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Box Office Weekend: Hobbits Win Again

Seth Paul
Box Office

The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyWell, it’s that time of year again. For those of you diehards who must get your box office info, know that the studios will not be releasing the official numbers for this weekend until the New Year, just the estimates. Until then, here’s the short, short version of the box office news:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held off the four new big releases by a substantial amount (though it dropped quite a bit of revenue since its less-than-expected opening). Jack Reacher did its best, but did not do much better than This is 40. Meanwhile, The Guilt Trip landed in a mediocre 6th behind Rise of the Guardians and the smash hit Lincoln, but the Seth Rogen comedy only did a little better than the 3D re-release of Monsters, Inc. Skyfall, Life of Pi, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 all rounded out the bottom of the list.

With that said, ‘tis the season to relax! Movies here at CinemaNerdz are what we are all about, so take some time and stay warm with an old favorite (or a new one to make into a favorite).

Weekend Box-Office (December 21st – December 24th)

  1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey…$36.7 million
  2. Jack Reacher…$15.6 million
  3. This is 40…$12 million
  4. Rise of the Guardians…$5.9 million
  5. Lincoln…$5.6 million
  6. The Guilt Trip…$5.4 million
  7. Monsters, Inc. 3D…$5 million
  8. Skyfall…$4.7 million
  9. Life of Pi…$3.8 million
  10. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2…$2.6 million

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."
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