The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Surpasses $500M Worldwide

by SuperHeroHype

December 27, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office. To date, the blockbuster has earned an estimated $179.7 million domestically. In addition, on the heels of its record-breaking release in Australia -- the biggest Boxing Day opening of all time -- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has grossed an estimated $344 million internationally, for a global total of $523.7 million.

The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the acclaimed first film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's epic "The Hobbit Trilogy," based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The Hobbit Threepeats Over Holiday Weekend

by SuperHeroHype

December 30, 2012

The week between Christmas and New Year's Day is always a busy time at the box office and while three new movies opened on Tuesday, Christmas Day, two of them doing well enough to best Peter Jackson's epic The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (New Line/WB) for a couple of days, by the weekend, the Tolkien adaptation had once again showed its dominion and moved back into first place with $32.9 million in 4,100 theaters. Even though it was down 11% from last week, by Friday it had crossed the $200 million domestically and has earned $222.7 million total as well as grossing over $600 million worldwide. So far, The Hobbit has made $50 million in its global IMAX run, adding another $4.3 domestically and $4.1 million internationally in IMAX theaters over the weekend.

Another global milestone was crossed by the 23rd James Bond movie, Skyfall (Sony), which crossed $1 billion worldwide over the holidays with an additional $4.6 million domestic and $10.3 million added this weekend. To date, the film's domestic total stands at $289.6 million and overseas total at $710.6 million.

Click here for more of the weekend box office results!

Saw this yesterday. Loved it. A little bit padded but a worthy prequel to Lord of the Rings.

Worthy prequel, yes, but it was VERY padded.

They could have (and should have) done it in two parts.

Then make the third move all about the necromancer and the battle of Mirkwood.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Comes to DVD and Blu-ray March 19

by SuperHeroHype

February 05, 2013

The first part of Peter Jackson's second J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is coming to home video March 19. A production of New Line Cinema and MGM, the film will arrive early for Digital Download on March 12th and will then be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and 2-Disc DVD Special Edition March 19.

All disc versions feature UltraViolet and over 130 minutes of bonus content. Nominated for three Academy Awards, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is an epic adventure that immerses audiences once again in the fantastical world of Middle-earth. The March 19 home entertainment release will be followed by an Extended Edition in time for the holidays.

Peter Jackson is also set to host a live first look at The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in "The Hobbit Trilogy," on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00PM Eastern/Noon Pacific. Content will be streamed live and an edited version will be archived on the Trilogy’s official website. Access to the live event will be limited to holders of an UltraViolet code available by purchasing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack or 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. Select digital retailers will issue access codes upon purchase of the film. Click here for more information.

Pricing on the various sets is $35.99 for the 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, $44.95 for the 5-Disc Blu-ray, and $28.98 for the 2-Disc DVD Special Edition. The Blu-ray Combo Pack features the theatrical version of the film in hi-definition on Blu-ray, and the theatrical version in standard definition on DVD. The 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack features the theatrical version of the film in 3D hi-definition on Blu-ray, the theatrical version of the film in 2D high definition on Blu-ray and the theatrical version in standard definition on DVD.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and DVD Special Edition contain the following special features:

Full Suite of Peter Jackson’s Production Videos. Enter Middle-earth of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Academy Award-winning Director Peter Jackson takes you behind the scenes, on location and amidst the star-studded cast in a series of video journals that puts you in the forefront of latest in filmmaking with more than two hours of additional content. Highlights of the journals include:

- Start of Production
- Location Scouting
- Filming in 3D
- Post-production Overview
- Wellington World Premiere

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And the Director's Cut will be out just in time for Christmas!