The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Difference between revisions

''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' opened in North America on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 7 p.m across 3,100 theaters and was [[wide release|widely released]] the next day across 3,875 theaters.<ref name="Dead"/> Early analysts and insiders predicted that the film could earn $70 - $80 million in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-final-hobbit-757639 | title = Box Office Preview: Final 'Hobbit' to Ring in $70 Million-Plus Debut | author = Rebecca Ford | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | date = December 16, 2014 | accessdate = December 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://variety.com/2014/film/news/hobbit-finale-poised-for-70-million-plus-u-s-opening-1201380835/ | title = ‘Hobbit’ Finale Poised for $75 Million-Plus U.S. Opening | author = Dave McNary | publisher = ''[[Variety]]'' | date = December 16, 2014 | accessdate = December 17, 2014}}</ref> The film earned $11.2 million from Thursday late night shows which iswas higherthe thansecond itshighest twoof 2014, matching the record previously set by ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' and both behind ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' ($17 predecessorsmillion).<ref name="Dead">{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2014/12/hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-box-office-previews-1201328197/ | title = ‘Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies’ Conquers In Tuesday Night Previews – B.O. | author = Anthony D'Alessandro | publisher = Deadline.com | date = December 17, 2014 | accessdate = December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-hobbit-battle-five-757328 | title = Box Office: 'Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' Earns $11.2 Million Tuesday Night | author = Rebecca Ford | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | accessdate = December 17, 2014 | accessdate = December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/08/01/box-office-guardians-of-the-galaxy-earns-11-2m-thursday/ | title = Box Office: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Earns $11.2M Thursday | author = Scott Mendelson | publisher = Forbes | date = August 1, 2014 | accessdate = August 1, 2014}}</ref>