The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy and adventure movie. The movie is about Bilbo Baggins going with Thorin Oakenshield and his dwarves to reclaim Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Smaug. Evangeline Lilly plays the elf Tauriel.

Ed Sheeran's "I See Fire" plays during the movie's end credits.

The movie took in over $960 million overall. This is more than both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. It is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013 and the 34th highest-grossing film of all time. The film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, and other casts while Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom and Stephen Fry have first appeared.

 Reception worldwide 
Outside North America, The Desolation of Smaug was released  internationally on 16,405 screens. The film earned $135.4 million in its opening weekend. Its largest openings occurred in China ($33.0 million), Germany ($19.0 million) and the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($15.2 million). It topped the box office outside North America on four consecutive weekends and five in total. It is the highest-grossing film of 2013 in many European countries.

Cast
 Ian McKellen as Gandalf
 Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
 Richard Armitage as Thorin
 Ken Stott as Balin
 Graham McTavish as Dwalin
 William Kircher as Bifur
 James Nesbitt as Bofur
 Stephen Hunter as Bombur
 Dean O'Gorman as Fili
 Aidan Turner as Kili
 John Callen as Oin
 Peter Hambleton as Gloin
 Jed Brophy as Nori
 Mark Hadlow as Dori
 Adam Brown as Ori
 Orlando Bloom as Legolas
 Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
 Lee Pace as Thranduil
 Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
 Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug/Necromancer
 Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
 Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
 Antony Sher as Thrain
 Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman
 Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
 Ryan Gage as Alfrid
 John Bell as Bain
 Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
 Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
 Manu Bennett as Azog
 Lawrence Makoare as Bolg
 Ben Mitchell as Narzog
 Stephen Ure as Fimbul
 Craig Hall as Galion
 Robin Kerr as Elros
 Eli Kent as Lethuin
 Simon London as Feren

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