‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,’ with Martin Freeman, was No. 1 at the box office.
(Photo: Mark Pokorny, Warner Bros Pictures)
Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” finale went out on top at the box office, debuting with $56.2 million over the weekend and taking in $90.6 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” cut its usual swath through the multiplexes, dominating the pre-Christmas frame. Though the weakest opening of
The Old Testament tale starring Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton took advantage of a slow weekend to dethrone The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, which has held onto the top spot for the past three weeks.
It was not an overwhelming victory for the heavily promoted Exodus, made for a reported budget of $140 million.
“Exodus won the weeke
RG3 had to wear his “Know Jesus, Know Peace” t-shirt inside out at the Redskins’ press conference. (Twitter/ @WSHHFunny_)
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was reportedly told by an NFL uniform inspector not to wear his “Know Jesus, Know Peace” t-shirt before Sunday’s postgame press conference.
Michael Phillips, the Redskins reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, posted on Twitter that Griffin was told he couldn’t wear the t-shirt because it wasn’t a Nike product.
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