Martin Scorsese‘s sex-laced The Wolf of Wall Street — starring Leonardo DiCaprio as debauched Wall Street bad boy Jordan Belfort — and holdover The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ended Christmas Day in a virtual tie at the North American box office.
But, Desolation of Smaug finished slightly ahead, taking in $9.3 million, compared to $9.2 million for Wolf of Wall Street, which earned a C CinemaScore in a nod to its controversial content.
Read which movie is expected to lose money during this holiday season at The Hollywood Reporter.
