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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has won the US box office for a second week.



The Peter Jackson-directed fantasy beat out the debut of Will Ferrell's Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, earning $31.4m.

Anchorman 2 came in at second place, making $26.7m.

Christian Bale's American Hustle and Tom Hanks's Saving Mr Banks both leapt into the top five after opening into wide-release following small runs in New York and Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, animated feature Walking With Dinosaurs debuted in eight place with $7.3m, while Bollywood film Dhoom 3 made history by premiering at number nine with $3.3m.

The US weekend box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - $31,455,000
2. (-) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - $26,776,000
3. (2) Frozen - $19,163,000
4. (15) American Hustle - $19,100,000
5. (18) Saving Mr. Banks - $9,321,000
6. (4) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - $8,750,000
7. (3) Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - $8,510,000
8. (-) Walking with Dinosaurs - $7,300,000
9. (-) Dhoom 3 - $3,305,000
10. (5) Thor: The Dark World - $1,328,000