It was a clear cut victory for the final installment in Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth saga as The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies routed the competition with a $56 million three-day opening weekend. That might not sound like a lot, but the movie opened on a Wednesday and has actually earned $90 million over five days. Although direct comparisons are tricky, that does seem to be less than any of The Lord of the Rings movies made, but in the long run it should at least end up grossing more than The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Elsewhere, it was diminishing returns for the Night at the Museum franchise as Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb earned just $17 million, less than half of what Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian made back in 2009. Annie opened in third with $16.3 million while Exodus: Gods and Kings fell to fourth place. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 rounded out the top 5. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the Bollywood comedy P.K., which managed to crack the top 10.

1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies — $56.22M
2. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb — $17.3M
3. Annie — $16.3M
4. Exodus: Gods and Kings — $8.07M
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 — $7.75M
6. Wild — $4.15M
7. Top Five — $3.57M
8. Big Hero 6 — $3.56M
9. Penguins of Madagascar — $3.53M
10. P.K. — $3.46M