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Ten Years Ago, Audiences Celebrated With Hobbits, Family-Friendly Musicals, and Ben Stiller at the Christmas 2014 Box Office

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Story by Lisa LamanDecember 22, 2024 • 3:25 AM
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Reflecting on the box office trends that defined the 2014 holiday season, as Hollywood's landscape undergoes a dramatic transformation over the past decade.
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  • In 2014, the final installment of the Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, was the biggest December release, grossing $255.1 million domestically - a figure that would be dwarfed by the behemoth Star Wars and Hunger Games franchises that would soon come to dominate the box office.
  • The 2014 holiday slate also included family-friendly musicals like Into the Woods and Annie, which were trying to mimic past Christmas successes like Dreamgirls and Les Miserables, but failed to exceed expectations, signaling a shift in audience preferences in the coming years.
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Ben Stiller, Marvel Studios, Netflix, DC Extended Universe, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim, American Sniper, Star Wars, Into the Woods, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Annie, Dreamgirls, Les Miserables, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Big Hero 6, Top Five, PK, 3 Idiots, Dangal, Pushpa 2: The Role, The Force Awakens, Wicked
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