"Who directed the film ""The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug""?"
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and is the second installment in the three-part film series based on the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film was preceded by "" (2012) and followed by "" (2014); together they operate as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug November 2014 in the United Kingdom, and 4 November 2014 in the United States, with 25 minutes of new material and original music. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" grossed $258,366,855 in North America and $700,000,000 in other countries for a worldwide total of $958,366,855. Calculating in all expenses, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $134.1 million. It is the fourth highest-grossing 2013 film and currently the 26th highest-grossing film of all time. It grossed $209 million worldwide on its opening weekend. In North America, "The Desolation of Smaug" earned $8.8 million during its midnight opening,