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While _An_ _Unexpected Journey_ made $31.9 million its third weekend and _The Desolation of Smaug_ $29 million, _The Battle of the Five Armies_ made $21.9 million. Though a third-weekend total of $21.9 million isn’t disappointing by most standards — _Unbroken_ and _Into the Woods_ didn’t even reach the $20 million mark in their second weekends — it does show that the appetite for _The Hobbit_ has weakened, however slightly, over time. _Unbroken_ and _Into the Woods,_ two films that opened Christmas day and spent their first weekend [nearly tied at the box office](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/01/box-office-preview-woman-in-black-2/), were close once again: _Into the Woods_ took the number two spot with $19.1 million while _Unbroken_ hovered close behind with $18.4 million — meaning both dropped by just about 40 percent. As for new releases, horror flick _The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death_ outperformed by earning $15.1 million, over $5 million more than expected by forecasters. The first _Woman in Black_ also outperformed when, in 2012, it opened with $20.8 million, but the sequel wasn’t expected to do as well because of its lack of star-power and because of the presence of so many other buzzed-about options available in theaters. But these other options probably ended up working in _The Woman in Black 2_‘s favor. Horror fans haven’t had much to see in cinemas since Halloween time, so this sequel was probably the answer to scary-movie cravings that _Into the Woods_, for instance, couldn’t sate. _Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,_ the latest family-friendly favorite, rounded out the top five with $14.5 million. The Ben Stiller film has made $137.5 million to date — enough to break even with the movie’s $127 million budget. **1\.** [**_The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133%5F20883832,00.html) **_—_** **$21.9 million** **2\.** [**_Into the Woods_** ](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20883937,00.html)**_—_** **$19.1 million** **3\.** [**_Unbroken_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20883940,00.html) **_—_** **$18.4 million** **4\.** [**_The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133%5F20888137,00.html) **_—_** **$15.1 million** **5\.** [**_Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb_**](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133%5F20884491,00.html) **— $14.5 million** Although _Night at the Museum_ and _Annie_ opened the same weekend, the former has been a step ahead of the musical remake since day one: _Annie_ took the No. 6 spot with $11.4 million this weekend. As for smaller releases, the Clint Eastwood-directed Bradley Cooper film _American Sniper_ brought in a stunning $640,000 in its second weekend from only four locations. Crime drama _A Most Violent Year_ also played in just four locations, but made a less eye-opening $188,000 debut. 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