Monday, May 19, 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian debuted with $56.6 million, per studio estimates compiled today by Exhibitor Relations Co. The total was more than enough to nab the weekend's No. 1 spot, and more than enough to go down as the year's second strongest opener, but not near enough to best its predecessor.
In 2005 the first Narnia movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, opened with $65.6 million.
Exhibitor Relation's Jeff Bock said Prince Caspian was projected to come in at $80 million—maybe even higher.
"This is quite a surprise," Bock said.
Bock said bigger things were expected for Prince Caspian because of how steadily The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe made its money. In other words, the Narnia franchise looked like it was on the upswing. Now, Bock said he wouldn't be surprised if Disney moved up the release of the third movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, from next May to this December.
Bock suspected that Prince Caspian's darker, warring storyline kept some families away.
"I don't know if I've seen as many death blows in a Disney film," he said. "When your comic relief is a mouse assassin, that's enough to make even Mickey blush."
Prince Caspian, starring newcomer Ben Barnes as the title's conflicted royal, suffered not only in comparison to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but also Iron Man. In its first week, Caspian couldn't match what Iron Man did in its second.
This was Iron Man's third weekend—and not a bad third weekend at that. The superhero movie took in another $31.2 million, bringing its total to a supersize $222.5 million.
1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $56.6 million
2. Iron Man, $31.2 million
3. What Happens in Vegas, $13.9 million
4. Speed Racer, $7.6 million
5. Baby Mama, $4.6 million
6. Made of Honor, $4.5 million
7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $2.5 million
8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $1.8 million
9. The Forbidden Kingdom, $1 million
10. The Visitor, $687,000
In 2005 the first Narnia movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, opened with $65.6 million.
Exhibitor Relation's Jeff Bock said Prince Caspian was projected to come in at $80 million—maybe even higher.
"This is quite a surprise," Bock said.
Bock said bigger things were expected for Prince Caspian because of how steadily The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe made its money. In other words, the Narnia franchise looked like it was on the upswing. Now, Bock said he wouldn't be surprised if Disney moved up the release of the third movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, from next May to this December.
Bock suspected that Prince Caspian's darker, warring storyline kept some families away.
"I don't know if I've seen as many death blows in a Disney film," he said. "When your comic relief is a mouse assassin, that's enough to make even Mickey blush."
Prince Caspian, starring newcomer Ben Barnes as the title's conflicted royal, suffered not only in comparison to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but also Iron Man. In its first week, Caspian couldn't match what Iron Man did in its second.
This was Iron Man's third weekend—and not a bad third weekend at that. The superhero movie took in another $31.2 million, bringing its total to a supersize $222.5 million.
1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $56.6 million
2. Iron Man, $31.2 million
3. What Happens in Vegas, $13.9 million
4. Speed Racer, $7.6 million
5. Baby Mama, $4.6 million
6. Made of Honor, $4.5 million
7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $2.5 million
8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, $1.8 million
9. The Forbidden Kingdom, $1 million
10. The Visitor, $687,000
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