{"id":67305,"date":"2012-12-16T13:28:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T18:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=67305"},"modified":"2012-12-16T13:28:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T18:28:12","slug":"the-hobbit-breaks-us-and-canadian-box-office-records-for-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/12\/16\/67305-the-hobbit-breaks-us-and-canadian-box-office-records-for-december\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; Breaks US and Canadian Box Office Records for December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-67306 no-lazyload\" title=\"Director Peter Jackson arrives for the royal premiere of his film &quot;The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey&quot; in central London\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/r-300x231.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/r-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/r.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; brought home a big box office treasure over the weekend, setting a December movie record with $84.77 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales as legions of fans turned out for the long-awaited big-screen return to Middle Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The 3D movie directed by Oscar-winning &#8220;Rings&#8221; filmmaker Peter Jackson is the first of three films based on a 1937 classic novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Warner Bros. is aiming to build on the success of the &#8220;Rings&#8221; series, one of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest franchises with $2.9 billion in global ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221; movies debuted in theaters from 2001 to 2003. After that, production on &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; ran into delays, leaving fans waiting a decade for another look at the fantasy story of dwarves, wizards and elves.<\/p>\n<p>The opening weekend &#8220;Hobbit&#8221; sales proved interest remained high. North American (U.S. and Canadian) receipts toppled the old record for December set by Will Smith sci-fi flick &#8220;I Am Legend,&#8221; which pulled in $77.2 million when it debuted in 2007. 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