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United StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$200–315 millionBox office$1.021 billionThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 directed. It is the first installment in a based on ’s 1937 novel. It is followed by (2013) and (2014), and together, they act as a to Jackson's.

The film's screenplay was written by Jackson, his longtime collaborators and, and, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.The story is set in seventy-seven years before the main events of, and portions of the film are adapted from the appendices to Tolkien's. An Unexpected Journey tells the tale of , who is convinced by the wizard to accompany thirteen Dwarves, led by , on a quest to reclaim the from the. The also includes, and, and features, and.An Unexpected Journey premiered on 28 November 2012 in and was released internationally on 12 December 2012. The film grossed over $1.021 billion at the box office, surpassing both and nominally, becoming the and the. Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was nominated for three for,. It was also nominated for three.

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is a great movie. The modern 3D - technology let us enter the world of Tolkien in a new dimension. Peter Jackson made a movie, which shows once again that the small ones are able to be great heroes. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of three movies covering J. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, is anything but “unexpected.” In many ways, it is precisely the film most of us knew that Peter Jackson would make: another Lord of the Rings movie. It has the same epic scope, breathtaking cinematography, and Hobbit-based charms as the.

Further information: andThe characters of Galadriel, Saruman, and Frodo Baggins appear in the novel The Lord of the Rings, but not in the novel The Hobbit. (Radagast was also dropped from the film version of Lord of the Rings, merely being mentioned in passing). Gandalf, Gollum, Bilbo Baggins, Elrond and the Necromancer appear in both novels, although the latter is referred to in Lord of the Rings as. Only Bilbo is portrayed by a different actor in the two sets of films, as the age difference affects his character more. The older Bilbo (Ian Holm) appears in the prologue section of this film. Further information: andA film adaptation of 's novel (1937) was in development for several years after the critical and financial success of (2001–2003), co-written, co-produced, and directed. Jackson was initially going to produce a two-film adaptation of The Hobbit, which was to be directed.

Del Toro left the project in May 2010, after about two years of working with Jackson and his production team, due to delays caused in part by financial problems at. Jackson was announced as director that October.The Hobbit films were, like. For The Hobbit films began on 21 March 2011 in New Zealand and ended on 6 July 2012, after 266 days of filming. For An Unexpected Journey were filmed in July 2012 as well. Work on the film was expected to be completed on 26 November, just two days prior to the film's Wellington premiere.

Peter Jackson would later comment that Del Toro's sudden exit created problems as he felt he had inadequate preparation time which led to him shooting the films with unfinished scripts and without High frame rate The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey used a shooting and projection of 48 frames per second, becoming the first feature film with a to do so. The new projection rate was advertised as ' to the general public. However, the majority of cinemas projected the film at the industry standard 24 fps after the film was converted. Main article:The for An Unexpected Journey was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced.

It was performed by the, and Tiffin' Boys Choir and featured several vocal soloists. The score reprised many themes from the Lord of the Rings trilogy but also introduced numerous new themes, including Shore's orchestral setting of the diegetic 'Misty Mountains' song.The original song 'Song of the Lonely Mountain', sung by, served as the end title theme. The album received nominations for various awards and peaked in the top ten charts in Korea and the United States.Animal deaths According to news reports, up to 27 animals died during the production of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Distribution Marketing. B- with ' The Airline of Middle-earth' livery to promote the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, atThe first trailer for An Unexpected Journey was first screened before the Jackson-produced in the US on 21 December 2011, and released on the Internet on the same day. Geoff Boucher of the said, 'While it was all too fleeting there was enough in it to stir the heart of fans.'

Jen Chaney of stated, 'Visually and tonally, this preview for An Unexpected Journey looks like a perfect match for the Frodo Baggins tales that released in 2001, 2002 and 2003. But plot isn't the main matter at hand in the trailer This clip is all about reacquainting us with Middle-earth.' Jackson, Freeman, McKellen, Armitage, Serkis, Wood, and co-screenwriter appeared at the 2012 promoting the film and screening 12 minutes of footage.On 8 October 2012, Wellington Mayor announced that for the week of the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the capital of New Zealand would be renamed the 'Middle of Middle-earth'. Video games., which was released with the special disclaimer on the front art, marking the connection to the feature film and contains models and characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, including, and others., which was released around the same time as the motion picture and contains a Lego model of, based on his portrayal in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey., which features characters and locations as well as the elements of the official soundtrack.Theatrical release. A outside the in at the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyThe world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey took place on 28 November 2012 at the in, with a full theatrical release in New Zealand on 12 December. The film was released 13 December 2012 in Europe, 14 December 2012 in India, Canada and United States, and 26 December 2012 in Australia.

It was also screened at the 65th in London on 12 December 2012.Around 100,000 people lined the red carpet on for the film's premiere, and the entire event was broadcast live on TV in New Zealand, as well as streaming over the internet.An extended edition of the film had a limited re-release on 5 October 2015, accompanied by a special greeting from Peter Jackson. Home media The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on 19 March 2013, with an extended edition, with 13 minutes of additional footage and three bonus discs containing approximately nine hours of special features, released on 5 November 2013.In the United Kingdom, the film was released on 8 April 2013. Reception Box office The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed $303 million in the United States and Canada and $718.1 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $1.021 billion, becoming the 15th film in history to reach $1 billion.

