The second part of "The Hobbit" film trilogy, starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman, beat "Anchorman 2" at the box office this weekend.
'Hobbit' Keeps 'Anchorman' From Top Of N. America Box Office
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December 23, 2013

Via AFP:

The latest Tolkien blockbuster, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," held on atop North America's weekend box office, keeping TV "Anchorman" Ron Burgundy from making number one news, figures showed Monday.

The second part of "The Hobbit" film trilogy, starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman, earned $31.5 million on its second weekend, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

The series, directed by Peter Jackson, follows his other mega-hit trilogy adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

In second place, debuting with $26.8 million in ticket sales, was "A...

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