ANGELINA JOLIE unwrapped a $15 million present Thursday, when her new movie “Unbroken” won the Christmas Day box office.

    The drama, which is Jolie’s sophomore directorial effort, debuted in 3,131 theaters. An adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand’s non-fiction book of the same name, “Unbroken” brought in US$15.59 million to take the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office.

    Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, and Garrett Hedlund, among others, “Unbroken” tells the story of the late Louis Zamperini. Zamperini passed away this past November, but before his death, he worked with Jolie on adapting his fascinating life story for the big screen, including his time in the Olympics, achievements in the Air Force, brushes with death, and years spent as a prisoner of war in Japan.

    Jolie’s direction of the Coen brothers-penned script narrowly beat out Disney’s “Into the Woods.” The star-studded fairy-tale flick came in at a close second with US$15.08 million from 2,440 theaters.

    In third place was the final Hobbit film, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” which made US$13.14 million at 3,875 screens. One of the late Robin Williams’ final projects took the No. 4 spot, as “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” charted US$7.35 million from 3,914 theaters. Rounding out the top five was Mark Wahlberg’s “The Gambler,” counting an estimated US$5 million at 2,478 theaters. (SD-Agencies)