Box Office

Letting The Goblet of Fire prepare the marketplace for its arrival, The Chronicles of Narnia grossed $41.5 million from just 13 markets.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe helped melt a box office in winter. With a dose of broadly appealing fantasy based on C.S. Lewis’ famous novel, overall business was up 15 percent from the comparable weekend last year, and, with King Kong looming, 2005 is poised to end on a high note despite being the first down box office year since 1991.

According to a source at Disney, who requested anonymity, Prince Caspian, the second story in the Chronicles of Narnia, has been greenlit for a December 2007 theatrical release. Disney was hoping for a $60 million opening weekend for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and since the film’s opening exceeded their expectation they are moving forward.

The big screen movie of The Chronicles of Narnia left cinema audiences spellbound this weekend taking in over €1m in three days. The children’s classic, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the […]

The big screen adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe – CS Lewis’ first book in his much beloved series – hit all the right notes this weekend opening in cinemas across the UK to the staggering tune of £8,039,600 in just 3 days: THE HIGHEST OPENING WEEKEND IN BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL (UK)’s HISTORY EVER!

Coming in from all over the web, we have box office numbers that are all saying one thing: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has taken first place in the box office race, and taken it by storm.

“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” which opens Friday amid overwhelming early praise, is a slam-dunk to end Harry Potter’s three-week reign at the North American box office.

Both the “Narnia” and “Potter” tales revolve around highly symbolic struggles between right and wrong.