The Hobbit earns $13 million in midnight runs in the US

MUMBAI: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed $13 million in midnight runs on Friday in the US.

Peter Jackson‘s 3D fantasy-adventure is the first title in a planned trilogy which is based on J. R. R. Tolkien‘s novel The Hobbit that was published in 1937.

Starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen as wizard Gandalf, the movie is co-produced and co-financed by New Line and MGM.

It is distributed by Warner Bros.