The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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| Directed by | Peter Jackson |
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| Based on | Desolation of Smaug by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Jabez Olssen |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $191.2 million |
| Box office | $959 million |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy and adventure movie. The movie is about Bilbo Baggins going with Thorin Oakenshield and his dwarves to reclaim Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Smaug. Evangeline Lilly plays the elf Tauriel.
Ed Sheeran's "I See Fire" plays during the movie's end credits.
The movie took in over $960 million overall. This is more than both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. It is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013 and the 34th highest-grossing film of all time.[1] The film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, and other casts while Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom and Stephen Fry have first appeared.
Reception worldwide[change | change source]
Outside North America, The Desolation of Smaug was released internationally on 16,405 screens.[2] The film earned $135.4 million in its opening weekend. Its largest openings occurred in China ($33.0 million),[3] Germany ($19.0 million) and the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($15.2 million).[4] It topped the box office outside North America on four consecutive weekends[5] and five in total.[6] It is the highest-grossing film of 2013 in many European countries.
Cast[change | change source]
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
- Richard Armitage as Thorin
- Ken Stott as Balin
- Graham McTavish as Dwalin
- William Kircher as Bifur
- James Nesbitt as Bofur
- Stephen Hunter as Bombur
- Dean O'Gorman as Fili
- Aidan Turner as Kili
- John Callen as Oin
- Peter Hambleton as Gloin
- Jed Brophy as Nori
- Mark Hadlow as Dori
- Adam Brown as Ori
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas
- Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
- Lee Pace as Thranduil
- Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug/Necromancer
- Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
- Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
- Antony Sher as Thrain
- Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
- Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
- Ryan Gage as Alfrid
- John Bell as Bain
- Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
- Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
- Manu Bennett as Azog
- Lawrence Makoare as Bolg
- Ben Mitchell as Narzog
- Stephen Ure as Fimbul
- Craig Hall as Galion
- Robin Kerr as Elros
- Eli Kent as Lethuin
- Simon London as Feren
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Worldwide Openings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione (14 December 2014). "Hobbit' Rings Up $117.6M Debut, Sets IMAX Record; More Intl Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Coonan, Clifford (25 February 2014). "China Box Office: 'Hobbit 2' Drives Monthly Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Subers, Ray (5 January 2014). "Weekend Report: 'Frozen' Chills 'Paranormal' Spin-Off". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Subers, Ray (23 February 2014). "Weekend Report: 'LEGO' Obliterates '3 Days,' 'Pompeii'". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
