"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" wins the tough fight on late night box-office, garnering a total of $11.2 in pre-shows alone.
Director Peter Jackson's finale to his epic adaptation of the equally epic novel of J.R.R. Tolkien is currently breaking box-office records earning more than $70 million in its first five days in cinemas. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" was release in the US Tuesday night and will be released to an additional 3,850 different locations within the United States. The film has already been release in 37 foreign markets in including UK, Russia and Germany grossing a whopping $122.2 million last weekend.
On the US market, the film debuted at the $70 million range, this puts the "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" well-within its predecessors range. The first film, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" debuted to an $86.4 million opening last 2012. The second film, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" saw a $73.6 million earning in its first week.
Unlike the first two "The Hobbit" films, the latest one appears to have some stiff competition over the control of the box-office. The first one, Sony's "Annie", which despite the leak of its copy over three weeks ahead of its targeted theatrical release, has not shown any signs of slowing down. The second unbending opponent is 20th Century Fox' "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb."
Critical reviews of the final "The Hobbit" is significantly lower if compared to its first two predecessors. On Rotten Tomatoes, "The Battle of the Five Armies" scored 60%, "An Unexpected Journey" scores 74%, and "The Desolation of Smaug" scores 74%. All the three however will turn pale in comparison to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy wherein all three films have scored 90% or above.
