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Box Score: The Hobbit stands tall with a record December debut

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings flock back to revisit Middle Earth as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [HOBIT] earned an estimated $84.8 million to set a new opening weekend record for December.  Breaking I Am Legend's previous high of $77.2 million was expected however, and many in the industry were anticipating a $100+ million debut.  The audience was 58% over the age of 25 and 57% male, while 49% opted for the 3D version.  Along fans gave The Hobbit an A cinemascore, reviews have not been as gloring as those of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which may affect interest from casual moviegoers.

Rise of the Guardians [GURDN] remained at second with $7.4 million, bringing its total to $71.4 million.

Buoyed by award nominations, Lincoln tallied $7.2 million to finish in third place. 

 

Rank TITLE F-S-S TOTAL
1 THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY $84,775,000 $84,775,000
2 RISE OF THE GUARDIANS $7,420,000 $71,362,000
3 LINCOLN $7,244,000 $107,898,000
4 SKYFALL $7,000,000 $272,366,000
5 LIFE OF PI $5,400,000 $69,559,406
6 TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PT. 2 $5,175,000 $276,865,069
7 WRECK-IT RALPH $3,273,000 $168,779,000
8 PLAYING FOR KEEPS $3,247,000 $10,838,092
9 RED DAWN $2,394,000 $40,889,423
10 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK $2,084,000 $16,954,049
11 FLIGHT $1,940,000 $89,448,000
12 ARGO $1,145,000 $104,930,000


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