Mar 01, 2013 09:34 AM EST

Release Date Pushed Back for The Hobbit: There And Back Again

" The Hobbit: There And Back Again", the final film of the Hobbit trilogy, has had its release date pushed back. Originally, the film was to be released on July 18, 2014 and now the date is set for December 17, 2014.

The rescheduling will now avoid the film going up against "X-Men: Days Of Future Past".

The original film has earned $300.9M domestically and $979.9M worldwide. The second installment of the trilogy, "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug", is slated for a December 13 release.

Countdown to the release of The Hobbit: There and Back Again, with the iPhone Movie Countdown Clock App.