The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

"Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

14,039 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

MTV Movie for Best Fight

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Visual Effects

Best Sound Editing

Best Sound

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$250.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$958.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$708.4M

ROI: +283%

Budget Recovery383% of budget

$0|Budget: $250.0M|Revenue: $958.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

63.3K

Daily Avg

1.1K

7-Day Trend

-2%

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Based On

The Hobbit

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Zealand

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Middle-earth

Series & Franchise

Part of

The Hobbit trilogyPeter Jackson's Middle-earth film series

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Film Editing

Jabez Olssen

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Costume Design

Richard TaylorAnn Maskrey

Production Design

Dan Hennah

Production Companies

WingNut FilmsNew Line CinemaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

Warner Bros. EntertainmentNetflixFórum Hungary

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Available in 86 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Crave, MGM Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	MGM Amazon Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

France12

Belgium16

Brazil12

+22 more countries

Production

Director

Peter Jackson

Writers

J. R. R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro

Production Companies

New Line CinemaMetro-Goldwyn-MayerWingNut Films

Cast

Ian McKellen

Gandalf the Grey

Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins

Richard Armitage

Thorin Oakenshield

Benedict Cumberbatch

Smaug / Sauron

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Evangeline Lilly

Tauriel

Lee Pace

King Thranduil

Luke Evans

Bard / Girion

Stephen Fry

The Master of Laketown

Ken Stott

Balin

James Nesbitt

Bofur

Mikael Persbrandt

Beorn

Tags & Keywords

goldlakebased on novel or bookelvesdwarfshapeshiftingmountaingiant spidermelancholysequelbeartrolldragonturns into animalbarrel

External Links

IMDb Official Website Wikidata

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