--- title: "How long to watch the Lord of the Rings extended editions? abo" description: "The Lord of the Rings extended editions takes about 12 hours 6 minutes — 3 films, extended editions. What that assumes, how it breaks down, and how long at a realist" url: https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/lord-of-the-rings-extended/ site: "At One Place" --- # How long does it take to watch the Lord of the Rings extended editions? **How long to watch the Lord of the Rings extended editions: about 12 hours 6 minutes** 3 films, extended editions The extended editions run 12 hours 6 minutes, two hours and 48 minutes longer than the theatrical cuts. The Return of the King extended edition is the source of most of the disagreement about this total: it has been released at 252 minutes on DVD, 264 on early Blu-ray and 263 on later Blu-ray, and different sources use different discs. A commonly quoted trilogy total of 682 minutes comes from the DVD runtimes. Watching all three in a day is a recognised undertaking and requires starting before nine in the morning to finish before midnight. ## The numbers - **Total:** 12 hours 6 minutes - **In hours:** 12.1 hours - **Non-stop:** 0.5 days without sleeping - **Covers:** 3 films, extended editions - **At a realistic pace:** a film a night - **That works out as:** about 3 days ## What this assumes Extended editions at the Blu-ray running times: Fellowship 228, Two Towers 235, Return of the King 263 minutes. > Sources disagree materially. The Return of the King extended edition exists at 252, 263 and 264 minutes across releases, and totals of 682 and 726 minutes are both published. ## Other films | What | How long | | --- | --- | | The Marvel Cinematic Universe | about 83 hours | | The Infinity Saga | about 50 hours | | The Star Wars Skywalker saga | about 20 hours 26 minutes | | Every Star Wars film | about 27 hours 7 minutes | | The Lord of the Rings films | about 9 hours 18 minutes | | All six Middle-earth films | about 17 hours 12 minutes | | The Harry Potter films | about 19 hours 39 minutes | | The James Bond films | about 53 hours 28 minutes | | Every Pixar film | about 52 hours | | Every Studio Ghibli film | about 39 hours 30 minutes | | The DC Extended Universe | about 33 hours 15 minutes | | The Fast & Furious films | about 20 hours 42 minutes | | The Jurassic Park films | about 14 hours 40 minutes | | The Indiana Jones films | about 10 hours 35 minutes | | The Mission: Impossible films | about 18 hours 24 minutes | | The Matrix films | about 9 hours 11 minutes | ## Common questions ### How long does it take to watch the Lord of the Rings extended editions? about 12 hours 6 minutes — 3 films, extended editions. ### What does that assume? Extended editions at the Blu-ray running times: Fellowship 228, Two Towers 235, Return of the King 263 minutes. ### How long at a realistic pace? a film a night — about 3 days. ## Related pages - [How long to watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/marvel-cinematic-universe/) - [How long to watch the Infinity Saga?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/mcu-infinity-saga/) - [How long to watch the Star Wars Skywalker saga?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/star-wars-skywalker-saga/) - [How long to watch every Star Wars film?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/star-wars-all-films/) - [How long to watch the Lord of the Rings films?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/lord-of-the-rings-films/) - [How long to watch all six Middle-earth films?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/middle-earth-films/) - [How long to watch the Harry Potter films?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/harry-potter-films/) - [How long to watch the James Bond films?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/james-bond-films/) - [How long to read the Harry Potter series?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/harry-potter-series/) - [How long to watch Friends?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/friends/) - [How long to watch One Piece?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/one-piece/) - [How long to watch The Simpsons?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-simpsons/) - [How long to watch The Office (US)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/the-office-us/) - [How long to watch Breaking Bad?](https://atoneplace.net/how-long-to/breaking-bad/) ## Sources - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)