Dawn Treader Grosses $24.5m Opening Weekend
In its first three days, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader grossed an estimated $24.5 Million in the U.S. and Canada. 54% of that came from 3D showings. This total falls short of the $55m earned by Prince Caspian (May 2008), and the $65m by The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (December 2005). Dawn Treader‘s worldwide total is at $105m.
Estimated weekend results:
1. $24m – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2. $17m – The Tourist
3. $14m – Tangled
4. $8m – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
5. $4 – Unstoppable
Box Office Mojo writes:
It was hoped that a return to December along with marketing that pushed the first movie’s lion, witch and Christian angles and the addition of the 3D illusion would rekindle interest, but the third Narnia mustered a weaker start than fantasy also-ran The Golden Compass, let alone the other Narnias.
The domestic total is certainly below expectations. But it fared better internationally. Yahoo writes:
[Dawn Treader and The Tourist] were lambasted by critics, and both carried hefty price tags — $150 million and $100 million, respectively — requiring strong overseas sales to make them profitable. The two previous “Chronicles of Narnia” films did most of their business overseas, where Depp and Jolie are also more popular.
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Fox said it succeeded in its aim of resurrecting the franchise, and was “excited” about its overall prospects.
Dawn Treader will face some big competition from Disney’s Tron: Legacy when it releases this Friday.
Now, it is time to wait and see if another Narnia film is green-lit…
I'm pretty sure Fox is going more for an international, long term success rather than a blockbuster opening.
How cool would it be if they ended up making the 'silver chair' It's a far, FAR easier book to adapt into a movie! The structure of the story of the silver chair is probably the most cinematic of all the chronicles. It's halarious because people out of the 'know' were like, "what, a third narnia movie!!!" It's like the guy who got the crap beat out of him but he just keeps getting back up to fight. Now with 'Treader's' 'sinking' box office buzz, can you imagine what people would think if the silver chair hits the big screen? lol They'd be like, "that walden media, they just never give up; they're beasts!! hahahaha perserverance is a great testimony too the narnia franchise too! But anyways, this latest box office news is very encouraging!!
I have just seen the snowy weather in america on the australian news and it was pretty bad…llike literally the country is soaked in snow lol…but it looks fun…it never snows where we live …this REALLY explains why the domestic gross is very low…besides VDT is doing really well in the foreign countries so I still have hope VDT will still do well…and fox made a good point about it may be the audiences last impression from the last film that stopped them watching from this film…its the word of mouth that should help this film…ALL THE BEST!!!
They should have left in the line about the Duke of Galma's daughter…"Squints and has freckles." That would have made me burst into glorious laughter!
It seems like they are still interested in making SC. So, I will say this with the greatest respect….they need to fire Apted and get someone who actually understands how to interpret Narnia. I'm sorry…but those kids are really good actors, as seen in the previous films. So, Apted's visions of Narnia and how the characters work together in the flow of things is just wrong. Even with the plot changes, it had the potential to be a really descent film if it had been better written and had a director who knew what 'childlike wonder' truly was. *sigh* I didn't think it was as horrid as others have pointed out but it definitely was a disappointment to me. If they insist on SC, they had better get their visions straight with a different director and writer!
I have a feeling that VDT could be a slow burner.
I will be seeing the movie this saturday.
This film is doing well and will do amazingly once the parents and children are off from work.
Personally, I think everyone should ignore the critics and enjoy voyage for what it is, good quality entertainment. Personally I would rather watch this than harry potter, which went stale after film four
Should hire a fan to direct it, if i were doing it, I would ensure a brilliant narnia cinematic experience not seen since the first film.
I would change minor detail, just to make it more deep and thrilling, for example, show some of Rilian's past and the death of Ramandu's daughter, these would be the only changes, the rest would be similar or near identical, the budget for me would be about 170 million
I don't mean to pick on you, specifically, but I'm just curious, because I've seen this idea about "the parents and children" repeated often over the last few days. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opened on December 9, 2005. Why didn't the parents and children stay away then?
