Box Office: 'Hobbit' dominates strong holiday weekend Los Angeles Times | December 28, 2014 | 11:53 AM Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" finished on top for its second weekend, adding $54.5 million to its domestic haul. The film, based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, has made almost $170 million to date in the U.S. and Canada. Angelina Jolie-directed "Unbroken" and Disney's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods” exceeded tracking expectations and ended up pulling in $47.3 million and $46.1 million, respectively, in four days. For more box office coverage, go to latimes.com/companytown.