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The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyFollow

2012 • PG-13 • 2h 49m • Adventure, Fantasy • Warner Bros.

From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.

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3.59

7.8

CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$84.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$303.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$1.01B

$711.90M international

Domestic legs3.58x

Budget$258M

2012 rank#5

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Cast & crew

Full Jackson filmography

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson Director

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman Starring

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen Starring

ScreenplayPeter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens StudioWarner Bros. SeriesThe Hobbit

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 14-16 1 $84.6M — 4,045 $20,918 $84.6M

2 Dec 21-23 1 $36.9M −56.4% 4,100 $8,997 $150.0M

3 Dec 28-30 1 $31.9M −13.5% 4,100 $7,786 $221.6M

4 Jan 4-6 3 $17.5M −45.0% 3,755 $4,672 $263.8M

5 Jan 11-13 6 $9.2M −47.7% 3,012 $3,043 $278.2M

6 Jan 18-20 10 $6.2M −32.6% 2,323 $2,659 $287.2M

7 Jan 25-27 12 $3.4M −45.2% 1,675 $2,021 $293.3M

8 Feb 1-3 12 $1.9M −43.8% 1,300 $1,462 $296.2M

9 Feb 8-10 16 $1.5M −22.8% 1,001 $1,466 $298.3M

10 Feb 15-17 17 $990.4K −32.6% 605 $1,636 $299.9M

11 Feb 22-24 22 $550.5K −44.4% 388 $1,418 $301.0M

12 Mar 1-3 27 $267.8K −51.4% 210 $1,275 $301.4M

13 Mar 8-10 23 $378.9K +41.5% 337 $1,124 $301.9M

14 Mar 15-17 23 $317.8K −16.1% 305 $1,042 $302.4M

15 Mar 22-24 30 $178.2K −43.9% 235 $758 $302.7M

16 Mar 29-31 43 $69.6K −61.0% 145 $479 $302.8M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Dec 13 $13.0M — $13.0M 3,100 $4,193 -1

Fri Dec 14 #1 $37.1M — $37.1M 4,045 $9,178 1

Sat Dec 15 #1 $27.7M −25% $64.9M 4,045 $6,857 2

Sun Dec 16 #1 $19.8M −29% $84.6M 4,045 $4,883 3

Mon Dec 17 #1 $7.7M −61% $92.4M 4,045 $1,913 4

Tue Dec 18 #1 $7.9M +2% $100.2M 4,045 $1,941 5

Wed Dec 19 #1 $6.3M −19% $106.5M 4,045 $1,564 6

Thu Dec 20 #1 $6.6M +5% $113.2M 4,045 $1,635 7

Fri Dec 21 #1 $10.1M +52% −73% $123.2M 4,100 $2,458 8

Sat Dec 22 #1 $14.2M +40% −49% $137.4M 4,100 $3,453 9

Sun Dec 23 #1 $12.6M −11% −36% $150.0M 4,100 $3,085 10

Mon Dec 24 #1 $6.9M −45% −11% $156.9M 4,100 $1,682 11

Tue Dec 25 #3 $11.2M +63% +43% $168.2M 4,100 $2,741 12

Wed Dec 26 #2 $11.4M +1% +80% $179.6M 4,100 $2,777 13

Thu Dec 27 #1 $10.1M −11% +53% $189.7M 4,100 $2,472 14

Fri Dec 28 #1 $10.6M +5% +5% $200.3M 4,100 $2,590 15

Sat Dec 29 #1 $11.6M +9% −18% $211.9M 4,100 $2,826 16

Sun Dec 30 #1 $9.7M −16% −23% $221.6M 4,100 $2,370 17

Mon Dec 31 #1 $6.9M −29% n/c $228.5M 4,100 $1,687 18

Tue Jan 1 #1 $9.5M +37% −16% $238.0M 4,100 $2,306 19

Wed Jan 2 #2 $4.4M −53% −61% $242.5M 4,100 $1,085 20

Thu Jan 3 #2 $3.8M −14% −62% $246.3M 4,100 $936 21

Fri Jan 4 #3 $5.2M +35% −51% $251.5M 3,755 $1,377 22

Sat Jan 5 #3 $7.6M +47% −34% $259.1M 3,755 $2,031 23

Sun Jan 6 #2 $4.7M −38% −51% $263.8M 3,755 $1,263 24

Mon Jan 7 #2 $1.3M −72% −81% $265.1M 3,755 $349 25

Tue Jan 8 #3 $1.6M +20% −83% $266.7M 3,755 $418 26

Wed Jan 9 #3 $1.2M −25% −74% $267.9M 3,755 $312 27

Thu Jan 10 #3 $1.2M −2% −70% $269.0M 3,755 $306 28

Fri Jan 11 #6 $2.3M +104% −55% $271.4M 3,012 $779 29

Sat Jan 12 #6 $4.2M +78% −45% $275.6M 3,012 $1,391 30

Sun Jan 13 #5 $2.6M −37% −45% $278.2M 3,012 $872 31

Mon Jan 14 #6 $657.2K −75% −50% $278.9M 3,012 $218 32

Tue Jan 15 #6 $819.3K +25% −48% $279.7M 3,012 $272 33

Wed Jan 16 #7 $638.3K −22% −46% $280.3M 3,012 $211 34

Thu Jan 17 #6 $662.3K +4% −43% $281.0M 3,012 $219 35

Fri Jan 18 #10 $1.5M +119% −38% $282.4M 2,323 $625 36

Sat Jan 19 #9 $2.8M +94% −33% $285.3M 2,323 $1,214 37

Sun Jan 20 #8 $1.9M −32% −28% $287.2M 2,323 $819 38

Mon Jan 21 #7 $1.4M −24% +120% $288.6M 2,323 $622 39

Tue Jan 22 #10 $508.0K −65% −38% $289.1M 2,323 $218 40

Wed Jan 23 #9 $409.2K −19% −36% $289.5M 2,323 $176 41

Thu Jan 24 #9 $408.2K n/c −38% $289.9M 2,323 $175 42

Fri Jan 25 #13 $716.8K +76% −51% $290.7M 1,675 $427 43

Sat Jan 26 #12 $1.6M +130% −42% $292.3M 1,675 $983 44

Sun Jan 27 #12 $1.0M −38% −46% $293.3M 1,675 $609 45

Mon Jan 28 #12 $239.1K −77% −83% $293.6M 1,675 $142 46

Tue Jan 29 #12 $268.2K +12% −47% $293.8M 1,675 $160 47

Wed Jan 30 #12 $220.3K −18% −46% $294.1M 1,675 $131 48

Thu Jan 31 #12 $241.0K +9% −41% $294.3M 1,675 $143 49

Fri Feb 1 #15 $498.9K +107% −30% $294.8M 1,300 $383 50

Sat Feb 2 #12 $1.0M +102% −39% $295.8M 1,300 $775 51

Sun Feb 3 #11 $394.0K −61% −61% $296.2M 1,300 $303 52

Mon Feb 4 #15 $155.1K −61% −35% $296.3M 1,300 $119 53

Tue Feb 5 #16 $193.2K +25% −28% $296.5M 1,300 $148 54

Wed Feb 6 #15 $155.0K −20% −30% $296.7M 1,300 $119 55

Thu Feb 7 #14 $168.1K +8% −30% $296.9M 1,300 $129 56

Fri Feb 8 #16 $309.5K +84% −38% $297.2M 1,001 $309 57

Sat Feb 9 #16 $702.9K +127% −30% $297.9M 1,001 $702 58

Sun Feb 10 #15 $456.0K −35% +16% $298.3M 1,001 $455 59

Mon Feb 11 #16 $148.4K −67% −4% $298.5M 1,001 $148 60

Tue Feb 12 #16 $128.1K −14% −34% $298.6M 1,001 $128 61

Wed Feb 13 #16 $112.2K −12% −28% $298.7M 1,001 $112 62

Thu Feb 14 #16 $162.2K +45% −3% $298.9M 1,001 $162 63

Fri Feb 15 $217.1K +34% −30% $299.1M 605 $358 64

Sat Feb 16 $426.4K +96% −39% $299.5M 605 $704 65

Sun Feb 17 $346.9K −19% −24% $299.9M 605 $573 66

Mon Feb 18 $286.6K −17% +93% $300.2M 605 $473 67

Tue Feb 19 $88.1K −69% −31% $300.2M 605 $145 68

Wed Feb 20 $73.5K −17% −35% $300.3M 605 $121 69

Thu Feb 21 $79.0K +8% −51% $300.4M 605 $130 70

