Box Office History for The Hobbit Movies

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Release
Date
TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of t… $250,000,000$54,724,334$255,119,788$940,323,039
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation … $250,000,000$73,645,197$258,241,522$959,358,436
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected J… $200,000,000$84,617,303$303,003,568$1,014,938,545
 
Averages $233,333,333$70,995,611$272,121,626$971,540,007
Totals 3 $700,000,000$816,364,878$2,914,620,020

Video Release Breakdown

Release DateTitleDomestic
Video Sales
to Date
Watch Now
Mar 19, 2013The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $146,205,384 Hulu Amazon iTunes Google
Apr 8, 2013The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey   Netflix
Apr 8, 2014The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $107,099,764 Amazon iTunes Google Vudu
Mar 15, 2015The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy $85,179,733 Google
Mar 24, 2015The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $77,938,228 Amazon iTunes Google Vudu
Oct 4, 2016The Hobbit Trilogy and the Lord of the Rin…    
 
 Totals$416,423,109

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

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Dec 5, 20207

2016 Preview: November

November 1st, 2016

Doctor Strange

October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory. More...

2015 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 27th, 2015

MCU Phase 2

It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, as well as franchise box sets. I'm going to try to keep it to a dozen or so releases, as these columns are notorious for getting out of hand. Also, while there were a record number of $1 billion box office hits, there were not as many first run releases that earned stellar reviews this year. More...

Home Market Releases for November 17th, 2015

November 17th, 2015

Rush: R40 Live

It's an off week of sorts. The biggest release is extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. In fact, there are five versions of this film that are near the top of the list. There are not a lot of other first-run releases on this week's list, which means we have to look to the classics for potential Pick of the Week contenders. Fortunately, there are plenty of those worth picking up. Leading the way is The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki on Blu-ray. It is expensive, but you get a lot for your money. There is another top-notch release this week, Rush - R40 Live on DVD or Blu-ray, which wins the coveted Puck of the Week for best Canadian release. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases were One-Two-Three on DVD

April 13th, 2015

The DVD sales chart was top heavy with new releases. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies earned first place with 682,000 units / $10.21 million, which is about on par with expectations. The Trilogy box set landed in 11th place with 33,000 units / $1.19 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battle of the Five Releases

April 13th, 2015

There were five or six new releases to reach the top twenty on the Blu-ray sales chart. Leading the way was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with 832,000 units / $23.28 million, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 55%. This is a strong result, but not an unexpected one, as the film hits the right marks for strong sales on Blu-ray. It is a visually impressive film, it is a fantasy adventure film, and it is based on a popular franchise. The Battle of the Five Armies was also part of a franchise box set, which is the tenth best selling release of the week with 37,000 units / $1.87 million for a 53% opening week Blu-ray share. Technically these are two separate releases, but obviously they are connected enough to mention together. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 24th, 2015

March 24th, 2015

There are three $100 million theatrical hits arriving on the home market this week, which is amazing. However, that's really all that's coming out this week. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the biggest of these three hits, but it wasn't the best. The best is Into the Woods and given the lack of competition, the DVD or Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Meets More Milestones

January 1st, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

For the third week in a row, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies held onto first place with $89.0 million in 62 markets for totals of $405.1 million internationally and $573.6 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Australia with $10.1 million on 603 screens, while the film was particularly strong in Poland earning $5.3 million on 699. By this time next week, it should be at $500 million internationally and $700 million worldwide, which is enough to break even, but not enough to keep pace with the franchise average. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Battle over Christmas Break

December 30th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

We are still dealing with studio estimates for the weekend numbers, but we can at least tell you what film won, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and roughly how much it earned, $41.42 million. The new releases were much closer than expected with Into the Woods and Unbroken both earning just over $30 million over the weekend. Because we don't have enough final numbers, we really can't compare the overall box office to last weekend or last year. So far, the final weekend of 2014 pulled in $200 million and that number should grow a little bit as box office numbers filter in. This is 52% more than last weekend and 2.3% more than the same weekend last year. I'm a little more bullish about January's box office chances after this result. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Gets Scrooged

December 22nd, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Christmas break got off on a soft note with all three new wide releases failing to meet expectations by substantial numbers. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies got off to a good start on Wednesday, but plummeted the next day and couldn't recover. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb failed to live up to the low end of expectations, while Annie's opening at least came close to predictions. We are still missing some numbers. Overall, the box office rose by more than 60% from last weekend to $135 million and this figure should rise a little as other numbers filter in. However, it likely won't rise by enough to match the $140 million earned the same weekend last year. I really thought 2014 would end its year-over-year slump this weekend, but alas, it was not to be. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $9.60 billion, which is 4.6% lower than last year's pace. More...

