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I am fairly sure that the estate gets nothing from the films - the rights went a long time ago.
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Who can say for sure? That is, unless we eventually see a lawsuit from the Estate similar to the one Zaentz brought. Anyway, according to
Forbes.com, the Estate does get a cut.
It does make you wonder how Tolkien would feel about legions of lawyers haggling over the cash generated by his creation.