BOX OFFICE: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Takes #1 With $73.6M; THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Passes $700M Worldwide

BOX OFFICE: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Takes #1 With $73.6M; THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Passes $700M Worldwide

As expected, The Hobbbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped the North American box office this weekend, but The Hunger Games: Catching Fire continues to earn big. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Dec 15, 2013 08:12 AM EST
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FordEl
FordEl - 12/15/2013, 8:26 AM
Catching Fire was way better than I expected and surprised a lot of ppl tha werent quite fond of the first. It really deserves it.
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 12/15/2013, 8:30 AM
The Hobbit has the Christmas fortnight in the bag, can't see Anchorman challenging it
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/15/2013, 8:34 AM
A 13% difference from last year's $84.6M weekend opening. Hmmm
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/15/2013, 8:38 AM
In other news, Thor: TDW is now at $620M worldwide. For Asgard!
IM53
IM53 - 12/15/2013, 8:41 AM
Smaug kicked ass! I loved it but Anchorman will take some away next week. The power of Burgundy awaits.

Legalos FTW
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/15/2013, 8:45 AM
@Charlie

Yea, that sucks. I loved Unexpected Journey. Hopefully, 'There and Back Again' crosses $100M on opening weekend.
Lhornbk
Lhornbk - 12/15/2013, 8:45 AM
Unless Hobbit 2 really picks it up, there is NO WAY it makes more than Catching Fire. Hobbit 2 made $100 million LESS in its opening weekend than Catching Fire did when it opened, so it'll have to pick up some serious speed to catch up. I think maybe a lot of people have realized that it shouldn't have been split into 3 films, which is why this one opened up with less than the first one.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/15/2013, 8:49 AM
2 of my favorite movies this year doing great!

Smaug was... GREAT.

Seeing it again next week.

Catching fire was awesome too. The Hunger Games topped last years by a mile. Have to catch that again too.
Whiteandgold
Whiteandgold - 12/15/2013, 9:15 AM
CATCHING FIRE > mcu
Rpendo
Rpendo - 12/15/2013, 9:26 AM
Godfather > Catching Fire

Let's make some more irrelevant comparisons!!
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 12/15/2013, 9:38 AM
@BboiBlack

The Hunger Games made $691,247,768, while Man of Steel made $662,845,518. That's more than a million, and is consider a mega success compared to Man of Steel because of the budgets (Man of Steel $225 million to Hunger Games $78 million), theater releases (Man of Steel 4,207 to Hunger Games 4,137) and movie formats (Man of Steel 2D, 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D to Hunger Games 2D and IMAX). Also while Man of Steel was released in the summer, Hunger Games was released in spring. But like 0megaDaGod said, both succeeded by a long shot.
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 12/15/2013, 9:39 AM
Ppl take any opportunity to take a shot a the MCU. Lame...
DelTorite
DelTorite - 12/15/2013, 9:45 AM
They forgot to mention the fact that a major winter storm has been [frick]ing over the Mid-West and the East Coast.
TheWolverine08
TheWolverine08 - 12/15/2013, 9:55 AM
Nice to see a movie with a female protagonist be so successful.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/15/2013, 10:53 AM
@omega

I remember her in brotherhood of the wolf(a classic movie I recommend).
She would of been a great Wonder Woman back in the days, but she looks pretty old now(still hot though)
TheWolverine08
TheWolverine08 - 12/15/2013, 11:20 AM
@Omega Oh my indeed.........
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/15/2013, 11:26 AM
@omega

Queen Hippolyta!!! Yeah she would be perfect as her, plus she could pull off being Gal Gadot sexy milf
AGoodHonestMan
AGoodHonestMan - 12/15/2013, 11:35 AM
Hobbit 2: 850 million - 900 million total
Hunger Games 2: 800 million - 850 million total
Thor 2: 650 million - 700 million total
Frozen: 600 million - 650 million total
AGoodHonestMan
AGoodHonestMan - 12/15/2013, 11:36 AM
@ Bat

Jolie would want to be the star, not a side character or co-star.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/15/2013, 11:45 AM
@batmaniac

Heck Noo!!!

We can't have no queen looking at her daughter like she [frick]ed her!!!!

I'll stick with Monica Bellucci
Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 12/15/2013, 12:02 PM
JoJo:

You previously said to me HG:CF would reach $800 million by today. You need to follow box office trends if you are going to make such bold claims.

Lhornbk:

You should understand the HG:CF is not doing that great overseas compared to how The Hobbit will. Catching Fire hasn't even passed Thor's overseas gross yet.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/15/2013, 12:07 PM
@liverpool

*raise eyebrow*
Umm okay it made 740 million, I predicted 800 million... Not bad
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 12/15/2013, 12:10 PM
@flexx

Lol I got the 300 rise of the empire which I admit looks good in 3D

Also got Godzilla that had the whole crowd cheering


Plus that movie with Ben Stiller where I think he's high or something traveling around the world, forgot the name.
PeepingTom
PeepingTom - 12/15/2013, 2:43 PM
"Some people get tired of watching The Throne and decide to throw stones at it"

LMAO hahaha! This is golden.

Btw, for @WhiteandGold, Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, Thor 2, and Captain America > Hunger Games
PeepingTom
PeepingTom - 12/15/2013, 2:46 PM
I love the MCU movies by the way. The light-hearted touch is needed for a CBM IMO.

Other than Nolan's Batman they can't really create the dark and gritty CBM's to both critical and financial success.

People still feel that superheroes are quite unrealistic, and so directors should put that concept into the film rather than try to make them as serious as Man of Steel.
TheOverlord
TheOverlord - 12/15/2013, 3:37 PM
Weather was a major factor in the domestic opening weekend numbers for the Hobbit. A lot of major population centers faced blizzard conditions this weekend, which depressed attendance. Why is no one reporting that?
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 12/15/2013, 11:16 PM
Good for both of those movies. I'm really looking forward to watching 'The Hobbit: DOS'. The reviews have been a little mixed among critics which only peaks my interests even more. It's a shame the film isn't released in Australia yet.

I think Catching Fire is worth the wait. I'll check it out on blu ray when its released.
loki668
loki668 - 12/15/2013, 11:58 PM
My girlfriend finally made me watch "Hunger Games: Catching Fire". I gotta tell ya, I felt mislead by the title. I thought that "catching fire" meant that she caught gonorrhea or something.
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