I hope for Walden's and Fox's sake that It'll make it's money back. I don't expect it to have any chance against Tron: Legacy though. Also; Deathly Hallows Part I will continue to rake in money for Warner Bros. and rightfully so. It's a great film. I will see VDT when it opens over here on Christmas Day, and I hope that people around the world will do the same, but I don't have that much hope for it doing well enough to warrant another movie.
please , please no see vendition
please no computable money
please make the last battle
please , i will see the last battle movie
please …
More importantly, the Harry Potter movies 5 and 7 were much better than VDT and HP movie 4 was an utter mess.
Um… what?
Probably because there was clear weather then. What's been keeping a lot of people away from the theater — or anywhere for that matter — is the storms. Rain storms, snow storms. All my relatives and friends have "Staying in doors till the storm lets up" as their facebook statuses, and a lot of people on NarniaWeb haven't seen the movie yet for that same reason.
Or it's just because they don't want to see this film, which is also very possible, lol. 😛
A fan directing the movie would ruin the movies… He would get drowned by all the opposition… I'm sure Apted had a very different view of the film when he wanted to make it..
Apted is the perfect person for the movies, he's the guy that kept lines in the movies like: "there I have another name…".
They really should have kept Andrew Adamson. I don't know why they got rid of him in the first place.
In my personal opinion, AA ruined PC…
Apted changed Dawntreader, but didn't ruin it, I'm interested in what he can do with a dark book like SC
I'm so happy cos I watched it twice and it contributed very well
PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE?????
My problem with the storms logic is , if anyone has seen New England vs Bears game, is that people in the Midwest are willing to pack an outdoor stadium in a storm for 4 hours but cant see a movie for two makes no sense
I didn't get no return to magic from Fox for the their pickup of the franchise. They rushed it. The story flew by. The seven swords plot was silly and it didn't really contribute to the overall story, so was the addition of Geal. Sure the little girl was supposed to add cuteness, humanity and whatever else they think, they didn't fleshed her out, just like everything else in the whole movie. Everyone were just there for their pay check. You can see it in their face. There were lack lusters from all the main leads- no emotions. They just hit their beat and move to the next. The islands were way too close to each other, especially, Dark Island and Ramandu's Island–seriously? If Dark Island were so close to Ramandu why hasn't it took over Ramandu? The descaling of Eustace from dragon to human again was a nice effect but lacked the emotion from what the book described. In the book, Aslan took a long time to make Dragon Eustace back to a little boy again, and I can actually feel the remorse of Eustace during that retransformation. Magic isn't always about special effects. It's about character and story.
However if FOX do make it's money back and WALDEN wants to continued with it's franchise, I believe Douglas Gresham should return the next installment back to it's original roots. Remember how LWW has magic? Because it has a sense of wonder and adventure. PC was too dark and veered off the page. VDT is a mess that careened out of control. Will the Silver Chair be gold?
I would like for the rest of the book be made but please keep it to the blue print of the book and make only the necessary adjustment like the LWW. I think to successfully reboot the Narnia franchise is to do the Magician's Nephew next. Maybe with a tag line: Every Story Has a Beginning.
Could it be sports fans are just crazier than movie fans? lol!
Didn't the producers say that every Narnia movie from now on will have a different director? If so, I doubt Apted will be doing SC…
(And yes, he did ruin PC. But he did an amazing job with LWW IMHO 🙂 If only he would do something like THAT again…)
Yeah… some sports fans will kill eachother to get to a game. Sports fans and movie goers are very different subjects. Plus a game is a one-day thing — you have to be there On. The. Day. or you miss out. Whereas a movie shows for a long time. If there's a storm, people will usually just say, "Nah, I'll wait for another, nicer day to go to the movies."
Yes! It totally needs to go back to LWW quality! Now THAT was Narnia! PC was a good stand alone movie, but for me it was not a good adaption. It was barely even the same story. I haven't seen VDT yet, but from the clips I've seen it looks pretty bad. If they don't get back to their original mindset which they had while making LWW, then either the series will fail, or turn into a series of mediocre rentals.
Not sure if they should do MN next though… Although it is my favorite book, I'm afraid Will Poulter would age too much before they got to SC…
yay! we 'foreign' fans are keeping narnia alive! I almost jumped out of my seat when alberta's voice could be heard mentioning Jill Pole at the end of the film- my mum had no idea why.
