The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has taken the number one spot in the US box office for the second week in a row.
The first instalment in director Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy took in $36.7m, bringing its total gross to $149.8m.
Tom Cruise’s latest action film Jack Reacher debuted at second place with $15.6m, while Judd Apatow’s new comedy This is 40 also made its debut in third place, earning $12m.
Rise of the Guardians and Lincoln slipped from second and third place to fourth and fifth place.
Two other new releases made the top ten – The Guilt Trip at number six with $5.3m and Monsters, Inc. 3D at seven with $5m.
Rounding out the top ten are Skyfall, Life of Pi and Breaking Dawn: Part 2.
The top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (1) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $36.7 million
2. (-) Jack Reacher – $15.6 million
3. (-) This is 40 – $12 million
4. (2) Rise of the Guardians – $5.9 million
5. (3) Lincoln – $5.6 million
6. (-) The Guilt Trip – $5.3 million
7. (-) Monsters, Inc. 3D – $5 million
8. (4) Skyfall – $4.7 million
9. (5) Life of Pi – $3.8 million
10. (6) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – $2.6 million