Put away the party hats. With a new year dawning, the holiday movie season has essentially come to an end. The big winner this year: The Hobbit. In the two weeks the film has been in theaters it has grossed $690 million. Continue reading “The Hobbit wins the holiday box office”
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Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and MGM have announced that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office.
To date, the blockbuster has earned an estimated $179.7 million in the USA. In addition, on the heels of its record-breaking release in Australia — the biggest Boxing Day opening of all time — the film has grossed an estimated $344 million internationally. The global total is $523.7 million, and steadily climbing. Continue reading “The Hobbit hits half a billion”
Spanish Tolkien website El Anillo Único is reporting that a teaser for The Desolation of Smaug will begin showing in theatres in Spain from January 4.
UPDATE: A few readers have informed us that December 28 is a traditional day of pranks (Called inocentadas) and jests in Spain in a similar way to April Fool’s Day. So best to take a huge grain of salt with this one. Well, that’s a bit of a pity.
To try and make up for the disappointment, here’s an animated GIF of Smaug’s eye. Continue reading “UPDATE: No Desolation of Smaug teaser just yet”
Boxoffice.com reports that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey recorded the best-ever box office figures for a Wednesday that wasn’t a holiday. According to the site, The Hobbit pulled in $643,000 (Boxoffice fails to specify, but I’m assuming this is USD) around New Zealand. Overall, in the 16 countries it has so far opened in, it has grossed $11.2 million, including $4.3 million across Scandanavia, $2.4 million from France and $2 million in Germany.
The film will open in 55 countries this weekend on approximately 17,000 screens, including 4,045 in the USA. Thanks to Ringer Selfish Narwal for the heads-up.
“All is on time and the release has NEVER been at risk of delay.”
There you have it: from the horse’s mouth.
Australian independent news outlet Crikey reports on The Hobbit premiere and explores the rocky road to making the movie happen: Blockbuster movie premieres don’t get any bigger than the opening of Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie. But the road to get here has been anything but smooth.
On a bright and sunny day in Wellington, a giant billboard moves across the blue sky, flying as low as 300 metres above the ground. Continue reading “The Hobbit lands with baggage”