It's no surprise that Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" dominates the weekend box-office. Even though the competition was a lot tougher than it was for previous installments, the epic final chapter in the Middle-Earth prequel trilogy scored $56 million over the weekend and $90.6 million in the five days since its release. The film also grossed $265 million overseas which is pretty awesome. However, as far as weekends go, "The Battle of the Five Armies" made less money than "An Unexpected Journey" which grossed $84 million in its first weekend, and "The Desolation of Smaug" which opened with $73 million, both within a 3-day timeframe. The final chapter in the trilogy will probably gross less than the previous films, but not by very much. It's still going to make a ton of money.
The sequel "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" took second place with a modest $17 million, a slow opening for the $127 million production and the weakest of the series. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" registered a $54 million debut in 2009 while the first film in the franchise scored a $30 million opening weekend in 2006.
After a pretty rotten week which included North-Korean cyber-attacks, Sony managed a mild success with its "Annie" remake which opened third with $16 million. While these may not be huge numbers, the family film could pick up more business during the holiday week.
Meanwhile, last week's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" took a steep dive, dropping 66% from first place to fourth and only managed $8 million this weekend. Ridley Scott's epic is shaping up to be one of 2014's flops with just $100 million worldwide in 10 days versus a $140 million budget that would require a Biblical miracle to recouperate.
New Wide Releases: "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies", "Annie", "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb".
Biggest Drop : "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (-66%)
Smallest Drop : "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" (-38.9%)
Biggest Drop : "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (-66%)
Smallest Drop : "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" (-38.9%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
|
$56M
|
$90.6M
|
$122M
|
N/A
|
5
|
2
|
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
|
$17M
|
$17M
|
N/A
|
$127M
|
3
|
3
|
Annie (2014)
|
$16M
|
$16M
|
N/A
|
$65M
|
3
|
4
|
Exodus: Gods and Kings
|
$8M
|
$38.9M
|
$54.7M
|
$140M
|
10
|
5
|
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
|
$7.7M
|
$289M
|
$350M
|
$125M
|
31
|
6
|
Wild
|
$4M
|
$7M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
19
|
7
|
Top Five
|
$3.5M
|
$12.4M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
10
|
8
|
Big Hero 6
|
$3.5M
|
$190M
|
$81.6M
|
$165M
|
45
|
9
|
Penguins of Madagascar
|
$3.5M
|
$64M
|
$120M
|
$132M
|
26
|
10
|
P.K.
|
$3.5M
|
$3.5M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3
|
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