,em>The Hobbit has the highest ever first weekend December release figure. Except… except…
The Hobbit took around $US85m, ahead of I am Legend on $77m in 2007, and LOTR3 on $73m back in 2003.
However, the alert reader will have noticed the effect of both inflation, and the 3D bonus. As Box Office Mojo points out, the actual number of tickets is down.
