Saturday, December 29, 2012

Friday Box Office: 'The Hobbit' #1, 'Django' Neck & Neck With 'Les Misérables' For #2

SATURDAY 3 AM: Full analysis later today as the holiday box office reveals blockbuster successes and epic fails. For now MGM/New Line/Warner Bros' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey crossed $200M domestic in 15 nights Friday. Working Title/Universal's Les Misérables may have placed behind Quentin Tarantino's controversial Django Unchained from The Weinstein Company, quite a feat for an R-rated pic. But that could change with refined numbers. Here are the Top Ten films based on Friday estimates:

1. The Hobbit (MGM/Wwarner Bros) Week 3 [Runs 4,100] PG13
Friday $10.0M, Est Weekend $32.5M, Est Cume $220.0M

2. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) Week 1 [Runs 3,010] R
Friday $9.3M, Est Weekend $28.7M, Est Cume $59.4M

3. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) Week 1 [Runs 2,814] PG13
Friday $9.3M, Est Weekend $28.4M, Est Cume $66.5M

4. Parental Guidance (Walden/Fox) Week 1 [Runs 3,367] PG
Friday $5.0M, Est Weekend $14.5M, Est Cume $29.4M

5. Jack Reacher (Skydance/Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 3,352] PG13
Friday $4.5M, Est Weekend $13.2M, Est Cume $43.5M

6. This Is 40 (Universal) Week 2 [Runs 2,914] R
Friday $3.8M, Est Weekend $11.4M, Est Cume $35.3M

7. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 8 [Runs 1,966] PG13
Friday $2.3M, Est Weekend $7.0M, Est Cume $131.5M

8. Monsters Inc 3D (Pixar/Disney) Week 2 [Runs 2,618] G
Friday $2.3M, Est Weekend $6.5M, Est Cume $18.6M

9. The Guilt Trip (Skydance/Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 2,431] PG13
Friday $2.0M, Est Weekend $6.0M, Est Cume $20.4M

10. Rise Of The Guardians (DWA/Par) Week 5 [Runs 3,031]
Friday $1.8M, Est Weekend $5.5M, Est Cume $90.9M

Related: 'The Hobbit' Back To #1 With $563M Global; 'Les Misérables' #2 With $71.6M Worldwide; 'Django Unchained' #3 With $34M Domestic; Billy Crystal & Bette Midler Beat Tom Cruise

For more estimates listed by title, see box office results here...

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