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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Released
2012 · FILM

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

A reluctant hobbit is swept into an epic quest with a company of dwarves to reclaim their homeland from a dragon, forcing him to confront his fears and discover his unexpected courage.

“From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.”

Directed by
Peter Jackson, Peter Jackson Nm0001392
Written by
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
169 min
AdventureFantasy

Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit leading a quiet life, is drawn into an epic quest alongside Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who aim to reclaim their mountain home from the dragon Smaug.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 63+ credited

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jabez OlssenShot by Andrew LesnieScored by Howard ShoreDesigned by Dan Hennah

Box Office

2012 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$1.02B

Budget$250.0M
Worldwide gross$1.02B
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $303.0M — 30% of worldwide · International: $718.1M (70%)

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Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reisede
  • Der Hobbit – Eine unerwartete Reisede
  • Der Hobbit 1 - Eine unerwartete Reisede
  • Der Hobbit: Eine unerwartete Reisede
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyde
  • El hobbit: un viaje inesperadoes
  • Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendufr
  • Lo Hobbit - Un viaggio inaspettatoit

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