I thought from being brought from book to screen they did a semi decent job. It's hard to turn a book into a movie with the time limits and funding available. They tweaked a few things but I don't think they changed the overall feel of the movie. I was pleased with it overall. I hope they continue because I would really like to see The Last Batle. It was my favorites book. I don't think they can really do Horse & His Boy or Magicans Nephew until perhaps after Silver Chair& Last Battle. It would throw people off who haven't read the books. Probably wouldn't do very well box office wise either.
I really hope VDT doing well, I really hope to see The Silver Chair and the rest of Narnia stories, The Last Battle, The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy……
Opening weekend total gross
LWW-
domestic- $67.1 million
International- $41.7 million
Total- $108.8 million
PC
domestic- $56.6 million
International- $20.7 million
total- $77.3 million
VDT
domestic-$24.5 million
International-$81 million
total- $105.5 million
I can see why Fox is extremely happy with the results…as you can see the total opening weekend for LWW and VDT are similar…this is great NEWS…this film has indeed retun to the style of the first film…lets just hope it stays like this 😉
24 million?! woah,good number,I told all my friends at school and chuch tro go see it and they might,so people please make the Silver chair!!
American Friends,my name is Viníccios Matheus Giraldelli, I am so Brazilian.
need your help we rise to Narnia!
Ticket The U.S. is not very good, and she's
threatening the entire franchise! All movies that are not
success there, end up not having sequels. Then, the destination
of Narnia, in a sense, is at hand.
I come here to ask on behalf of all fans of Narnia, aid
you. Publicize the film, go over and over in
cinema. DO NOT WATCH TRON – The Legacy.
The future of Narnia, depends on us all!
We brought a group of 16 people….. 🙂
I completely agree with you, stephanie. The weather excuse is grasping at straws. People in northern climates know how to get around in bad weather. It's a part of our lives. Where I live, it's desperately snowy and icy most of the winter, and the theatre complex nearest my home is consistently one of the highest grossing in North America. It's just another item on the long list of excuses to avoid addressing why the public are staying away from these films exponentially over time. Remember 2008? "Oh, what a stupid release date. If only 'Prince Caspian' had been released at Christmas, like the first one!" or "Oh, that Disney marketing department! They can't do anything right! or "Oh, I can't believe how dark the film was! What were they thinking??"
Well, now we have a December release (check), a new marketing department (check), and no dark tone (check), and people are STILL blaming every possible variable but the bigger issues of a terrible adaptation of a relatively obscure book. It's not the weather, it's not the economy, it's not an anti-Christian conspiracy, it's not a misalignment of the stars. The film had to be SPECTACULAR to overcome a) the public's perceptions that the franchise was ALREADY dead, b) the relative unknown nature of this book.
It wasn't.
They are most certainly not "similar", at all. A $67 million domestic gross in 2005 money is worth much, much more than an international gross of $80.5 million in 2010 money. You cannot add up two different types of numbers and declare them "similar". It does not work like that. If you're expecting the public to have anything even close to the same interest in this film as they did for 'Wardrobe', which is the ONE book that most people have heard of, you are in for consistent and deep, deep disappointment.
I would LOVE to see "Magician's Nephew" next. 😀
Seems like a lot of the producers (and Tilda Swinton as well. 😉 ) are big fans of that book. When you hear any of the guys at Walden, Mark Johnson or Andrew Adamson talk about "The Magician's Nephew," you can almost feel the enthusiasm. In many of the interviews I have read, they say something like "We could do 'Silver Chair' next, but there is also the possibility of 'Magician's Nephew.'" They keep bringing it up. As if they're really excited by it.
I know some fans think "Silver Chair" is the logical next one, but I wouldn't rule out "Magician's Nephew" at all. 😉
WOW! Great to see it making such a huge international impact! And it hasn´t even opened here in Sweden yet for instance so there´s more to come! 🙂 But what the **** happened in the US?! 🙁
The international figures are extremely impressive (Europeans in general have superior taste and education, so I'm not surprised).
VDT is a great film, a bit on the short side, which does make it flow quickly, and give it an abrupt ending, but overall, it's very well done (I think an extended blu-ray is in order) and has a lot of heart!
Thankfully, it's not a cheesy kids film (which is what the mediocre, plastic-looking TLTWATW felt like at times), but a film for everyone.
