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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

169 minutes (2 hrs 49 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Jackson

Starring

Ian McKellen · Martin Freeman · Richard Armitage · James Nesbitt · Ken Stott · Cate Blanchett

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th December 2012

New Zealand release: 28th November 2012

Canada release: 3rd December 2012

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 14th Dec '12
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £11.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 21st Dec '12
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $36.9 Million
Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Dec, 2012
1

21 Dec, 2012
1

28 Dec, 2012
1

4 Jan, 2013
1

11 Jan, 2013
4

18 Jan, 2013
6

25 Jan, 2013
9

1 Feb, 2013
11

8 Feb, 2013
12

US box office

21 Dec, 2012
1

28 Dec, 2012
1

4 Jan, 2013
3

11 Jan, 2013
6

18 Jan, 2013
10

25 Jan, 2013
12

1 Feb, 2013
12

Global box office

Other movies in this series

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£52 Million

US total gross
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$303 Million

Global total gross
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$1 Billion

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Director

Role

Peter Jackson

Directed By

Ian
McKellen

Martin
Freeman

Cate
Blanchett

Ian
Holm

Hugo
Weaving

Elijah
Wood

Andy
Serkis

Lee
Pace

Kiran
Shah

Benedict
Cumberbatch

Actor

Character

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Martin Freeman

Bilbo

Richard Armitage

Thorin

James Nesbitt

Bofur

Ken Stott

Balin

Cate Blanchett

Galadriel

Ian Holm

Old Bilbo

Christopher Lee

Saruman

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Andy Serkis

Gollum

Graham McTavish

Dwalin

William Kircher

Bifur / Tom Troll

Stephen Hunter

Bombur

Dean OGorman

Fili

Aidan Turner

Kili

John Callen

Oin

Peter Hambleton

Gloin / William Troll

Jed Brophy

Nori

Mark Hadlow

Dori / Bert Troll

Adam Brown

Ori

Sylvester McCoy

Radagast

Barry Humphries

Great Goblin

Jeffrey Thomas

Thror

Michael Mizrahi

Thrain

Lee Pace

Thranduil

Manu Bennett

Azog

Conan Stevens

Bolg

John Rawls

Yazneg

Stephen Ure

Fimbul / Grinnah

Timothy Bartlett

Master Worrywort

Bret McKenzie

Lindir

Kiran Shah

Goblin Scribe

Benedict Cumberbatch

Necromancer

Glenn Boswell

Dwarf Miner

Thomas Robins

Young Thrain

Ruby Acevedo

Cute Young Hobbit

Katie Jackson

Cute Young Hobbit

Isaac Miller

Cute Young Hobbit

Ella Olssen

Cute Young Hobbit

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Frazer Anderson

Moria Orc

Mark Atkin

Dwarf Captain

Erin Banks

Lobelia Sackville Baggins

Danielle Blake

Hobbit

Jarred Blakiston

Musical Elf

Shane Boulton

Goblin / Rivendell Court Elf

Jessica Buckham

Dale Child

Rosalie Button

Dale Citizen

Melanie Carrington

Musical Elf

Brendan Casey

King Thranduil's Lieutenant

Renée Cataldo

Goblin

Joan Dawe

Hobbit

Bruno Du Bois

Hobbit

Andrew Fitzsimons

Elven Rider

Sonia Forbes-Adam

Belladonna Took

Ben Fransham

Goblin

Jed Gardner

Orc

Stephen Gledhill

Old Gammidge

Tim Gordon

Old Hobbit

Stephen Grey

Orc

George Harach

Goblin

Jamie Harrison

Moria Orc

Zo Hartley

Goblin

Luke Hawker

Goblin

Carl Hayes

Orc

Dan Hennah

Old Took

Allan Henry

Goblin

Christian Hipolito

Hunter Orc

Brian Hotter

Otho Sackville Baggins

Peter Jackson

Running Dwarf in Erebor

Cameron Jones

Thranduil's Lieutenant

Robert Kazinsky

Fili

Jono Kenyon

Goblin

Paul Kingdom

Dwarf Civilian

Dean Knowsley

Elven Guard

John Landreth

Erebor Dwarf Guard

Lilli Latham

Rivendell Elf

Tim McLachlan

Goblin

Nathan Meister

Goblin

Joseph Mika-Hunt

Hunter Orc

Ravi Narayan

Goblin / Moria Dwarf Soldier

Mary Nesbitt

Dale Girl

Peggy Nesbitt

Dale Girl

Terry Notary

Great Goblin / Yazneg

Lucy O'Connor

Goblin

Clare Olssen

Hobbit Mother

Jabez Olssen

Running Dwarf in Erebor

Shane Rangi

Goblin / Hunter Orc

Thomas Rimmer

Goblin

Miranda Rivers

Hobbit Mother

Tania Rodger

Hobbit Mother

Gabriela Roque Lopez

Moria Orc

Brett Sheerin

Dwarf Warrior

James R.W. Smith

Hero Goblin

Merv Smith

Tosser Grubb

Dave Stringer

Dwarf Craftsman / Dwarf Elder

James Trevena

Goblin

Mark Trotter

Goblin

Eric Vespe

Fredegar Chubb

Simon Vincent

Goblin

James Waterhouse-Brown

Orc

Hayden J. Weal

Dwarf Gem Holder

James Wells

Dwarfsmith

Richard Whiteside

Erebor Dwarf Guard