Holiday box office winners and losers and the Razzies short list
Hobbit hailed, The Interview failed
The Hobbit trilogy finale was tops at the box office over the holidays, remaining in the number one spot for its third straight week.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies made $220.8 million in the U.S. and has made $722.9 million with the addition of global ticket sales.
Peter Jackson's Middle-earth finale narrowly edged out the Disney musical Into the Woods, which cost considerably less to make, and Angelina Jolie's Second World War tale Unbroken from Universal.
The Imitation Game, the Weinstein Co.'s code-breaker thriller about Second World War hero Alan Turing took the fourth spot over the holidays.
Worst in film
And in the winning for being a loser category, the nominations for the Razzies have been leaked. The official nominations for Hollywood's worst of 2014 will be released Jan. 14.
A Million Ways to Die in the West leads the Golden Raspberry list so far with eight nominations. The Interview, which has led to major fallout for its depiction of the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, received four Razzies nods, including Worst Picture and Worst Duo.
Darren Aronofsky's controversial latest film, Noah (starring Russell Crowe), which adapts the biblical story for a modern audience, also received four Razzies nominations.
Here are the Razzies nomination lists for Worst Picture, Worst Actress and Worst Actor:
Worst Picture:
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas.
Transcendence.
A Million Ways to Die in the West.
Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?
Legend of Hercules.
Sex Tape.
A Haunted House 2.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Left Behind.
The Interview.
Transformers: Age of Extinction.
I, Frankenstein.
Worst Actress:
Charlize Theron, A Million Ways to Die in the West.
Elizabeth Banks, Walk of Shame.
Jennifer Aniston, Horrible Bosses 2.
Cameron Diaz, The Other Woman and Sex Tape.
Gabrielle Wilde, Endless Love.
Nicole Kidman, Before I Go to Sleep.
Melissa McCarthy, Tammy.
Drew Barrymore, Blended.
Gaia Weiss, The Legend of Hercules.
Lea Michelle (Voice Only), Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
Worst Actor:
Seth MacFarlane, A Million Ways to Die in the West.
Johnny Depp, Transcendence.
Adam Sandler, Blended.
Seth Rogen, The Interview.
Kellan Lutz, The Legend of Hercules.
Marlon Wayans, A Haunted House 2.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sabotage.
Aaron Eckhart, I, Frankenstein.
Alex Pettyfer, Endless Love.
Kirk Cameron, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas.
James Franco, The Interview.
Nicolas Cage, Left Behind.
With files from The Associated Press