'The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug' Box Office Dominates With $73.7 Million

Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex.
Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. "Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend's No. 1 film, Disney's animated fable "Frozen."
Melting down to the No. 2 position, "Frozen" earned $22.2 in its third weekend, bringing its impressive overall domestic ticket total to nearly $164.4 million.
Despite its first place position, "Hobbit" fell short of topping its prequel's...