Either way, it's a shit result for Hobbit. Some Hollywood movies still manage $40m or more even today. Potter made over $100m last year. The market doesn't change that much in a year. They just don't give a shit about Hobbit.
Lightstorm is a production company, like Scott Free, i think. It's definitely not a SFX house. Cameron was one of the founders of Digital Domain, though. I dunno if he still has a stake in it. It's not doing so hot (filed for bankruptcy in 2012).
Yes. Plus i don't know what some are talking about regarding bloat. While i had my issues, bloat was not it. In fact, it felt rushed in parts. More character moments please!
But barely beating the December record is nothing to write home about when the movie in question is the prequel to LOTR. It'll probably top $300m, yes. Again, nothing terribly exciting.
It's not. It's in line with OS numbers.This is mimicking FOTR in totals ($850m). Although, i wouldn't be surprised if it misses $300m DOM. Its first Sunday might very well be bellow $20m. By the time holidays start it won't do that much per day.