‘Lord of The Rings’ Trilogy to Hit Minnesota Theaters This Weekend

23 years after the release of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy remains the one trilogy to rule them all, and you can see all the movies over 3-days starting this weekend.

Theatre chains across Minnesota and Wisconsin, including Marcus and AMC, will be screening the remastered 4K, extended versions of the Oscar winning films on Saturday, Sunday and Monday this weekend and next weekend at select theaters.

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The three-day movie marathon starts with 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' on Saturday, June 8th and 15th, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' will play on Sunday, June 9th and 16th, and you can enjoy 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' on Monday, June 10th and 17th.

Keep in mind that I mentioned that these are the extended editions of the films, so expect longer run times than your average film release, for instance, the runtime for 'Return of the King' is a whopping 4 hours and 13 minutes, consider getting a large popcorn. Screening times vary between theaters, so check here for a list of theaters and show times.

If you missed the one-day marathon of the trilogy that Marcus Theatres organized at the end of March, here's your chance to break the marathon up into smaller chunks, that marathon ran for 11 hours and 55 minutes and sold out.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, is widely considered to be one of the greatest film trilogies ever made. The trilogy won a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture for The Return of the King. The three films grossed over $3 billion at the box office and earned an estimated $15 billion more from merchandise and home video sales. Jackson is again working on some new LOTR's movies that are expected in 2026.