If high-fantasy prequels are your jam, then you can keep the party going on August 25 with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Version. After the rousing success that was the Lord of the ...

CHINA: As noted above, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug had an estimated three-day haul of Rmb 198M, or $32.7M, from approximately 5,500 screens for a big No. 1.