Tom Cruise's action pic Jack Reacher debuts in second place.
As expected, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained the No. 1 movie at the North American box office this weekend, easily fending off newcomers Jack Reacher, This is 40, The Guilt Trip, and Monsters Inc. 3D.
However, The Hobbit did suffer the biggest second weekend drop (57%) of any movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth series. Weep not for The Hobbit just yet, though, as it has so far earned $288 million worldwide (although Les Miserables had a bigger debut in Japan than The Hobbit did).
Here are the weekend estimates via Rentrak:
The Hobbit $36.7 million
Jack Reacher $15.6 million
This is 40 $12 million
Rise of the Guardians $5.9 million
Lincoln $5.6 million
The Guilt Trip $5.4 million
Monsters Inc. 3D $5 million
Skyfall $4.7 million
Life of Pi $3.8 million
Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 $2.6 million
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