Lord of the Rings Died 11 Years Ago Today, and It Still Hasn’t Been Resurrected (but the Next Movie Can Change That)

If the next Lord of the Rings film wants to regain the franchise’s popularity and box office success, it needs to attract a larger audience than the previous movie. The War of the Rohirrim earned only $20 million worldwide, which was a record low for the series. But the decline in performance actually began 11 years ago, and the franchise hasn’t recovered since.







