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Dominating the post-holiday weekend were a trio of all-audience offerings: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Frozen” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” The three holdovers beat out six new films opening nationwide on Christmas Day.
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues its climb up the worldwide box office, crossing $500 million globally. The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has thus far grossed an estimated $160.5 million domestically and $343.5 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $504 million and growing.
The top films of the weekend, as of SUnday, December 29, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The | Warner Bros. | $29,850,000 | 3,928 | 7,599 | $190,304,000 |
| 2 | Frozen | Disney | $28,845,000 | 3,335 | 8,649 | $248,366,000 |
| 3 | Anchorman 2 | Paramount | $20,150,000 | 3,507 | 5,745 | $83,667,000 |
| 4 | American Hustle | Sony | $19,550,000 | 2,507 | 7,798 | $60,035,000 |
| 5 | Wolf Of Wall Street, The | Paramount | $18,500,000 | 2,537 | 7,292 | $34,302,000 |
| 6 | Saving Mr. Banks | Disney | $14,021,000 | 2,110 | 6,645 | $37,844,000 |
| 7 | Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, The | 20th Century Fox | $13,000,000 | 2,909 | 4,468 | $25,595,000 |
| 8 | Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | Lionsgate | $10,200,000 | 2,315 | 4,406 | $391,123,843 |
| 9 | 47 Ronin | Universal | $9,868,630 | 2,689 | 3,670 | $20,570,850 |
| 10 | Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas | Lionsgate | $7,400,000 | 1,788 | 4,138 | $43,719,076 |
| 11 | Grudge Match | Warner Bros. | $7,310,000 | 2,838 | 2,575 | $13,435,000 |
| 12 | Walking With Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox | $7,100,000 | 3,243 | 2,189 | $20,768,000 |
