How much do you think Smaug, the magnificent dragon from The Hobbit, is really worth? Forbes writer Michael Noer says it’s not that difficult to calculate: $8.6 billion. Want to know how he figured ...

Over the years there has been tremendous curiosity about precisely how Forbes’ crack team of fictional reporters calculates the value of imaginary fortunes for our annual Fictional 15 ranking of the ...

Smaug has a message for hobbit, dwarfs and wizards looking for a piece of his treasure in an action-packed new trailer for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” “I am king under the mountain,” the ...

This week, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters, introducing us to Peter Jackson’s vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous dragon. But in a media landscape overstuffed with dragons, why do ...