'Hobbit' reigns supreme at box office third week in a row

  • 11 years ago
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has moviegoers coming back for more.

It has blasted past six new movies that debuted Christmas day to the top spot at the box office for the third weekend in a row.

The movie about dwarfs that have to fight off a dragon swept in a neat $29.9 million over the post-Christmas weekend, according to studio estimates.

Meanwhile, Disney's animated film "Frozen" came in second this weekend, bringing in $28.8 million, also in its third week.