Fourth through seventh place belongs to the big winners of late 2012, as Django Unchained (estimated $11.1 million), Les Misérables (estimated $10.1 million), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (estimated $9.1 million), and Lincoln ($6.3 million, seeing a nice uptick in sales) all rest easy knowing they have joined the $100+ Million Club. Sure, returns on An Unexpected Journey have not reached the heights of Peter Jackson’s previous films (at least, if one does not include inflated 3D pricing), but they are still a massive take for a series that is likely to earn even more over its next two entries.
Box office winners but critical failures Parental Guidance and Texas Chainsaw 3D saw a revenue dip (Texas Chainsaw 3D massively so, from its 1st place finish last week) with an estimated $6.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively, but a familiar face long missing from the top ten made a return…Silver Linings Playbook, now in its ninth week at the box office, broke back onto the scene with an estimated $5 million, and while it too sits in domestic profitability ($41.3 million on a $21 million budget), it also can bask in the knowledge that it is a bit more liked than its current company, as it has received strong critical praise.
Weekend Box Office (January 11th – January 13th)
- Zero Dark Thirty…$24 million
- A Haunted House…$18.8 million
- Gangster Squad…$16.7 million
- Django Unchained…$11.1 million
- Les Misérables…$10.1 million
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey…$9.1 million
- Lincoln…$6.3 million
- Parental Guidance…$6.1 million
- Texas Chainsaw 3D…$5.2 million
- Silver Linings Playbook…$5 million
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