Weekend Box Office 12/22 - Hobbit Still Tops

[AndyDursin]

Decent opening for ANCHORMAN, tepid hold for THE HOBBIT, promising start for AMERICAN HUSTLE, disastrous opening for WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (anyone want to explain how a popular BBC limited series and worldwide touring show ended up as a lame talking dino picture?).

1 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug WB $31,455,000 -57.3% 3,928 +25 $8,008 $127,500,000 - 2
2 N Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Par. $26,776,000 - 3,507 - $7,635 $40,000,000 $50 1
3 2 Frozen (2013) BV $19,163,000 -15.1% 3,540 -176 $5,413 $191,555,000 $150 5
4 15 American Hustle Sony $19,100,000 +2,479.5% 2,507 +2,501 $7,619 $20,200,000 $40 2
5 18 Saving Mr. Banks BV $9,321,000 +2,154.9% 2,110 +2,095 $4,418 $9,947,000 $35 2
6 4 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire LGF $8,750,000 -36.0% 2,949 -614 $2,967 $371,700,000 $130 5

7 3 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas LGF $8,500,000 -46.9% 2,194 - $3,874 $28,300,000 - 2
8 N Walking with Dinosaurs Fox $7,300,000 - 3,231 - $2,259 $7,300,000 - 1
9 N Dhoom 3 Yash $3,305,000 - 236 - $14,004 $3,305,000 - 1
10 5 Thor: The Dark World BV $1,328,000 -52.9% 1,116 -1,148 $1,190 $200,766,000 $170 7
11 8 Philomena Wein. $1,225,000 -32.7% 738 -97 $1,660 $13,337,000 - 5
12 19 Inside Llewyn Davis CBS $1,061,000 +197.4% 148 +133 $7,169 $2,112,000 - 3