Crowds Love Jack Reacher, But Hobbit Still Wins

Christmas weekend is weird for Hollywood because movies often gain traction as the holiday week goes on, the New York Times reports. Still, the box office looks plausible enough: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held onto first with $36.7 million, ahead of Jack Reacher ($15.6 million) and Judd Apatow's This Is 40 ($12 million). Reacher received an A-minus exit-poll score and This Is 40 a B-minus, which could predict future sales. Rise of the Guardians took fourth with $5.9 million and Lincoln fifth with $5.6 million, bringing its seven-week gross to $116.8 million.