The Hobbit took a dive at the domestic box office this weekend. It declined a massive 57% to $9.4 million. The large drop is much steeper than all the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings movies at the same point; they all fell by under 50%. It also meant that Into The Woods overtook The Battle Of The Five Armies for the weekend, so it had to settle for fourth place instead of third.
It's total of $236.5 million is now just 2% ahead of the $232 million 26 day take of The Desolation Of Smaug. If it doesn't stabilise over the upcoming holiday weekend, BOTFA may not stay ahead of DOS; it needs to earn at least $6 million to retain its chance of earning more.
International
The Battle Of The Five Armies earned $21.8 million this weekend to bring its overseas total to $545.5 million. It has now grossed $782 million worldwide which makes it the second highest grossing film of 2014. It's likely that the Hobbit's existing markets will get it fairly near to $900 million worldwide, but its chances of reaching $1 billion depend almost entirely on its performance in China, in which it'd have to earn at least $100 million. This isn't impossible but its not completely likely.
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