what is the total length of the lord of the rings movies
558 minutes
title: The Lord of the Rings (film series) text: The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). They are a New Zealand-American venture produced by WingNut Films and The Saul Zaentz Company and distributed by New Line Cinema. The trilogy was one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken. It had a budget of $281 to $330 million depending on title: The Lord of the Rings (film series) text: won for a single film, with "" receiving eleven Oscars. The majority of critics have also praised the series, with Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" writing that "the trilogy will not soon, if ever, find its equal". Some were critical of the films' pacing and length: "It's a collection of spectacular set pieces without any sense of momentum driving them into one another" according to "Philadelphia Weekly". On Rotten Tomatoes, the films received approval ratings of 91%, 95%, and 93% respectively. Metacritic, based on its ratings for each film (92, 87, and 94 respectively), features the series within title: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring text: Best Costume Design and Best Adapted Screenplay. , it is the 31st highest-grossing film worldwide, with US$871,530,324 in worldwide theatrical box office receipts. The film won the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It also won "Empire" readers' Best Film award, as well as five BAFTAs, including Best Film, the David Lean Award for Best Direction, the Audience Award (voted for by the public), Best Special Effects, and Best Make-up. The film was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight between Gandalf and Saruman. In June 2008, AFI revealed its "10 Top 10"—the ten best films in title: The Lord of the Rings (film series) text: the top ten of the best films of the decade. As of July 2016, every film is placed in the top 200 of Metacritic's 'Best Movies of all Time' list. In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the films an average grade of A-, A, and A+ respectively on an A+ to F scale. The series appears in the , "Time" magazine's All-Time 100 Movies, and James Berardinelli's Top 100. In 2007, "USA Today" named the series as the most important films of the past 25 years. "Entertainment Weekly" put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King text: King" was its running time, particularly the epilogue; even rave reviews for the film commented on its length. Joel Siegel of "Good Morning America" said in his review for the film (which he gave an 'A'): "If it didn't take forty-five minutes to end, it'd be my best picture of the year. As it is, it's just one of the great achievements in film history." There was also criticism regarding the Army of the Dead's appearance, rapidly ending the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. In February 2004, a few months following release, the film was voted eighth on "Empire"s "100