The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) double LP featuring four scenes: The Hobbits leaving Hobbiton, The Ringwraiths at Bree, Gandalf and the Balrog, Journey with the Orcs. In 2001, the album was reissued on compact disc, with bonus tracks. The film was originally intended to be distributed as "The Lord of the Rings Part I". According to Bakshi, when he completed the film, United Artists executives told him that they were planning to release the film without indicating that a sequel would follow, because they felt that audiences would not pay to see half of a film: "The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of
The Lord of the Rings (film series) 2014, brand new Blu-ray steelbook editions of the five-disc Extended Editions were released. The first, "The Fellowship of the Ring", was released on 24 March 2014. The discs are identical to those found in the previous five-disc Blu-ray set. Unadjusted for inflation, "The Lord of the Rings" film series is the highest-grossing film trilogy worldwide of all time, higher even than other film franchises such as the original "Star Wars" trilogy and "The Godfather" trilogy. The film series grossed a total of $2.91 billion and also tied a record with "Ben-Hur" and "Titanic" for the total number of Academy Awards