The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas.

2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million.

This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The bold credits above the line are the 'above-the-line' credits, the other the 'below-the-line' credits. Production and Technical Credits Tyler Perry PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor and language.Īfrican Americans, Fat Suit, Cross-Dressing, Dysfunctional Family, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Family Comedy November 25th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)Īll Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)

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