Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies takes up a massive $54.5 million while Into the Woods and Unbroken hit around $40 million during the first weekend. It took the Christmas number one spot in the US Box Office with a whopping $54.5 million haul during the second weekend. In the meantime, Angelina Jolie’s war drama, Unbroken and the Into The Woods, a fantasy musical both received hit openings in the excess of around $40 million.
The final trip into the Middle Earth by Peter Jackson has earned around $170 million in the United States following two weeks of release. It is surely poised to cross the $600 million mark worldwide. Presently, it has %573 million and is on a progressive course to take in an excess of #1 billion by the end of its run. Jolie’s Unbroken features the struggle for survival by Second World War pilot Lou Zamperini in the Japanese-prisoner-of-war camps.
It scored a massive $47.3 million and stood in the second place. The spectacular opening of this movie is sure to bring some peace of the Oscar-winning actor. Her second movie as the director received typical lukewarm reviews and also failed to register on the nominations for Golden Globe Awards earlier during this month.
However, presently, The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies is the hot favorite among film-lovers all around the world. Directed by Peter Jackson, the screenplay was also written by him along with Guillermo Del Toro, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. The film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner with Jackson and Walsh. Its running time is around 2 hours and 24 minutes. The plot revolves around Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves who are led by Thorin.
They are positioned in The Lonely Mountain where Smaug has been freed and is wreaking havoc on Laketown with his devastating flames. Thankfully, we notice Bard the Bowman and his son being able to kill Smaug by making use of a black arrow sharp enough to pierce the armored scales on the dragon. Meanwhile, Thorin gets obsessed regarding the treasure hoard in the Lonely Mountain and seeks the Arkenstone, which Bilbo keeps hiding from him.
At the same time, Gandalf, being trapped in Dol Guldur is not able to advise Bilbo and the Dwarves. Elrond, Galadriel and Saruman team up together and battle the Ringwraiths in order to free Gandalf. However, in the end, Radagast the Brown picks up a weakened Gandalf and takes him away from the battlefield.
Azog and Bolg lead two Orc armies and prepare for a massive battle in Erebor, the present location of Bilbo and the Dwarves. With an intricately-detailed storyline featuring battles and mind-blowing action sequences, this is a must-watch movie for fantasy lovers.