|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Lord_of_the_Rings_-_The_Return_of_the_King.jpg|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The_Hobbit-_An_Unexpected_Journey.jpg|The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The_Hobbit_-_The_Desolation_of_Smaug_theatrical_poster.jpg|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The_Hobbit_-_The_Battle_of_the_Five_Armies.jpg|The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
 	Middle-earth
Early Films 	The Hobbit (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Return of the King (1980)
The Lord of the Rings Films	The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit Films 	An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
===Timeline===
;Movies' chronology
Film 	Year of story 	Year of release 	 	 	 	
The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc 	The Hobbit arc
An Unexpected Journey 	 	2012 	 	 	 	
The Desolation of Smaug 	 	2013 	 	 	 	
The Battle of the Five Armies	 	2014 	 	 	 	
The Lord of the Rings arc 	The Lord of the Rings arc	The Lord of the Rings arc	The Lord of the Rings arc	The Lord of the Rings arc	The Lord of the Rings arc	The Lord of the Rings arc
The Fellowship of the Ring 	 	2001 	 	 	 	
The Two Towers 	 	2002 	 	 	 	
The Return of the King 	 	2003 	 	 	 	
 
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Category:Middle-earth films
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