The Christmas weekend proved to be very merry indeed for three movies. The leader of the pack is still "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" for a second consecutive weekend with $41 million domestically in the last three days and a grand worldwide total of $573 million. In second place we have Angelina Jolie's World War II true story drama "Unbroken" which grossed $47 million in 4 days and close behind at #3 is the fantasy musical "Into the Woods" with $46 million in the same timeframe, a very good start for both films in the upcoming awards season.
The week's other wide release, the remake "The Gambler" starring Mark Wahlberg made a less impressive debut. The film opened in seventh place with $9.3 million over the weekend and $14 million in 4 days. Still, it's not a total disaster for the $25 million movie, especially in the face of such tough competition.
"The Imitation Game" managed to climb into the top 10 after expanding in more theaters and grossed $7.9 million in the last three days. The film will expand further by January 9th.
Tim Burton's "Big Eyes" did not manage to take advantage of the holidays. The biopic scored $3 million from 1,307 theaters and totalled $4.4 million since its release on Christmas day.
New Wide Releases: "Unbroken", "Into the Woods", "The Gambler", "Big Eyes".
Biggest Drop : "The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies (-24%)
Smallest Drop : "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (-16%)
Biggest Drop : "The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies (-24%)
Smallest Drop : "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (-16%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
|
$41M
|
$168M
|
$405M
|
N/A
|
12
|
2
|
Unbroken
|
$31.7M
|
$47M
|
N/A
|
$65M
|
4
|
3
|
Into the Woods
|
$31M
|
$46M
|
$2.7M
|
$50M
|
4
|
4
|
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
|
$20.6M
|
$55M
|
$47.8M
|
$127M
|
10
|
5
|
Annie
|
$16.6M
|
$45.8M
|
N/A
|
$65M
|
10
|
6
|
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
|
$10M
|
$306M
|
$363M
|
$125M
|
38
|
7
|
The Gambler
|
$9.3M
|
$14.3M
|
N/A
|
$25M
|
4
|
8
|
The Imitation Game
|
$7.9M
|
$14.6M
|
$19M
|
N/A
|
31
|
9
|
Exodus: Gods and Kings
|
$6.7M
|
$52.5M
|
$96M
|
$140M
|
17
|
10
|
Wild
|
$5.4M
|
$16.3M
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
26
|
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