The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been chilling it at the top of the box office long enough for a second
and a third breakfast--it handily defeated all... well,
one of the new wide releases to hold onto the top spot for the first weekend of the year. Its $21.9 million weekend haul brings its box office total so far to $220.7 million. Disney's
Into the Woods and Angelina Jolie's
Unbroken came in a close second and third, earning $19 million and $18.3 million, respectively, while
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb slid two spots to number five with a $14.4 million weekend gross ($89.7 million total).
That aforementioned new release,
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, took fourth place with $15.1 million; its Daniel Radcliffe-starring predecessor earned $20.8 million when it opened in February 2012. Add that to
Angel of Death's poor critical reception (26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and a CinemaScore of C, and our reviewer
Ethan Alter's prediction about the lack of a third movie is looking pretty accurate.
The Interview added 250 theaters but still saw its box office decrease by nearly 40%--looks like a good chunk of the people who wanted to see it already ponied up for the
record-breaking digital release.
American Sniper which pulled in a massive per-theatre average of $152,500
last weekend, remained basically steady, earning $640,000 on the same four screens. It expands to wide release on January 16th.
For new limited releases, J.C. Chandor's
A Most Violent Year earned $188,000 on four screens--count the entire five-day weekend, and its gross is $300,000. Documentary
The Search for General Tso's Chicken earned $9,600 on two screens.
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