Meeting high critical acclaim , the film was an enormous box-office success , earning over US $ 926 million worldwide and is currently the 50th-highest-grossing film of all time , and also the highest-grossing film of 2002 ( inflation-adjusted , it is the 62nd-most successful film in North America ) .
The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers is the 50th-highest-grossing film ever .