According to Rentrak, Warner Bros. had a very happy ‘Hobbit’ weekend as ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ dominated the international box office, ranking #1 everywhere and grossing a phenomenal $131.2 million in 49 markets and a whopping $205 million worldwide in 50 markets. Disney’s ‘Frozen’ continues to chill the worldwide competition as the only kid-friendly offering and in 26 territories brings its global total to nearly $266 million, while Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ ignites a whopping 84 territories with a global cumulative nearing $730 million.
1. Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The – Warner Bros. – $73.7M
2. Frozen – Disney – $22.2M
3. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas – Lionsgate – $16.0M
4. Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The – Lionsgate – $13.2M
5. Thor: The Dark World – Disney – $2.7M
6. Out Of The Furnace – Relativity Media – $2.3M
7. Delivery Man – Disney – $1.9M
8. Philomena – The Weinstein Company – $1.8M
9. Book Thief, The – 20th Century Fox – $1.7M
10. Homefront – Open Road – $1.6M
