#1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from Warner Bros. opened at #1 with a gross of $73.6 million in 3,903 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#2 Frozen from Buena Vista fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $22.6 million (-28.6%) in 3,716 theaters (-26). Total gross to date is $164.8 million. Budget was $150 million.
#3 Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas from Lionsgate opened at #3 with a gross of $16 million in 2,194 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#4 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from Lionsgate fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $13.7 million (-47.8%) in 3,563 theaters (-600). Total gross to date is $357.5 million. Budget was $130 million.
#5 Thor: The Dark World from Buena Vista fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $2.8 million (-41.4%) in 2,264 theaters (-810). Total gross to date is $198.2 million. Budget was $170 million.
#6 Out of the Furnace from Relativity fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $2.4 million (-53.5%) in 2,101 theaters. Total gross to date is $9.6 million. Budget was $22 million.
#7 Delivery Man from Buena Vista fell from #5 to #7 with a gross of $1.9 million (-47.4%) in 2,041 theaters (-864). Total gross to date is $28.1 million. Budget was $26 million.
#8 Philomena from Weinstein Company rose from #9 to #8 with a gross of $1.8 million (-17.1%) in 835 theaters. Total gross to date is $11.1 million. Budget was unknown.
#9 The Book Thief from Fox fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $1.73 million (-33.9%) in 1,158 theaters (-158). Total gross to date is $14.9 million. Budget was unknown.
#10 Homefront from Open Road Films fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $1.7 million (-50.2%) in 2,103 theaters (-467). Total gross to date is $18.5 million. Budget was $22 million.
#11 Dallas Buyers Club from Focus Features fell from #10 to #11 with a gross of $1.2 million (-22%) in 574 theaters (-160). Total gross to date is $14.3 million. Budget was unknown.
#12 The Best Man Holiday from Universal fell from #8 to #12 with a gross of $1.1 million (-59.6%) in 922 theaters (-655). Total gross to date is $69 million. Budget was $17 million.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $140.6 million.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo