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Weekend Box Office: Dec 27-Dec 29

#1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $29 million (-7.8%) in 3,928 theaters.  Total gross to date is $189.5 million.  Budget was unknown.

#2 Frozen from Buena Vista rose from #3 to #2 with a gross of $28.6 million (+45.6%) in 3,335 theaters (-205).  Total gross to date is $248.1 million.  Budget was $150 million.

#3 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues from Paramount fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $20.2 million (-24.7%) in 3,507 theaters.  Total gross to date is $83.7 million.  Budget was $50 million.

#4 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia held at #4 with a gross of $19.5 million (+2.3%) in 2,507 theaters.  Total gross to date is $60 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#5 The Wolf of Wall Street from Paramount opened at #5 with a gross of $18.5 million in 2,537 theaters.  Total gross to date is $34.3 million.  Budget was $100 million.

#6 Saving Mr. Banks from Buena Vista fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $13.5 million (+44%) in 2,110 theaters.  Total gross to date is $37.3 million.  Budget was $35 million.

#7 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty from Buena Vista opened at #7 with a gross of $12.8 million in 2,909 theaters.  Total gross to date is $25.4 million.  Budget was $90 million.

#8 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from Lionsgate fell from #6 to #8 with a gross of $10.1 million (+14.8%) in 2,315 theaters (-634).  Total gross to date is $391 million.  Budget was $130 million.

#9 47 Ronin from Universal opened at #9 with a gross of $9.9 million in 2,689 theaters.  Total gross to date is $20.6 million.  Budget was $175 million.

#10 Walking with Dinosaurs from Fox fell from #8 to #10 with a gross of $7.3 million (+2.6%) in 3,243 theaters (+12).  Total gross to date is $20.9 million.  Budget was $80 million.

#11 Grudge Match from Warner Bros. opened at #11 with a gross of $7 million in 2,838 theaters.  Total gross to date is $13.1 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#12 Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas from Lionsgate fell from #7 to #12 with a gross of $6.9 million (-17.9%) in 1,788 theaters (-406).  Total gross to date is $43.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $183.2 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo