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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesFollow

2014 • PG-13 • 2h 24m • Adventure, Fantasy • Warner Bros.

The defining chapter.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$54.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$255.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$940.30M
$685.20M international
Domestic legs4.66x
Budget$250.0M
2014 rank#6

Cast & crew

Full Jackson filmography
Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Director Martin Freeman Martin Freeman Starring Ian McKellen Ian McKellen Starring Evangeline Lilly Evangeline Lilly Starring Luke Evans Luke Evans Starring Orlando Bloom Orlando Bloom Starring
ScreenplayFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro StudioWarner Bros. Produced byCarolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson SeriesThe Hobbit

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 19-21 1 $54.7M — 3,875 $14,122 $89.1M
2 Dec 26-28 1 $40.9M −25.2% 3,875 $10,560 $168.0M
3 Jan 2-4 1 $21.7M −46.9% 3,875 $5,608 $220.6M
4 Jan 9-11 4 $9.4M −56.9% 3,402 $2,756 $236.5M
5 Jan 16-18 8 $4.9M −47.7% 2,220 $2,209 $244.6M
6 Jan 23-25 11 $2.8M −43.4% 1,444 $1,921 $249.5M
7 Jan 30-32 16 $1.3M −53.5% 910 $1,419 $251.7M
8 Feb 6-8 21 $756.0K −41.4% 503 $1,503 $252.9M
9 Feb 13-15 22 $411.3K −45.6% 272 $1,512 $253.6M
10 Feb 20-22 30 $185.9K −54.8% 201 $925 $253.9M
11 Feb 27-29 24 $287.8K +54.8% 304 $947 $254.3M
12 Mar 6-8 28 $215.6K −25.1% 291 $741 $254.7M
13 Mar 13-15 31 $141.0K −34.6% 222 $635 $254.9M
14 Mar 20-22 40 $75.2K −46.6% 144 $522 $255.0M
15 Mar 27-29 49 $37.0K −50.8% 85 $436 $255.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$254.0M
Dec 16Jan 3Jan 21Feb 8Feb 26
Weekend grossWk 10 · $185.9K
$54.7M
$40.9M
$21.7M
$9.4M
$4.9M
$2.8M
$1.3M
$756.0K
$411.3K
$185.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,875 → 201 −94.8%
3,875 open201 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −54.8%
−25.2%
W1→2
−46.9%
W2→3
−56.9%
W3→4
−47.7%
W4→5
−43.4%
W5→6
−53.5%
W6→7
−41.4%
W7→8
−45.6%
W8→9
−54.8%
W9→10
Steepest −56.9%Best hold −25.2%

Run milestones

$200M in 15 days
$100M
Day 5
Dec 23
$200M
Day 15
Jan 2

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records
#7 Best second-weekend holds$50M+ openers, all-time −25.2% #17 Best multipliersAll-time 4.66x #20 Biggest December openingsAll-time $54.7M

Similar movies

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Jackson $258.2M The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 · Jackson $303M The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · Jackson $325.7M The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 · Jackson $349.7M The Lovely Bones 2009 · Jackson $44.1M King Kong 2005 · Jackson $218M

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