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‘The Hobbit’ Tops Weekend Box Office After Terror Threat
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“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the last film in a J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy, opened as the top weekend movie in U.S. theaters, outdrawing Sony Corp.’s remake of “Annie,” which was leaked online by hackers.
The action-fantasy from Warner Bros., its New Line Cinema unit and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. produced $54.7 million in weekend sales, Rentrak Corp. said today in a statement. “The Hobbit” also outgunned a new “Night at the Museum” release from 21st Century Fox Inc. featuring the late Robin Williams. “Night of the Museum” generated $17.1 million to place second, while “Annie” garnered $15.9 million for third.