Fri Feb 22 $130.2K +65% −40% $300.5M 388 $335 71

Sat Feb 23 $265.2K +104% −38% $300.8M 388 $683 72

Sun Feb 24 $155.1K −42% −55% $301.0M 388 $399 73

Mon Feb 25 $45.5K −71% −84% $301.0M 388 $117 74

Tue Feb 26 $46.9K +3% −47% $301.0M 388 $120 75

Wed Feb 27 $41.1K −12% −44% $301.1M 388 $105 76

Thu Feb 28 $49.2K +20% −38% $301.1M 388 $126 77

Fri Mar 1 $63.3K +29% −51% $301.2M 210 $301 78

Sat Mar 2 $126.6K +100% −52% $301.3M 210 $602 79

Sun Mar 3 $77.9K −38% −50% $301.4M 210 $370 80

Mon Mar 4 $21.9K −72% −52% $301.4M 210 $104 81

Tue Mar 5 $27.0K +23% −42% $301.5M 210 $128 82

Wed Mar 6 $21.3K −21% −48% $301.5M 210 $101 83

Thu Mar 7 $23.0K +8% −53% $301.5M 210 $109 84

Fri Mar 8 $96.6K +320% +53% $301.6M 337 $286 85

Sat Mar 9 $172.9K +79% +37% $301.8M 337 $513 86

Sun Mar 10 $109.5K −37% +41% $301.9M 337 $324 87

Mon Mar 11 $46.2K −58% +111% $301.9M 337 $136 88

Tue Mar 12 $54.9K +19% +103% $302.0M 337 $163 89

Wed Mar 13 $47.7K −13% +123% $302.0M 337 $141 90

Thu Mar 14 $51.5K +8% +124% $302.1M 337 $152 91

Fri Mar 15 $87.2K +69% −10% $302.2M 305 $286 92

Sat Mar 16 $142.2K +63% −18% $302.3M 305 $466 93

Sun Mar 17 $88.3K −38% −19% $302.4M 305 $289 94

Mon Mar 18 $28.6K −68% −38% $302.4M 305 $93 95

Tue Mar 19 $32.8K +15% −40% $302.5M 305 $107 96

Wed Mar 20 $31.5K −4% −34% $302.5M 305 $103 97

Thu Mar 21 $31.8K +1% −38% $302.5M 305 $104 98

Fri Mar 22 $49.3K +55% −43% $302.6M 235 $209 99

Sat Mar 23 $81.4K +65% −43% $302.6M 235 $346 100

Sun Mar 24 $47.5K −42% −46% $302.7M 235 $202 101

Mon Mar 25 $19.8K −58% −31% $302.7M 235 $84 102

Tue Mar 26 $22.8K +15% −31% $302.7M 235 $96 103

Wed Mar 27 $18.5K −19% −41% $302.8M 235 $78 104

Thu Mar 28 $22.9K +24% −28% $302.8M 235 $97 105

Fri Mar 29 $25.7K +12% −48% $302.8M 145 $177 106

Sat Mar 30 $27.5K +7% −66% $302.8M 145 $189 107

Sun Mar 31 $16.3K −41% −66% $302.8M 145 $112 108

Mon Apr 1 $11.5K −30% −42% $302.9M 145 $78 109

Tue Apr 2 $10.3K −10% −55% $302.9M 145 $70 110

Wed Apr 3 $9.6K −6% −48% $302.9M 145 $66 111

Thu Apr 4 $12.5K +29% −46% $302.9M 145 $85 112

Fri Apr 5 $12.1K −3% −53% $302.9M 77 $156 113

Sat Apr 6 $17.2K +42% −38% $302.9M 77 $222 114

Sun Apr 7 $10.1K −41% −38% $302.9M 77 $131 115

Mon Apr 8 $2.9K −71% −74% $302.9M 77 $38 116

Tue Apr 9 $3.0K +4% −70% $302.9M 77 $39 117

Wed Apr 10 $2.7K −10% −72% $302.9M 77 $35 118

Thu Apr 11 $3.0K +11% −76% $302.9M 77 $39 119

Fri Apr 12 $8.9K +193% −26% $303.0M 55 $162 120

Sat Apr 13 $13.3K +49% −22% $303.0M 55 $242 121

Sun Apr 14 $8.5K −37% −16% $303.0M 55 $153 122

Mon Apr 15 $1.7K −80% −43% $303.0M 55 $30 123

Tue Apr 16 $1.8K +10% −40% $303.0M 55 $33 124

Wed Apr 17 $1.7K −8% −39% $303.0M 55 $30 125

Thu Apr 18 $2.2K +28% −29% $303.0M 55 $39 126

Fri Apr 19 $6.2K +186% −31% $303.0M 51 $120 127

Sat Apr 20 $7.7K +25% −42% $303.0M 51 $150 128

Sun Apr 21 $5.0K −35% −41% $303.0M 51 $97 129

Mon Apr 22 $493 −90% −70% $303.0M 51 $9 130

Tue Apr 23 $552 +12% −70% $303.0M 51 $10 131

Wed Apr 24 $491 −11% −71% $303.0M 51 $9 132

Thu Apr 25 $803 +64% −63% $303.0M 51 $15 133

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$300.4M

Dec 13Dec 31Jan 17Feb 4Feb 21

Weekend grossWk 10 · $990.4K

$84.6M

$36.9M

$31.9M

$17.5M

$9.2M

$6.2M

$3.4M

$1.9M

$1.5M

$990.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,100 → 605 −85.2%

3,100 open605 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.6%

−56.4%

W1→2

−13.5%

W2→3

−45.0%

W3→4

−47.7%

W4→5

−32.6%

W5→6

−45.2%

W6→7

−43.8%

W7→8

−22.8%

W8→9

−32.6%

W9→10

Steepest −56.4%Best hold −13.5%

Run milestones

$300M in 67 days

$100M

Day 5

Dec 18

$200M

Day 15

Dec 28

$300M

Day 67

Feb 18

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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