7: Total years of development for all three movies

1,600: Pairs of prosthetic Hobbit feet created

114: Number of speaking roles

20,602: Background actors cast

48,000: Number of swords, axes, shields and other weaponry used

15,000: Number of costumes made by wardrobe department

42: Number of tailors, cobblers, designers and others in wardrobe department

3 million: Number of feet of film shot during production

100: Number of real locations in New Zealand used for backdrops

250: Most horses used in one scene

2,400: Behind-the-scenes crew members at height of production

180: Number of computer special-effects artists employed

30: Number of actors trained to speak fictional dialects and languages

Source: The Associated Press