THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, from top: Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, 2014. ©Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 59%)
Budget: $253m
Box office: $998m

Though somewhat overwhelmed by its own spectacle, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ends Peter Jackson’s second Middle-earth trilogy on a reasonably satisfying note.