Facts about Lord of The Rings

For Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 100,000 people lined the streets of Wellington, New Zealand, for the world premiere. That’s roughly a quarter of the city’s population. And then the amount of money that New Line reclaimed in tax breaks, was ten times more than the entire annual budget of the New Zealand Film Commission,
which funds local film-making. One more thing. The final reel of the film was completed only five days before the world premiere. It was only then that Peter Jackson saw the completed version of the film for the first time.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy went on to become the most nominated film series in Academy Award® history with 30 nominations surpassing both the Godfather
trilogy (28 nominations) and the Star Wars franchise (21nominations).