#1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $31.5 million (-57.2%) in 3,928 theaters (+25). Total gross to date is $127.6 million. Budget was unknown.
#2 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues from Paramount opened at #2 with a gross of $27.8 million in 3,507 theaters. Total gross to date is $40 million. Budget was $50 million.
#3 Frozen from Buena Vista fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $19.6 million (-13%) in 3,540 theaters (-176). Total gross to date is $192 million. Budget was $150 million.
#4 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia rose from #15 to #4 with a gross of $19.1 million (+2,480.4%) in 2,507 theaters (+2,501). Total gross to date is $20.2 million. Budget was $40 million.
#5 Saving Mr. Banks from Buena Vista rose from #18 to #5 with a gross of $9.3 million (+2,160.5%) in 2,110 theaters (+2,095). Total gross to date is $10 million. Budget was $35 million.
#6 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from Lionsgate fell from #4 to #6 with a gross of $8.8 million (-35.9%) in 2,949 theaters (-614). Total gross to date is $371.7 million. Budget was $130 million.
#7 Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas from Lionsgate fell from #3 to #7 with a gross of $8.4 million (-47.6%) in 2,194 theaters. Total gross to date is $28.2 million. Budget was unknown.
#8 Walking with Dinosaurs from Fox opened at #8 with a gross of $7.1 million in 3,231 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#9 Dhoom 3 from Yash Raj opened at #9 with a gross of $3.2 million in 236 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#10 Thor: The Dark World from Buena Vista fell from #5 to #10 with a gross of $1.3 million (-52.4%) in 1,116 theaters (-1,148). Total gross to date is $200.8 million. Budget was $170 million.
#11 Philomena from Weinstein Company fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $1.2 million (-33.5%) in 738 theaters (-97). Total gross to date is $13.3 million. Budget was unknown.
#12 Inside Llewyn Davis from CBS Films rose from #19 to #12 with a gross of $1.1 million (+203.1%) in 148 theaters (+133). Total gross to date is $2.1 million. Budget was unknown.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $137.4 million.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo