The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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   Foreign Box Office: 'The Hobbit' Cleans Up Offshore, Logs 2012's Fourth Biggest Opening Launch

   1:05 pm 12/16/2012

   • by Frank Segers

   "Rise of the Guardians" places distant No. 2; "Breaking Dawn Part 2" breaks the half-billion offshore gross mark. Read more

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   Box Office Report: Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' Scores Record $84.8 Million Weekend

   8:35 am 12/16/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   UPDATED: The 3D fantasy-adventure opens to $138.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $223 million; "Lincoln" and "Silver Linings Playbook" see boost from Golden Globe nominations.Read more

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   Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Eyeing $82 Million-Plus Domestic Opening

   6:09 pm 12/14/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Peter Jackson's 3D fantasy-adventure could even near $90 million, but there's some concern that the school shooting in Connecticut could dampen family traffic at the multipex. Read more

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   Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Grosses $16 Million Overseas on Thursday

   10:54 am 12/14/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Peter Jackson's 3D fantasy epic has earned $27.3 million at the foreign box office in its first two days of play.Read more

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   How 'Skyfall,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Life of Pi' Used Digital to Dazzle

   9:00 am 12/14/2012

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   Movies in contention show off, from far-flung locations to the Shire. Read more

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   Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Grosses $13 Mil in Midnight Runs, Sets December Record

   8:41 am 12/14/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   UPDATED: The 3D fantasy-epic stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and returns Ian McKellen in the role of the wizard Gandalf.Read more

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   In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' 'Any Day Now' and More

   9:00 pm 12/13/2012

   • by Stephanie Chan

   What THR's critics say about the movies opening this week.Read more

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   Box Office Report: Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' Grosses $11.2 Million Wednesday Overseas

   4:16 pm 12/13/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   The 3D tentpole opens in North America at 12:01 a.m. Friday and is eyeing a weekend gross in the $75 million to $90 million range. Read more

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   THR's Producer Roundtable: What Would Guillermo del Toro's 'Hobbit' Have Looked Like? (Video)

   9:00 am 12/13/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Peter Jackson collaborator Philippa Boyens says the film would have had more of a “fairy-tale” element and a different visual aesthetic.Read more

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    THR's Producer Roundtable: Peter Jackson Collaborator on What Makes the Filmmaker Tick (Video)

    9:00 am 12/13/2012

    • by THR Staff

    Philippa Boyens says Jackson sees himself as an "independent filmmaker" who happens to own a visual effects company.Read more

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