Narnia takes Disney’s box-office record

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” has outstripped “Toy Story 2” as Disney’s biggest UK hit at the box office, Disney Home Video said on Thursday.

“Narnia” has grossed 44.4 million pounds in the UK to date, trumping the previous record of 44.3 million pounds held by the 1999 blockbuster “Toy Story 2.”

Disney said it also expects strong sales of the DVD, due to be released on April 3 in the UK, and April 4th in the US.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” has taken $403.5 million (232 million pounds) to date at the world box-office.

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