The Hobbit has highest earning opening week in the year.

The 1st movie in The Hobbit trilogy has had the highest earning opening few days of 2012, and the fourth highest of them all,

Sir Peter Jackson's latest venture, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, made its first money in its first week on the screens.

It comes as the movie, based on J.R.R Tolkien's classic novel, arranged a December record, raking in $100 million for the US and Canadian box office above the weekend.

The North American opening weekend sales proved fascination with the fantasy series is substantial. It toppled the previous 12 , record set by Will Smith's film, I Am Legend, which taken in $91. 1 million when it turned out released in 2007.
The completely new film follows the epic voyage of hobbit Bilbo Baggins, performed by Martin Freeman, as he travels through the treacherous Middle Earth with the band of dwarves to steal treasures through the dragon Smaug.

But while it has proven successful the idea failed to rake in approximately the final Lord of your Rings film, which ended it's opening week with $3. 7 mil.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as well as the second Twilight film also acquired better opening weeks.