‘Hobbit’ rings record for best Dec. opening with $84.8 mil Stateside
Box Office News: Tolkien epic bests previous record of $77 mil held by 2007′s ‘I Am Legend’ Original post: ‘Hobbit’ rings record for best Dec. opening with $84.8 mil Stateside
View Article‘Hobbit’ rings record for best Dec. opening with $84.8 mil Stateside
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