The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies collects $90.6 million in first five days

https://www.smh.com.au/ reports:


The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies collected $US90.6 million ($111m) in ticket sales during its first five days in North American cinemas, slightly better than the five-day total for last year's Hobbit installment. The Battle of the Five Armies, the final entry in this particular Middle-earth trilogy, cost the New Line division of Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at least $US200 million to make, not including at least another $US100 million in marketing, according to analysts.

Trailer: The Hobbit -The Battle of the Five Armies

 Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.