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Box Office: The Hobbit continues to lead as 2015 begins

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The first weekend of the new year continued the strong holiday showing at the box office with many returning movies holding up well and a low-key horror sequel faring better than some expected, while Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (New Line/WB) followed in the path of its previous installment by remaining in first place for a third weekend in a row. It grossed an estimated $21.9 million this weekend, down 46% in its third weekend, and it’s grossed $220.8 million so far domestically, making it the twelfth movie of 2014 to gross more than $200 million.

Box Office: Hobbit holds off against Unbroken and Into The Woods

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Despite the competition opening on Christmas Day which put it into third place behind two of those new movies, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (New Line/WB) still managed to win the weekend with an estimated $41 million, down 24% from its opening weekend. It has grossed $168.1 million domestically and is well on its way to joining the $200 million club this year. It brought in an additional $8 million in domestic IMAX theaters over the four-day Christmas holiday including Thursday, bringing its domestic IMAX gross to $25 million. Internationally, “The Battle of the Five Armies” has reached $405.1 million for a worldwide total of $573.6 million.

Empire reveal 5 covers for The Hobbit “Farewell to Middle-Earth” issue

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“Empire likes movies, and for that reason I have always liked Empire. As Editor-In-Chief for this issue, it’s certainly been an interesting experience — signing off pages and approving photo shoots for Empire, at the same time as I’m signing off visual effects shots and approving sound mixes for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Coming to the end of such an unexpected, unforgettable journey fills me with a mixture of pride, relief, sadness, fun and satisfaction. Middle-earth is such a fascinating, rich world to explore and one that never leaves you, even if you leave it.”

Listen to Billy Boyd’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies song “The Last Goodbye”!

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Opening nationwide December 17, The Battle of the Five Armies concludes the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins, who joins the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. The film’s massive cast includes Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Billy Connolly, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt and Aidan Turner. 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies reveals international one-sheet poster

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“The Defining Chapter” hits theaters December 17 and offers a massive ensemble cast that includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Billy Connolly, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt and Aidan Turner.