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Hobbit destroys international foes with $138m launch

By 2012-12-17T12:44:00

The Hobbit

Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth delivered an other-worldly result as New Line and MGM’s first in a new JRR Tolkien trilogy opened on 18,200 screens in 56 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).

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