The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit:
The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit:; The Battle of the Five Armies
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Jackson
Screenplay by	Fran Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Peter Jackson; Guillermo del Toro;
Based on	The Hobbit; by J. R. R. Tolkien
Produced by	Carolynne Cunningham; Zane Weiner; Fran Walsh; Peter Jackson;
Starring	Ian McKellen; Martin Freeman; Richard Armitage; Evangeline Lilly; Lee Pace; Luke Evans; Benedict Cumberbatch; Ken Stott; James Nesbitt; Cate Blanchett; Ian Holm; Christopher Lee; Hugo Weaving; Orlando Bloom;
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Jabez Olssen
Music by	Howard Shore
Production; companies	New Line Cinema; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; WingNut Films;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	1 December 2014 (London premiere); 11 December 2014 (New Zealand); 17 December 2014 (United States);
Running time	144 minutes
Countries	New Zealand; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$209–300 million
Box office	$962.2 million

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro. It is based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2013's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the final instalment in The Hobbit trilogy, acting as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The film's story concludes the adventure of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield's company of dwarves, who take possession of the treasure beneath the Lonely Mountain as various factions clash over it, while the orc Azog the Defiler and his forces make their move.

The film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Billy Connolly, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Stephen Fry, and Ryan Gage. The ensemble cast also features Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Orlando Bloom. It was Holm's final film before his death in 2020, as well as Lee's final live-action role, although he would be featured as a voice actor in several films released after he died in 2015.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies premiered in London on 1 December, 2014, and was released on 11 December in New Zealand and on 17 December in the United States, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $962.2 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2014. It received numerous accolades, including being nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 87th Academy Awards.

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[bbfc-1] "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

[bfi-2] "The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[FilmLA-4] "Feature Film Study" (PDF). Film L.A. Inc. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[profit-5] Cite error: The named reference profit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[box_office_total-6] "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

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