The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Directed by	Peter Jackson
Produced by	Carolynne Cunningham Zane Weiner Fran Walsh Peter Jackson
Based on	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Starring	Martin Freeman Ian McKellen Richard Armitage Evangeline Lilly Luke Evans Lee Pace Benedict Cumberbatch Ken Stott James Nesbitt Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Orlando Bloom
Release date	1 December 2014(London premiere) 11 December 2014(New Zealand) 17 December 2014(United States)
Running time	144 minutes (Theatrical) 164 minutes (Extended)
Country	New Zealand United States
Language	English
Budget	$250 million
Box office	$956 million

"So began a battle that none had expected; and it was called The Battle of the Five Armies, and it was very terrible."

Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.