LOS ANGELES: ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week with nearly $33 million.    

The Warner Bros. fantasy epic from director Peter Jackson, based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, has made $222.7 million domestically alone.    Two big holiday movies, and potential awards contenders, also had strong openings.

Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western-blaxploitation mash-up ''Django Unchained'' came in second place for the weekend with $30.7 million.

The Weinstein Co. revenge epic, starring Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz, has earned $64 million since its Christmas Day opening. And in third place with $28 million was the sweeping, all-singing ''Les Miserables.''

The Universal Pictures musical starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway has made $67.5 million since debuting on Christmas.