When Peter Jackson gets his hooks into a work of Tolkien, you can count on the movies stretching out a bit. The Lord of the Rings movies ran just about 11 hours, all told (13 if you watched the extended versions). And while The Hobbit flicks didn’t run quite that long, Jackson did stretch out one little book into three epic movies. So maybe it shouldn’t surprise us that the latest Hobbitflick is taking its own sweet time relinquishing the top spot at the box office.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies spent its third week atop the charts, stuffing another estimated $21.9 million into its dwarven-made coffers. The concluding chapter of Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy has earned $220.8 million so far—a bit below its two predecessors but still with plenty of life in its furry feet.
The Hobbit’s challengers looked awfully familiar, too. The subversive fairytale musical Into the Woods landed at No. 2, singing its way to a melodious $19.1 million. Unbroken, the inspirational World War II story of Louis Zamperini, buzzed right behind at $18.4 mil.
The weekend’s only major newcomer, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, scared up just $15.1 million—enough to place it in frightening fourth.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb closed out the weekend’s Top Five with $14.5 million in receipts.
Final figures update: 1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, $21.7 million; 2. Into the Woods, $18.7 million; 3. Unbroken, $18.2 million; 4. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, $15 million; 5. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, $14.5 million.
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