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See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Photos of the week Our top photos from the past week. Slideshow Life in Aleppo's ruins The quieter moments in Syria's battle town. Slideshow "The Hobbit" keeps box office crown for third week Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Christmas box-office haul paces Hollywood for record year Wed, Dec 26 2012 Christmas provides Connecticut town a break from mourning Tue, Dec 25 2012 "Hobbit" fever beats Tom Cruise at box office Sun, Dec 23 2012 Videogames under fire, Hollywood lays low after school shooting Wed, Dec 19 2012 "Django Unchained" premiere canceled after Newtown shooting Tue, Dec 18 2012 Analysis & Opinion Philanthropy: You’re doing it wrong Counterparties: Aggressive Doves Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » Related Video "The Hobbit" holds onto box office crown 3:21pm EST 1 of 2. New Zealand director Peter Jackson (C) and cast members Richard Armitage (L), Martin Freeman (2nd L), Elijah Wood (2nd R) and Andy Serkis attend the Japan premiere of their movie 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey' in Tokyo December 1, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:55pm EST (Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained." Despite surging past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day with an $18.1 million opening, "Les Miz" managed only third place in U.S. and Canadian sales with $28 million as Christmas shoppers returned from the malls to boost Hollywood's box office, according to studio estimates. "The Hobbit," in its third week of release, has now grossed $222.7 million domestically, Warner Bros said. Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," a western starring Jamie Fox as a slave turned bounty hunter, took second with an impressive $30.7 million. Tom Cruise's crime drama "Jack Reacher," which features author Lee Child's former military investigator solving a fatal sniper attack, landed in fifth with $14 million, outpaced by "Parental Guidance," the Billy Crystal-Bette Midler as grandparents comedy which took in $14.8 million to nab fourth. Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for Fox, said the "Parental Guidance" performance was "just a tremendous result for our little engine that could." Backed by a musical score that made it a Broadway icon, "Les Miz" surged past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day, collecting $18.1 million to pass "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" with the biggest midweek opening day by a musical. But it was not enough to conquer the "Hobbit" juggernaut, which scored its third straight box office weekend win. Universal's president for domestic distribution Nikki Rocco called the "Les Miz" $28 million take "phenomenal, especially considering we went into the weekend with $40 million," an unexpectedly strong figure for its first few days in release. "People really love this movie, which is even more rewarding and gratifying," Rocco said. "Les Miserables," which stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, benefited from Oscar buzz and its star power, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com's box office division, who said he wouldn't be surprised to see the musical pass $200 million before it's done. That would put it among the Hollywood's Top 20 best-selling musicals. It would pass the 1972 film "Cabaret," which grossed $191 million in box office sales adjusted for higher ticket prices, and put it close to "Camelot," which sold $204.5 million in 1967, according to the web site the-numbers.com. The most successful musical is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which grossed more than $6.3 billion but has been re-released by Walt Disney nine times since its 1937 premiere, according to the site. A rush of high-profile films in December is expected to push 2012 to a domestic box office record. The current record is $10.6 billion, set in 2009. "Jack Reacher" debuted just days after the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting sparked new debate about the impact of movie violence. "Reacher" begins with a sniper killing a handful of seemingly random victims. A red-carpet premiere and a screening to promote the $60-million production were postponed after the December 14 Newtown tragedy. Adult comedy "This is 40" starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann as a middle-aged couple was sixth with $13.2 million. The Judd Apatow $35 million film totaled $37 million after two weeks. 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