![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The current record is $10.6 billion, set in 2009. and Canadian) market, according to a projection from box office tracker. The year is on track to finish with $10.8 billion worth of ticket sales in the North American (U.S. Sales over the coming days are expected to push 2012 to a domestic box office record. The current crop will face competition starting on Tuesday, Christmas Day, from Quentin Tarantino’s Western “Django Unchained,” musical “Les Miserables” and comedy “Parental Guidance.” Producers of “The Hobbit” and other films hope to enjoy a big boost this week around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The films, produced by MGM and Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema, are prequels to the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” franchise that brought in box office gold a decade ago. Tolkien novel set in the fantasy world of Middle Earth. “The Hobbit” is the first of three movies based on the classic J.R.R. In international markets, “Hobbit” sales reached $284 million and brought the movie’s global take to $434 million, distributor Warner Bros. Movie receipts typically drop 40 percent to 60 percent each week. In third place, adult comedy “This is 40” pulled in $12 million, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday.ĭomestic ticket sales for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” fell by about 57 percent during the film’s second weekend. and Canadian ticket sales as a crowd of new films fought for pre-holiday audiences.Ĭruise’s crime drama “Jack Reacher,” a film about a fatal sniper attack, landed in second place with $15.6 million. Dec 23 (Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of “The Hobbit” overpowered Tom Cruise to take the box office title for a second time, grabbing $37.6 million in U.S. ![]()
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