The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies continues its global reign with a strong opening in Italy, bringing in $5.63 million with 591,030 admissions. Peter Jackson ’s final entry into the middle-earth trilogy crushed the competition in a very packed week. Local comedy Il Ricco led il Povero a el Maggiordomo (otherwise known as The Rich, the Poor and the Butler), which held strong at number two with $2.56 million.
