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The Hobbit stays on top of international box office

Relaxnews, AFP
January 02, 2013

First Published: 19:59 IST(2/1/2013)
Last Updated: 20:02 IST(2/1/2013)

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The Lord Of The Rings fans can rejoice as the franchise is back with the prequel to the blockbuster trilogy. The Hobbit is the tale of the journey made by the curious Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Find out what the film has in store for you.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Voyage holds onto first place at the worldwide box office with $139.4M in earnings for the weekend through December 30, according to Rentrak.

Peter Jackson's film dominates for the third consecutive weekend, now counting earnings of $686.7M across the globe for

the eighth-best performance of 2012, ahead of Hunger Games ($686.5M).

Out in nine territories, the musical Les Misérables takes second place with $66.3M. Ang Lee's Life of Pi is next, adding $43M to its coffer, while Jack Reacher, the thriller starring Tom Cruise, is in fourth with $32.1M.

Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained debuts in fifth place with $30.7M -- revenues generated only on North America, where it has so far been released.