With the competition out there, a lot of people really didn’t expect The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to nab the top spot once again, but it did. The weekend before New Years is always an odd on depending on how it falls and this one was no exception. With two films opening on Christmas day with some real draw power to them, how much of it would carry over to the weekend? A lot, going by the numbers, as both Django Unchained and Les Miserables gave The Hobbit a run for its money with some very close numbers overall. The other recent openers, Parental Guidance and Jack Reacher did fairly well overall, adding more to its coffers and racking up some good numbers over the vacation week for many as well. There’s a lot of very good movies out there overall and some solid counterprogramming so that you have plenty of choices as to what to see.
Looking at worldwide takes overall as the year comes to a close, there’s some good numbers there as well. The Hobbit is closing in on $700 million now and Les Miserable is already at $116 million. The really big news though is that Skyfall has cross the $1 billion mark, a first for a James Bond film. It’s done $290 million in the US and a whopping $710 million overseas. And it’s ahead of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 by about $200 million, which just warms my heart.
RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
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REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
1 | Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The | Warner Bros. | $32,920,000 | 4,100 | 8,029 | $222,703,000 |
2 | Django Unchained | The Weinstein Company | $30,688,000 | 3,010 | 10,195 | $64,008,265 |
3 | Les Miserables | Universal | $28,027,440 | 2,814 | 9,960 | $67,465,865 |
4 | Parental Guidance | 20th Century Fox | $14,800,000 | 3,367 | 4,395 | $29,588,692 |
5 | Jack Reacher | Paramount | $14,010,000 | 3,352 | 4,179 | $44,661,000 |
6 | This Is 40 | Universal | $13,185,850 | 2,914 | 4,525 | $37,116,140 |
7 | Lincoln | Disney | $7,509,000 | 1,966 | 3,819 | $132,039,000 |
8 | Guilt Trip, The | Paramount | $6,700,000 | 2,431 | 2,756 | $21,102,000 |
9 | Monsters, Inc. | Disney | $6,363,000 | 2,618 | 2,430 | $18,490,000 |
10 | Rise Of The Guardians | Paramount | $4,900,000 | 2,055 | 2,384 | $90,230,000 |
11 | Skyfall | Sony | $4,600,000 | 1,637 | 2,810 | $289,646,774 |
12 | Silver Linings Playbook | The Weinstein Company | $4,110,000 | 745 | 5,516 | $27,360,722 |