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Weekend Box Office: 'The Hobbit' Sees A Record-Breaking Weekend


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...=entertainment

After a huge Friday opening, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continued to shine at the box office, making $84.7 million across 4,045 theaters this weekend. THR reports that this total makes "The Hobbit" the highest December weekend gross ever. The Peter Jackson film beat out former record holder, "I Am Legend," which made $77.2 million over its opening weekend in 2007.