Just two weeks after its theatrical release, Lord of the Ring: The War of Rohirrim is heading to digital

New Lord of the Rings anime movie looks to be joining The Joker 2 in fastest theatrical run of 2024, as the film heads to digital just two weeks after it hit theaters.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which opened on December 13, will be available on participating digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video on December 27 (H/T Deadline), just 14 days after it hit the big screen.

Set 183 years before the events of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, The War of Rohirrim follows Héra, the daughter of the King of Rohan Helm Hammerhand, as she attempts to save her kingdom from the dark Dunlending lord. The film is directed by Kenji Kamiyama and stars voice actors Gaia Wise, Brian Cox, and The Lord of The Rings’ Miranda Otto.

The anime flick has so far stirred up $15.3 million at the worldwide box office, compared to the film’s estimated budget of $30 million. That sum seems pretty small when compared the $6 billion raised by the six Lord of the Rings live action movie series, starting with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and ending with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

As for The War of Rohirrim, the good news is that the digital version includes a bunch of special content; Return to Helm’s Deep: History Becomes Legend, Middle-earth and Anime: A Marriage of Creativity, and Héra: A New Hero for Middle-earth.

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