The original Lord of the Rings films, based on the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien books, were released from 2001 to 2003 and were the brainchild of acclaimed director Peter Jackson. Those three films Sting ($162,500) Sting obviously plays a very important role in The Lord of the Rings and is therefore quite expensive. Sting is the sword that is given to Frodo, and it glows a distinct blue when orcs are nearby. Due to its importance and craftsmanship, the sword prop was valued between $100,000 and $150,000. All three of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” movies cost an estimated $280 million while “The Hobbit” prequels cost somewhere around $623 million, as noted by Indiewire, which means that Amazon will be spending half of what it cost for Peter Jackson to produce six theatrical releases over the course of a decade. In the case of This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the second of three films in the record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.The film adaptation of J.R.R Lord of the Rings. See all categories. Actors 14; Movies 14; TV 7; Comic-Con 6; Featured 6; International 4; Netflix 3; Amazon Prime Video 2; Outlander 2; Sci-Fi 2 Technically speaking, The Return of the King might just be the best The Lord of the Rings adventure put to film. 1. The Fellowship Of The Ring. 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring may not be Peter Jackson's grandest Lord of the Rings movie, nor his most technically accomplished or groundbreaking. When The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres on Prime Video on September 2, the series—which tells the story of the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, several thousand The price tag for 'Lord of the Rings: Film/TV. All Film/TV; Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke revealed that ultimately the first season cost nearly $700 million dollars. That’s $250 lwjLszM.