Release Info
Release Dates
| New Zealand | 1 December 2003 | (premiere) (Wellington) |
| Germany | 10 December 2003 | (premiere) (Berlin) |
| UK | 11 December 2003 | (premiere) (London) |
| Austria | 17 December 2003 | |
| Belgium | 17 December 2003 | |
| Canada | 17 December 2003 | |
| Chile | 17 December 2003 | |
| Denmark | 17 December 2003 | |
| Finland | 17 December 2003 | |
| France | 17 December 2003 | |
| Germany | 17 December 2003 | |
| Greece | 17 December 2003 | |
| Ireland | 17 December 2003 | |
| Mexico | 17 December 2003 | |
| Netherlands | 17 December 2003 | |
| Norway | 17 December 2003 | |
| Portugal | 17 December 2003 | |
| South Korea | 17 December 2003 | |
| Spain | 17 December 2003 | |
| Sweden | 17 December 2003 | |
| Switzerland | 17 December 2003 | (German speaking region) |
| Switzerland | 17 December 2003 | (French speaking region) |
| UK | 17 December 2003 | |
| USA | 17 December 2003 | |
| Hong Kong | 18 December 2003 | |
| Israel | 18 December 2003 | |
| New Zealand | 18 December 2003 | |
| Singapore | 18 December 2003 | |
| Taiwan | 18 December 2003 | |
| Malaysia | 19 December 2003 | |
| Peru | 19 December 2003 | |
| Puerto Rico | 19 December 2003 | |
| South Africa | 19 December 2003 | |
| Thailand | 19 December 2003 | |
| Turkey | 19 December 2003 | |
| Brazil | 25 December 2003 | |
| Colombia | 25 December 2003 | |
| Panama | 25 December 2003 | |
| Venezuela | 25 December 2003 | |
| Australia | 26 December 2003 | |
| Bolivia | 26 December 2003 | |
| Ecuador | 26 December 2003 | |
| Iceland | 26 December 2003 | |
| Lebanon | 26 December 2003 | |
| Paraguay | 26 December 2003 | |
| Serbia | 26 December 2003 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 26 December 2003 | |
| Uruguay | 26 December 2003 | |
| Croatia | 28 December 2003 | |
| Japan | January 2004 | (premiere) (Tokyo) |
| Argentina | 1 January 2004 | |
| Poland | 1 January 2004 | |
| Estonia | 2 January 2004 | |
| Romania | 2 January 2004 | |
| Hungary | 8 January 2004 | |
| Slovenia | 8 January 2004 | |
| Philippines | 9 January 2004 | |
| Bulgaria | 10 January 2004 | |
| Indonesia | 14 January 2004 | |
| Czech Republic | 15 January 2004 | |
| Slovakia | 15 January 2004 | |
| Georgia | 22 January 2004 | |
| Italy | 22 January 2004 | |
| Russia | 22 January 2004 | |
| Ukraine | 22 January 2004 | |
| Kazakhstan | 23 January 2004 | |
| Bahrain | 28 January 2004 | |
| Kuwait | 28 January 2004 | |
| India | 6 February 2004 | |
| Egypt | 11 February 2004 | |
| Japan | 14 February 2004 | |
| China | 12 March 2004 | |
| Canada | 5 February 2011 | (Digital Film Festival) |
| USA | 28 June 2011 | (extended version) (re-release) (limited) |
| USA | 8 December 2012 | (re-release) |
Also Known As (AKA)
| El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey | Argentina, Spain, Panama, Peru |
| Le seigneur des anneaux - Le retour du roi | Canada (French title), France |
| A Gyűrűk Ura: A király visszatér | Hungary |
| Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs | Germany |
| El senyor dels anells: El retorn del rei | Spain (Catalan title) |
| El señor de los anillos - El retorno del rey | Mexico |
| Gospodar prstanov: Kraljeva vrnitev | Slovenia (imdb display title) |
| Gospodar prstenova - Povratak kralja | Serbia (imdb display title) |
| Gospodar prstenova: Povratak kralja | Croatia (imdb display title) |
| Gospodarot na prstenite: Vrakjanjeto na kralot | Macedonia (imdb display title) |
| Hringadróttinssaga: Hilmir snýr heim | Iceland |
| Il signore degli anelli - Il ritorno del re | Italy |
| In de ban van de ring: De terugkeer van de koning | Netherlands (informal literal title) |
| O Senhor dos Anéis - O Regresso do Rei | Portugal |
| O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei | Brazil |
| O arhontas ton dahtylidion: I epistrofi tou vasilia | Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) |
| Pán prstenov: Návrat krála | Slovakia |
| Pán prstenu: Návrat krále | Czech Republic |
| Ringenes herre: Atter en konge | Norway |
| Ringenes herre: Kongen vender tilbage | Denmark |
| Rôdo obu za ringu - Ô no kikan | Japan |
| Sagan om konungens återkomst | Sweden (imdb display title) |
| Stapanul Inelelor: Intoarcerea Regelui | Romania (imdb display title) |
| Sõrmuste isand: Kuninga tagasitulek | Estonia |
| Taru sormusten herrasta: Kuninkaan paluu | Finland (imdb display title) |
| The Return of the King | USA (short title) |
| Wladca pierscieni: Powrót króla | Poland (imdb display title) |
| Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kralin Dönüsü | Turkey (imdb display title) (Turkish title) |
| Ziedu Valdovas: Karaliaus sugrizimas | Lithuania (imdb display title) |
| Ο Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών: Η Επιστροφή του Βασιλιά | Greece |
| Властелин колец: Возвращение короля | Russia |
| Властелинът на пръстените: Завръщането на краля | Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) |
