After a long road, The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies brings the latest Peter Jackson trilogy to an end. Weathering both praise and criticism (especially in comparison to his previous Lord of the Rings films), it may be somewhat understandable that, while it took first place at the box office with an estimated $56.2 million, it falls below the revenue of any of his previous Middle Earth-based films. However, it also had little to fear from its fellow debuts; while featuring one of the last appearances of Robin Williams, A Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb did not wow audiences with its estimated $17.3 million (barely a scratch to its hefty $127 million budget), but the latest rendition of Annie failed to capture much attention either, the $65 million adaptation only bringing in an estimated $16.3 million.
Finally, the tenth spot on the list belongs to a Bollywood debut as P.K. opened to an estimated $3.5 million. While unlikely to make too many waves (little was heard from Dhoom 3 in 2013 when it appeared briefly in the top ten), it may be interesting to see if Bollywood will continue inroads on the U.S. market at the end of the calendar year from here on out.
Weekend Box Office (December 19th – December 21st)
- The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies…$56.2 million
- A Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb…$17.3 million
- Annie…$16.3 million
- Exodus: Gods and Kings…$8.1 million
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1…$7.8 million
- Wild…$4.2 million
- Top Five…$3.6 million
- Big Hero 6…$3.6 million
- Penguins of Madagascar…$3.5 million
- P.K.…$3.5 million
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