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“The Hobbit:An Unexpected Journey” Smashes Records

The HobbitThe 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:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, TheWarner Bros.$84,775,0004,04520,957$84,775,000
2Rise Of The GuardiansParamount$7,420,0003,3872,190$71,361,823
3LincolnDisney$7,244,0002,2853,170$107,898,000
4SkyfallSony$7,000,0002,9242,393$272,366,063
5Life Of Pi20th Century Fox$5,400,0002,5482,119$69,559,406
6Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2Lionsgate$5,175,0003,0421,701$276,865,069
7Wreck-It RalphDisney$3,273,0002,2491,455$168,779,000
8Playing For KeepsFilmDistrict$3,247,0002,8401,143$10,838,092
9Red DawnFilmDistrict$2,394,0002,2501,064$40,889,423
10Silver Linings PlaybookThe Weinstein Company$2,084,0003715,617$16,954,049
11FlightParamount$1,940,0001,8231,064$89,448,038
12HitchcockFox Searchlight$1,085,0005611,934$3,049,212

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