Hollywood Box office Gaint 'Hobbit' With $222.7m

The thrill of Bilbo Baggins' journey hasn't faded in the slightest. For the third weekend in a row, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained No. 1 and reached over a whopping $220M in the domestic box office. IMAX had another great Hobbit weekend $4.3 mil domestically and another $4.1 mil internationally, which is a solid hold. The IMAX global cumulative as of end of year will be approx $50 million! The Warner Bros. production is the 11th film to surpass $200M in 2012.

Not far behind for the weekend was Tarantino's brutal American Western, Django Unchained. The Weinstein Co. film, which opened Christmas Day, grabbed nearly $30.7M at the box office. For Broadway and Hathaway lovers alike, musical flick Les Miserables (also a Dec. 25 premiere) roped in slightly above $28M. Next up was Fox's Parental Guidance with a $14.8M weekend debut. Some additional information for Parental Guidance courtesy of Fox:

Budget: $25M

Demos:52% Female, 48% Male, 53% family, 47% non-family, 55% > 25, 45%< 25

Well above avg. EXCELLENT and DEFINITE RECOMMEND scores

Being the only PG rated original content film at Christmas and the only PG wide release for January will have families and non-families alike continuing to discover this very audience-friendly and crowd pleasing movie!

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What other films were golden with plenty of green this weekend? See the weekend's top five below!

1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): $32.9 million; $222.7 million total

2. Django Unchained: $30.7 million; $64 million total

3. Les Miserables: $28 million; $67.5 million total

4. Parental Guidance: $14.8 million; $29.6 million total

5. Jack Reacher: $14 million; 44.6 million total

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Tops Box Office World Wide

New Line and MGM‘s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey tops the box office with $84.8 million three day opening, the biggest opening ever in December.

 The Hobbit first series opens with $138.2 million overseas at 18,200 screens in 56 markets and a worldwide total of $223 million. The film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis and directed by Peter Jackson The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released on Dec. 14th, 2013 nationwide.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie Review (4/5)

Movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Genre: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis
Director: Peter Jackson
Release Date: Dec. 14th, 2012 (worldwide)
Rating: 4/5

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trilogy is an adaptation from J.R.R Tolkien’s novel ‘The Hobbit’ published in 1937. Peter Jackson has made the story into three series as An Unexpected Journey, released by the Warner Bros. banner New Line Cinema and MGM, rated PG-13.

STORY:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) joins a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen).  The crew of 13 dwarves starts a magical tour through Middle-earth on a quest to reclaim Thorin’s kingdom of Erebor and the riches therein from the dragon Smaug. Bilbo, who is perfectly happy to live in his comfortable hole in the ground, is to be the party’s burglar since hobbits can move quietly, and Smaug will be unfamiliar with Bilbo’s scent. Bilbo joins the adventure, but dark forces begin to circle the setting as the party makes their way to Thorin’s fallen kingdom. They face many challenges along the way from Goblins, Orcs, Wargs and giant spiders to Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

PERFORMANCE:

Martin Freeman plays title character Bilbo Baggins, who help 13 dwarves to gey back their underground kingdom. Martin Freeman is apt in his role Bilbo Baggins. Ian McKellen got a chance to perform more in this series . Its pleasant to watch Elrond (Hugo Weaving), Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) and Saruman (Christopher Lee) again. Nice performance from Ken Stott as Balin. Richard Armitage debuts as dwarf leader Thorin, plays a commanding performance. Thorin’s appearance makes the film. The Gollum presence mesmorizes again potrated by Andy Serkis. 

TECHNICAL ASPECTS:

Academy Award winning filmmaker, Peter Jackson has shot ‘The Hobbit‘ series in High Frame Rate, 48 frames per second, double the standard projection rate 24 frames, which looks clear and sharper. The New Zealand landscapes and outer locations captured were impressive. The film features latest technology such as 3D, high speed projection and Dolby’s Atmos sound system. It sometimes feels like the plot is stretched the action scenes. Howard Shore‘s wonderful score is effective. The production designer Dan Hennah have done amazing work with cinematographer Andrew Lesnie. Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth is wonderful with CGI effects.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Humor
• Action sequences
• Innovative direction
• Strong performances

NEGATIVES:

• Lengthening the thin plot
• Ultrahigh definition format makes film uncomfortable

FINAL TALK:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is nearly three hours, so long may irritates sometimes. The entire cast is perfect with their performances. The film is stuffed with full of energy, sense of humour, action sequences. Overall its moderate film.