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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million, including a record-breaking $15.1 from IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film broke records for largest December opening in motion picture history, including Christmas/holiday weekends. It is also the largest opening for any film in the canon of “The Lord of the Rings.” The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 16 are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The | Warner Bros. | $84,775,000 | 4,045 | 20,957 | $84,775,000 |
| 2 | Rise Of The Guardians | Paramount | $7,420,000 | 3,387 | 2,190 | $71,361,823 |
| 3 | Lincoln | Disney | $7,244,000 | 2,285 | 3,170 | $107,898,000 |
| 4 | Skyfall | Sony | $7,000,000 | 2,924 | 2,393 | $272,366,063 |
| 5 | Life Of Pi | 20th Century Fox | $5,400,000 | 2,548 | 2,119 | $69,559,406 |
| 6 | Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | Lionsgate | $5,175,000 | 3,042 | 1,701 | $276,865,069 |
| 7 | Wreck-It Ralph | Disney | $3,273,000 | 2,249 | 1,455 | $168,779,000 |
| 8 | Playing For Keeps | FilmDistrict | $3,247,000 | 2,840 | 1,143 | $10,838,092 |
| 9 | Red Dawn | FilmDistrict | $2,394,000 | 2,250 | 1,064 | $40,889,423 |
| 10 | Silver Linings Playbook | The Weinstein Company | $2,084,000 | 371 | 5,617 | $16,954,049 |
| 11 | Flight | Paramount | $1,940,000 | 1,823 | 1,064 | $89,448,038 |
| 12 | Hitchcock | Fox Searchlight | $1,085,000 | 561 | 1,934 | $3,049,212 |