Weekend Predictions: Battle of the Three Armies

December 18th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

For most, this weekend represents the beginning of the Christmas break, so it comes as no surprise that there are three potentially big hits coming out this week. I'm a little surprised none of them are getting overwhelmingly positive reviews. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is earning the best reviews of the week, but its Tomatometer Score is barely above 60%. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has been floating around 50% positive all week, while Annie is being destroyed by critics. This weekend last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place for the second weekend in a row. Meanwhile, the new releases were less impressive, as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues earned second place with $26.23 million and Walking with Dinosaurs landed in the lower half of the top ten. The depth this year won't be as strong, but I still think 2014 will finally end its slump and win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

Note: This list contains actors who appeared in at least two movies in the franchise.

PersonNr. of
Movies
RoleFranchise
Worldwide
Box Office
Career
Worldwide
Box Office
Franchise
/
Career
Martin Freeman 3 Bilbo $2,914,620,020 $6,989,370,389 41.7%
Ian McKellen 3 Gandalf $2,914,620,020 $10,923,030,066 26.7%
Richard Armitage 3 Thorin $2,914,620,020 $3,737,623,888 78.0%
Ken Stott 3 Balin $2,914,620,020 $3,805,307,426 76.6%
James Nesbitt 3 Bofur $2,914,620,020 $2,990,734,540 97.5%
William Kircher 3 Bifur $2,914,620,020 $2,915,351,787 100.0%
Graham McTavish 3 Dwalin $2,914,620,020 $4,816,905,755 60.5%
Stephen Hunter 3 Bombur $2,914,620,020 $2,914,674,781 100.0%
John Callen 3 Oin $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Jed Brophy 3 Nori $2,914,620,020 $3,127,127,325 93.2%
Dean O'Gorman 3 Fili $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Lee Pace 3 Thranduil $2,914,620,020 $6,147,798,710 47.4%
Cate Blanchett 3 Galadriel $2,914,620,020 $11,879,978,241 24.5%
Adam Brown 3 Ori $2,914,620,020 $4,653,799,621 62.6%
Aidan Turner 3 Kili $2,914,620,020 $3,034,644,137 96.0%
Mark Hadlow 3 Dori $2,914,620,020 $3,000,103,241 97.2%
Peter Hambleton 3 Gloin $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Benedict Cumberbatch 3 Smaug/Necromancer $2,914,620,020 $15,091,902,555 19.3%
Sylvester McCoy 3 Radagast $2,914,620,020 $2,916,221,073 99.9%
Manu Bennett 3 Azog $2,914,620,020 $2,914,630,124 100.0%
Evangeline Lilly 2 Tauriel $1,899,681,475 $6,723,649,691 28.3%
Ian Holm 2 Old Bilbo $1,955,261,584 $6,400,359,982 30.5%
Luke Evans 2 Bard $1,899,681,475 $8,212,709,785 23.1%
Orlando Bloom 2 Legolas $1,899,681,475 $9,512,564,439 20.0%
Hugo Weaving 2 Elrond $1,955,261,584 $11,259,037,338 17.4%
Stephen Fry 2 Master of Laketown $1,899,681,475 $4,463,340,723 42.6%
John Bell 2 Bain $1,899,681,475 $2,560,559,391 74.2%
Ryan Gage 2 Alfrid $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%
Mikael Persbrandt 2 Beorn $1,899,681,475 $2,094,834,909 90.7%
Peggy Nesbitt 2 Sigrid $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%
Mary Nesbitt 2 Tilda $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%
Stephen Ure 2 Fimbul/Grinnah $1,974,296,981 $3,693,824,913 53.4%
Conan Stevens 2 Bolg $1,955,261,584 $2,044,165,546 95.7%
Mark Mitchinson 2 Braga $1,899,681,475 $2,131,304,368 89.1%
Simon London 2 Feren $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%
Kelly Kilgour 2 Soury $1,899,681,475 $4,823,387,501 39.4%
Timothy Bartlett 2 Master Worrywort $1,955,261,584 $2,846,471,623 68.7%
Sarah Peirse 2 Hilda Bianca $1,899,681,475 $1,985,163,379 95.7%
Nick Blake 2 Percy $1,899,681,475 $2,197,616,810 86.4%
Allan Smith 2 Ragash $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%

Note: This list contains people who contributed to at least two movies in the franchise.

