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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug roared to a strong $73.7 million in its domestic debut to take its place atop the weekend’s box-office mountain. Disney’s Frozen,now in its third week, took in $22.2 million to take the No. 2 spot for the weekend ahead of A Madea Christmas’ $16.16 million debut.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 15, 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. | $73,675,000 | 3,903 | 18,876 | $73,675,000 |
| 2 | Frozen | Disney | $22,184,000 | 3,716 | 5,969 | $164,388,000 |
| 3 | Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas | Lionsgate | $16,000,000 | 2,194 | 7,292 | $16,000,000 |
| 4 | Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The | Lionsgate | $13,150,000 | 3,563 | 3,690 | $356,981,997 |
| 5 | Thor: The Dark World | Disney | $2,700,000 | 2,264 | 1,192 | $198,125,000 |
| 6 | Out Of The Furnace | Relativity Media | $2,320,000 | 2,101 | 1,104 | $9,468,462 |
| 7 | Delivery Man | Disney | $1,872,000 | 2,041 | 917 | $27,995,000 |
| 8 | Philomena | The Weinstein Company | $1,756,000 | 835 | 2,102 | $11,018,978 |
| 9 | Book Thief, The | 20th Century Fox | $1,675,000 | 1,158 | 1,446 | $14,876,768 |
| 10 | Homefront | Open Road | $1,637,000 | 2,103 | 778 | $18,437,869 |
| 11 | Dallas Buyers Club | Focus Features | $1,129,592 | 574 | 1,967 | $14,159,276 |
| 12 | Best Man Holiday, The | Universal | $1,004,980 | 922 | 1,090 | $68,968,985 |
