'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' crosses $100 million mark in United States

Director Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' has crossed $100 million mark in its first week in the US.

'Five Armies' is the third movie to pass $100 million in the US in a week this year, following Lionsgate's 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1', which grossed USD 168.7 million in its opening week, and Disney-Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' with USD 134.4 million, reported Variety.

'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' is the third part based on the novel 'The Hobbit' by J R Tolkien. 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', which is the first part of the adaptation grossed $113 million in its first week and 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', took in USD 96 million in US.

'Five Armies' was released on December 17 and is expected to lead the four-day Christmas weekend in the US with about USD 30 million to USD 35 million.