PersonNr. of
Movies
Technical RoleFranchise
Worldwide
Box Office
Career
Worldwide
Box Office
Franchise
/
Career
Peter Jackson 3 Director (3)
Screenwriter (3)
Producer (3)
$2,914,620,020 $7,210,196,937 40.4%
Guillermo del Toro 3 Screenwriter (3) $2,914,620,020 $6,398,648,041 45.6%
Fran Walsh 3 Screenwriter (3)
Producer (3)
$2,914,620,020 $6,599,659,572 44.2%
J.R.R. Tolkien 3 Based on the Novel by (3) $2,914,620,020 $5,846,365,804 49.9%
Philippa Boyens 3 Screenwriter (3)
Co-Producer (3)
$2,914,620,020 $6,789,712,944 42.9%
Alan Horn 3 Executive Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Ken Kamins 3 Executive Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $4,124,133,384 70.7%
Carolyn Blackwood 3 Executive Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Andrew Lesnie 3 Director of Photography (3) $2,914,620,020 $7,899,065,101 36.9%
Jabez Olssen 3 Editor (3) $2,914,620,020 $3,581,010,348 81.4%
Eileen Moran 3 Co-Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Carolynne Cunningham 3 Producer (3)
Assistant Director (2)
$2,914,620,020 $4,844,432,684 60.2%
Zane Weiner 3 Producer (3)
Unit Production Manager (2)
$2,914,620,020 $3,035,416,584 96.0%
Howard Shore 3 Music Compsed, Orchestrated & Conducted by (3) $2,914,620,020 $10,664,882,752 27.3%
Amy Hubbard 3 U.K. Casting by (3) $2,914,620,020 $3,035,281,686 96.0%
John Hubbard 3 U.K. Casting by (3) $2,914,620,020 $6,979,211,258 41.8%
Victoria Burrows 3 U.S. Casting by (2)
Additional Casting (1)
$2,914,620,020 $5,650,006,007 51.6%
Joe Letteri 3 Senior Visual Effects Supervisor (3) $2,914,620,020 $10,034,416,325 29.0%
Scot Boland 3 U.S. Casting by (2)
Additional Casting (1)
$2,914,620,020 $4,506,229,092 64.7%
Liz Mullane 3 New Zealand Casting by (2)
Additional Casting (1)
$2,914,620,020 $3,668,574,657 79.4%
Ann Maskrey 3 Costume Designer (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,927,002,142 99.6%
Bob Buck 3 Costume Designer (3) $2,914,620,020 $3,165,869,051 92.1%
David Clayton 3 Animation Supervisor (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Ann Robinson 3 Casting (Australia) (2)
Additional Casting (1)
$2,914,620,020 $3,630,515,809 80.3%
Richard Taylor 3 Costume Designer (3)
Armour, Weapons, Creatures and Special Makeup (1)
Special Make up Effects-Armour, Weapons, Creatures and Special Make up (1)
$2,914,620,020 $7,280,053,442 40.0%
Matthew Dravitzki 3 Associate Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Amanda Walker 3 Associate Producer (3) $2,914,620,020 $3,000,101,924 97.2%
Eric Saindon 3 Visual Effects Supervisor (3) $2,914,620,020 $5,976,095,021 48.8%
Christopher Boyes 3 Re-recording Mixer (3) $2,914,620,020 $38,863,994,445 7.5%
Glenn Boswell 3 Stunt Coordinator (3) $2,914,620,020 $6,012,175,850 48.5%
Mark Atkin 3 scale double - Thorin Oakenshield (3) $2,914,620,020 $2,914,620,020 100.0%
Toby Emmerich 2 Executive Producer (2) $1,974,296,981 $11,009,438,228 17.9%
Dan Hennah 2 Production Designer (2) $1,974,296,981 $4,732,346,926 41.7%
Miranda Rivers 2 Additional Casting (1)
Casting Director-New Zealand Casting (1)
$1,899,681,475 $1,902,914,448 99.8%
Brigitte Yorke 2 Unit Production Manager (2) $1,899,681,475 $4,385,106,551 43.3%
Andy Serkis 2 Second Unit Director (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,425,839,706 78.3%
Brent Burge 2 Supervising Sound Editor (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,395,941,013 79.3%
David Farmer 2 Sound Designer (2) $1,899,681,475 $4,299,803,317 44.2%
Dave Whitehead 2 Sound Designer (1)
Sound Editor (1)
$1,899,681,475 $3,161,129,111 60.1%
Michael Hedges 2 Re-recording Mixer (2) $1,899,681,475 $6,056,153,657 31.4%
Michael Semanick 2 Re-recording Mixer (2) $1,899,681,475 $17,923,498,478 10.6%
Mark Willsher 2 Music Editor (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,286,473,295 83.1%
Jason Canovas 2 Dialogue Editor (1)
Supervising Sound Editor (1)
$1,899,681,475 $2,492,187,582 76.2%
Simon Bright 2 Supervising Art Director (2) $1,899,681,475 $5,700,585,492 33.3%
Andy McLaren 2 Art Director (2) $1,899,681,475 $4,881,284,692 38.9%
Brad Mill 2 Art Director (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,003,111,230 94.8%
Joshua Levinson 2 Post-Production Supervisor (2) $1,899,681,475 $3,978,281,709 47.8%
Brian Massey 2 Art Director (2) $1,899,681,475 $1,899,883,885 100.0%
Tony Johnson 2 Sound Mixer (2) $1,899,681,475 $5,346,845,410 35.5%
Martin Kwok 2 Dialogue Editor (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,183,487,582 87.0%
Ray Beentjes 2 Dialogue Editor (2) $1,899,681,475 $2,088,593,134 91.0%
Matt Stutter 2 Dialogue Editor (2) $1,899,681,475 $1,985,215,936 95.7%
Stephanie Weststrate 2 Production Supervisor (2) $1,899,681,475 $1,899,681,475 100.0%