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Directed by Peter Jackson Produced by Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Screenplay by Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Stephen Sinclair Peter Jackson Based on The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien Starring Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Liv Tyler Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Cate Blanchett John Rhys-Davies Bernard Hill Christopher Lee Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Orlando Bloom Hugo Weaving Miranda Otto David Wenham Brad Dourif Sean Bean Andy Serkis Music by Howard Shore Cinematography Andrew Lesnie Edited by Michael Horton Production companies New Line Cinema WingNut Films Distributed by New Line Cinema Release date 5 December 2002 (New York City) 18 December 2002 (United States) Running time 180 minutes 235 minutes (extended) Country New Zealand United States Language English Budget $94 million Box office $926 million