LOS ANGELES — Audiences had their pick of genres over the Christmas weekend, but splashy holiday fare like “Unbroken” and “Into the Woods” proved no match for “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”
The final installment in Peter Jackson’s trilogy marched to the top spot again with an estimated $41.4 million take across the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Universal’s World War II epic “Unbroken” took second place with $31.7 million from the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $47.3 million from its first four days in theaters.
“We’re all thrilled,” Nikki Rocco, Universal’s president of domestic distribution said of the Angelina Jolie-directed drama.
Disney’s musical “Into the Woods,” boasting a star-packed cast and a PG rating, came in a close third with $31 million, and $46.1 million across the four-day. It replaced “Mamma Mia” as the biggest opening for a screen adaptation of a Broadway musical ever.
The rest of the top five was populated by “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” and “Annie” and which earned $20.6 million and $16.6 million, respectively, in their second weekend in theaters.
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