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'Hobbit' breaks December box office records

December 17, 2012 | 9:43 am
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Photo - This film image released by Warner Bros., shows Ian McKellen as Gandalf in a scene from the fantasy adventure "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."  (AP Photo/Warner Bros., James Fisher, File)
This film image released by Warner Bros., shows Ian McKellen as Gandalf in a scene from the fantasy adventure "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., James Fisher, File)

$84.7 million: Amount of money brought in over the weekend by "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." The film set a record for an opening weekend in the month of December. "Rise of the Guardians," "Lincoln," "Skyfall" and "Life of Pi" rounded out the top five at the box office.