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9:08 am, December 21st, 2013
BOX OFFICEThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is battling Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues for box office supremacy on the weekend before Christmas.
Both movies are on pace for roughly $30 million, according to early estimates.
The animated family flick Frozen should place third with about $20 million.
American Hustle expands to wide release this weekend and is projected to earn about $18 million.
Another Jennifer Lawrence movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is in a tight race with Saving Mr. Banks for fifth place.
Both movies are tracking toward $9.5 million.
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas and Walking with Dinosaurs are both looking at $8 million weekends.
Gossip Cop will have updates.
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