“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” while not appearing in the top 30 weekly DVD sales since January, is nearing 5 million units sold.

According to The Numbers, PC has sold 4,798,916 copies through April 12, 2009.  This figure does not include Blu-ray disc sales, and Amazon.com’s Blu-ray bundle (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian) is probably not included, either.  While specific data is hard to come by, it is reasonable to assume PC has moved a total of five million discs between the two formats in the United States alone.  International sales would move that figure even higher.

For those keeping tally, PC has generated over half a billion dollars in revenue from ticket sales ($419.6 million), DVD sales ($76.2 million in the United States), and television broadcasting rights (reportedly $15 million).  Adding in revenue from iTunes downloads, international DVD sales, soundtrack sales, and other merchandise would move that figure higher also.

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Three years after “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the second filmed installment of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books is back on top of the box office.

“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” whisks the four Pevensie children back into the magical world to help Prince Caspian, played by Ben Barnes, in his struggle against his wicked uncle.

The film took 4.1 million pounds in its opening weekend, according to Screen International, and edged out another newcomer, action thriller “Wanted.”

Reuters

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Prince Caspian has hit the magic number that makes it a definite blockbuster. It has made over $200 Million worldwide. At only $125 million in the domestic US, it’s not very close to the box office, but it has made enough to cover production costs, and still hasn’t been released in Europe.

This is not to mention the potential DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales when the film releases in December (rumored). And for those of you that have been wondering, there is nothing yet mentioned about a possible Prince Caspian: Extended Edition. The sequences in the film are pretty much as is. They didn’t cut too much that was in the script.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian dethroned Iron Man as ruler at the box office, pulling down $56.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Walt Disney Co.’s action sequel took in less domestically in its opening weekend than The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which sold $65.6 million in North America in its debut weekend in December 2005. “Caspian” also raked in $20.7 million overseas.

But Disney expects the PG-rated movie, based on the C.S. Lewis fantasy series, to ride high through the coming Memorial Day weekend. The first “Narnia” tale grossed $745 million worldwide over its theatrical run.

“This is a film that we think is going to play all summer long and it’s got nothing but school holidays in front of it,” said Mark Zoradi, president of the Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Group.

Disney is in pre-production on the third of the series, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, set for release in the summer of 2010.

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man slipped to second place after two weeks at No. 1 with $31.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $222.5 million.

Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC, said the flawed superhero flick is holding its appeal better than Spider-Man 3 did the previous May.

“Iron Man continues to hold very well,” he said. “It’s definitely cutting into audiences across the board.”

The 20th Century Fox comedy What Happens in Vegas, starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, came in third, with $13.9 million in its second weekend. Its domestic total reached $40.3 million, well above its $35 million budget.

“It’s clearly the comedy, non-family movie in the marketplace right now,” said Chris Aronson, a Fox senior vice president.

Warner Bros.’ disappointing “Speed Racer” slowed to $7.6 million for fourth place, driving in $29.8 million over two weeks.

The studio said it was not ready to call it game over on the Wachowski brothers movie, which cost $120 million to make.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ executive vice president of distribution, said next weekend was “do or die” for the movie.

Overture Films’ acclaimed drama, “The Visitor,” crept into 10th place at the box office with $687,000.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which received a somewhat ho-hum reaction at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, whips its way into theaters on Thursday.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

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.

Note: NarniaFans, make sure to come back tomorrow when we will have the full report on Prince Caspian’s opening weekend figures.

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Movie Studios Tally Earnings

The American Thanksgiving is commonly used for the start of the new movie year, and the movie studios have tallied their earnings for 2006. According to the Toronto Star in Canada, The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe came in second for the highest grossing film, earning $291,709,845.

The only movie to earn more money then Narnia was The Pirate of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which made $422,543,393. Narnia beat such movies as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($289,994,397) Cars ($244,052,711) and X-Men: The Last Stand: ($234,360,014)

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“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” took the No. 1 spot in Japan for the seventh week in a row, raising its international total to $445 million.

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“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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It may only be for a few days, but this could be final. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe hits DVD in a couple of weeks; and in some parts of the country, it is still playing in theatres. If the weekend estimate holds, then it is now the number 2 film for 2005, topping Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by a few hundred thousand dollars.

As of March 19, 2006
LWW: $289,847,008
HP4: $289,710,552

[See the numbers at Box Office Mojo]

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The power of the Japan market for Hollywood films was amply demonstrated last weekend as “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” propelled itself back into the No. 1 position at the international box office on the strength of its debut there.

“Narnia,” which began its international campaign almost three months ago, bowed Saturday in Japan for a weekend box office estimate of $9.2 million (5.2 million pounds), more than the comparable gross of any other overseas entry. To date, the family fantasy has earned $389 million.

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has remained top of the worldwide box office for the fourth week running.

The Narnia film took an estimated $20m (£11.26m) at the weekend in cinemas outside the US and Canada, taking its cumulative takings to $319m (£179.7m).

It is expected to take over from Toy Story as the most successful big screen release in Disney’s history.

In the US, basketball movie Glory Road was the weekend’s top film, beating new releases Last Holiday and Hoodwinked.

Long weekend

Despite remaining the biggest film around the world, the Narnia film fell to number four in the US and Canada box office chart.

Despite falling to seven in the chart, Peter Jackson’s King Kong has passed the $200m mark after 33 days of release in North America.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, meanwhile, took only 22 days to reach that benchmark.

Narnia has become the first international film release to make $100m in 2006 alone, and remained top of the Australian box office for the fourth week running.

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