THE HOBBIT Trilogy Cost Three Times More To Make Than THE LORD OF THE RINGS

THE HOBBIT Trilogy Cost Three Times More To Make Than THE LORD OF THE RINGS

One of the biggest movie trilogies is coming to an end this December, but how much did it cost to recreate the Middle-Earth world? FInd out after the jump.

By fuffy - Oct 22, 2014 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Lord of the Rings
Source: hollywoodreporter.com

According to an AP report, the cost of making The Hobbit movie trilogy was of $745 million, which is three times as much as the cost of making The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

Before Peter Jackson convinced Warner Bros. of make it a trilogy is was expected to cost $150 million for each of the two films they had planned. Some of the reasons for the much higher budget could be the never-seen-before frame rate of 48 frames-per-second and because it was filmed in 3D, unlike the LOTR trilogy.

Despite the high cost, the movies have been very successful as each one of them has make around $1 billion in the boxoffice for a total of 1.975 billion and it is expected to cross the 3 billion mark at the end of The Battle Of The Five Armies´ boxoffice run, which opens in theaters December 17.

What do you think of The Hobbit budget? Have you like the movies as much as The Lord Of The Rings? And what do you expect of the last movie? Share your thoughts below and thanks for reading.

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Dingbat
Dingbat - 10/22/2014, 3:21 PM
What do ya know? It didn't look nearly as good as the originals and the movies themselves weren't half as good either.

Waste of money.
fuffy
fuffy - 10/22/2014, 3:36 PM
I think this was the worst moment to do an article.

AGE OF ULTRON TRAILER PHUCK YEAH
Kyos
Kyos - 10/22/2014, 3:37 PM
Well, they made a ton of money and people seem to love them. But yeah, I too think this was a waste of money.
Nick56
Nick56 - 10/22/2014, 3:58 PM
All these movies, including LOTR, would be so much better if they cut out like 30min in each one.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/22/2014, 4:57 PM
Yet, LOTR still looked superior.
Nigrutinsky
Nigrutinsky - 10/22/2014, 5:04 PM
i like them as perquels to lotr but it simply doesnt matter how much they cost they just cant beat lotr
PymParticle
PymParticle - 10/22/2014, 5:10 PM
It's also three times shittier, so how does that work?
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 10/22/2014, 5:55 PM
Ha triple the cost and not even a third as good as the LOTR trilogy go home Jackson your done.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/22/2014, 6:23 PM
Love these movies. Spend that money!!!
loki668
loki668 - 10/23/2014, 3:32 AM
Do two Hobbits stare, lovingly, into each others' eyes throughout the films? No?

FAIL!!
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 10/23/2014, 6:14 AM
This makes me sad.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 10/23/2014, 7:24 AM
@PymParticle
3 x 0 = 0
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