The Christmas holiday’s clear leader was the fantasy adventure sequel The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. In the first week of 2015, it saw off competition from musical Into the Woods and POW thriller Unbroken. Horror sequel The Woman in Black: Angel of Death’s arrival is hoping to cause an upset in The Hobbit’s fourth week in the US.. Meanwhile in the UK, Oscar fever grips as The Theory of Everything debuts. Last week, we predicted that the Five Armies would see off competition (and we were right) but the Radcliffe-less follow up may still make a decent entry.
US:
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Director: Peter Jackson – $21.7 million
- Into the Woods – Rob Marshall – $18.7 million
- Unbroken – Angelina Jolie – $18.2 million
- The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Tom Harper – $15 million
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – Shawn Levy – $14.5 million
UK:
- The Theory of Everything – James Marsh – £3.7 million
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Peter Jackson – £3.2 million
- Paddington – Paul King – £2.8 million
- The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Tom Harper – £2.4 million
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – Shawn Levy – £1.7 million
The Hobbit’s reign continues while The Woman in Black underwhelms both sides of the Atlantic. The Theory of Everything, a biopic of famed scientist Stephen Hawking, has surprisingly topped the UK box-office, while fellow awards botherer Birdman falls behind in seventh. This week I’ve scored 2/10
US:
- Taken 3 – Oliver Megaton
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Peter Jackson
- Into the Woods – Rob Marshall
- Unbroken – Angelina Jolie
- Selma – Ava DuVernay
UK:
- The Theory of Everything – James Marsh
- Into the Woods – Rob Marshall
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Peter Jackson
- Foxcatcher – Bennett Miller
- Paddington – Paul King
Lee Pace in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, this week’s US number one.
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything, this week’s UK number one.
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