It is the and the. It scored a worldwide opening weekend of $222.6 million, including $15.1 million from 452 IMAX theaters around the world, which was an IMAX opening-weekend record for December.An Unexpected Journey earned $13.0 million during its midnight run, setting a December midnight record (previously held by ). It then topped the box office on its opening day (Friday, 14 December 2012) earning $37.1 million from 4,045 theaters (midnight earnings included), setting a December opening-day record (previously held by ).

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By the end of its first weekend it grossed $84.62 million, finishing in first place and setting a then December opening-weekend record (previously held by ). 3D showings accounted for 49% of weekend ticket sales while IMAX showings generated $10.1 million (12% of the weekend gross). The film held onto the top spot for a second weekend, despite declining 57% to $36.7 million. An Unexpected Journey remained at the top of the box office during its third weekend, dropping only 11% to $32.9 million.An Unexpected Journey earned $11.2 million on its opening day (Wednesday, 12 December 2012) from 16 markets. Through its first Sunday, it managed a five-day opening-weekend gross of just under $138.0 million. It topped the box office outside North America on two consecutive weekends. In Sweden, it scored the second-largest five-day opening with $6.20 million (behind ).

Its three largest openings occurred in the UK, Ireland, and Malta ($18.8 million); Russia and the CIS ($17.8 million), and Germany ($17.1 million). Critical response After the New Zealand premiere, noted that critical responses were 'largely positive' but with 'mixed responses to the film's technological advances'. After the film's international release, called reviews 'unenthusiastic' and the said the critical consensus is that the film 'stumbles'.

The film holds a 64% rating on based on 299 reviews, with an average score of 6.54/10. The site's consensus reads 'Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film's deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty.' On, the film has a score of 58 out of 100 based on collected reviews from 40 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.

The main contention of debate was regarding the film's length, its controversial, and whether or not the film matched the level of expectation built from, while the film's visual style, special effects, music score, and cast were praised, especially the performances of,. According to polls, the film received an 'A' grade from audiences.of criticised the film's use of '48 frames per second Couple that with 3D and the movie looks so hyper-real that you see everything that's fake about it The 169 minutes of screen time hurts, since the first 45 minutes of the film traps us in the hobbit home of the young Bilbo Baggins,' but continued with 'Once Bilbo and the dwarves set on their journey things perk up considerably. Trolls, orcs, wolves and mountainous monsters made of remarkably pliable stone bring out the best in Jackson and his Rings co-screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.' Of gave the film two stars out of five and said 'Thank heavens for Andy Serkis, whose riddling return as Gollum steals the entire film. It is the only time the digital effects and smoother visuals underline, rather than undermine, the mythical drama of Bilbo's adventure. As a lover of cinema, Jackson’s film bored me rigid; as a lover of Tolkien, it broke my heart.'

He thought the film was 'so stuffed with extraneous faff and flummery that it often barely feels like Tolkien at all – more a dire, fan-written internet tribute.' Magazine's Keith Uhlich praised the film as 'a mesmerizing study in excess, Peter Jackson and company's long-awaited prequel to the Lord of the Rings saga is bursting with surplus characters, wall-to-wall special effects, unapologetically drawn-out story tangents and double the frame rate (48 over 24) of the average movie.' Magazine's commented on use of high frame rate technology and length of the film, writing 'After 170 minutes, I felt that I had had enough of a pretty good thing. The trilogy will test the stamina of the non-believers, and many might feel.

That the traditional filmic look of Lord of the Rings was better.' Richard Lawson from commented on the film's 'video game'-like visual effects, saying 'this is a dismally unattractive movie, featuring too many shots that I'm sure were lovely at some point but are now ruined and chintzified by the terrible technology monster.' Matthew Leyland of gave the film a five-star rating and said that it is 'Charming, spectacular, technically audacious in short, everything you expect from a Peter Jackson movie. A feeling of familiarity does take hold in places, but this is an epically entertaining first course.' Ed Gonzalez of awarded the film three stars out of four and called it 'The first of an arguably gratuitous three-part cine-extravaganza.' Of said that 'Jackson and his colleagues have created a purist's delight And leads to an undeniably exciting, action-packed climax.' McCarthy did however think that 'Though there are elements in this new film that are as spectacular as much of the Rings trilogy was there is much that is flat-footed and tedious as well, especially in the early going.'

Kate Muir of gave the film four out of five stars, saying Martin Freeman 'perks up' the film as Bilbo Baggins and that Jackson's use of 48 frames per second 3D technology gives the film 'lurid clarity'. Dan Jolin of gave the film four out of five stars and thought 'The Hobbit plays younger and lighter than Fellowship and its follow-ups, but does right by the faithful and has a strength in Martin Freeman's Bilbo that may yet see this trilogy measure up to the last one' and he stated that 'There is treasure here'. Accolades. Main article:The film received three nominations for, and as well as praise from critics organization and from critics groups, such as the, Phoenix Film Critics Society. The film's team won an —the Scientific and Engineering Award for inventing a technique which has made huge advances in bringing to life computer-generated characters such as Gollum in the film to the screen. In January 2013, it was announced The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was nominated in the Best Live Action Motion Picture category at the Cinema Audio Society Awards, awarded on 16 February.An Unexpected Journey led the nominations at the with nine, more than which earned eight nominations at the time of its release.

These nominations included ('s eleventh Saturn Award nomination), for, for (his third nomination for playing ) and for. It won Best Production Design for, and.An Unexpected Journey also earned five nominations at the, winning in two categories, Best Actor for and Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Film.

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