The few complaining that it doesn't have magic, or it wasn't like the first film, or didn't exactly reproduce every single sentence from the book, well, you're entitled to your opinions, but I'm glad you're not in charge. I don't want to see the kind of nonsense you'd make.
The Silver Chair, if they greenlight it, needs to be DARK like the book, meaning the tone has to be off-the-beaten path from the average "family" film (which is usually safe and silly). It needs to be awash in mood, more of an art-film than a Dreamworks one. I think Apted would be a very fine director for that. But I'd also love to see what Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are) could do. I also think Del Toro would do great things with it.
We'll see if Americans can get on the ball and go enjoy this wonderful film instead of the ridiculously stupid looking Tron.
It beat Harry Potter!!!!!!!!
The total opening money gross for LWW and VDT has been added up not by me btw…and i know what you are saying about LWW and VDT as different books…what i meant was the use of lighter tones, the magic and adventure style has returned….and people seem to like it better esp with children…so yh who knows what will happen but we hope for the best 🙂
I'd like to know how much of that $25m was from England. Narnia is just as popular there, probably more since it was C. S. Lewis's homeland. Popularity there might contribute to SC being made here. Also, maybe DVD sales of VDT could influence that decision??? Anyway, I'll definitely go see VDT again!
you think God would want these movies made? You are just as delusional as most Christians. Narnia is the most deceiving story ever when it comes to so called "allegories" to Christian stories. Just because Aslan is suppose to be Jesus, does not mean that the stories are automatically in God's will! Just look at how much magic and mysticism are integrated into Narnia! This is the best way to sway naive Christians, who will buy into anything "popular" that claims to bare a Christian mark. I am not against Narnia movies. I think they're great! However, it makes me want to laugh when Christians think the movies are made because of God's will…. LOL
Planning on seeing it again sometime soon! I am boycotting all Disney movies that are released while Voyage is still in there. No Tangled, Tron Legacy and all that stuff. Blah! 😀
Narniafan#1 I am pretty sure that the 24.5 mil is from the US only.
I know nothing about "good" movie numbers, but hey, if it came out on top, SWEET! I saw the movie and loved it! My new Fav. (Next to LotR and PotC!) My fav. movies are always Fantacy/Action movies!
VDT
US-$24.5 million
International-$81 million
Total- $105.5 million
Conclusion:
International waters rule!
They never run dry!
Sail on baby!
😉
Loved the movie. Disappointed by the opening weekend numbers. I was one of 7 in my theater on opening day. 7!!! This does not bode well for a fourth movie. To bad really, Im rereading Silver Chair and if done right it could be a fantastic follow up adventure. Of course, Im preaching to the choir on this site.
This make me hopeful…… 😀
Haha!! 😀
For temporary I'll not go to see Tron, Tangled…… untill Fox greenlit Silver Chair. 🙂
Yup! Untill Fox greenlit The Silver Chair! 😀
A simple solution for explaining the time gap is to include it in the marketing, kind of like the "One year for them. 1300 years for Narnia." Why not "See how the world began" or "During the Pevensies' reign…"
I don't think it's necessary to wait til after LB, that would just confuse them more… and HHB is the easiest to adapt out of all of the books, so dropping that would be a shame.
maybe not for opening weekend domestically but internationally it did great. And they are gonna be looking at the overall # before they decide on a 4th movie.
I can't rembemer…was there as big an outcry to go see PC as there is for VDT? I was a little suprised by the outcry. After waiting so long why don't we just enjoy THIS movie for now!
YES! And keep Apted as director! 😀
Yeah, Nick, I do think these movies are part of God's will. I don't know if your'e a Christian or not, but this may be something that only a person walking with Jesus can fully understand. You really should read the interviews with Douglas Gresham, C.S. Lewis's stepson and co-producer of the Narnia movies. First of all, the Narnia books and movies ARE both entertaining fantasies and strong, purposeful Christian allegories – Gresham says that C.S. Lewis was really just the co-author of the series, and that the Holy Spirit of God was the true author, communicating the message through Jack. He said that the stories just floated through his head and he wrote them down. There's no denying he had a close connection with God regarding these novels. If you don't believe that Narnia is part of the will of God, you better talk to Gresham. I wish you could talk to Jack himself. Second of all, Douglas Gresham prays throughout the making of the movies that regardless of the intentions of the production team, that the movies will be made the way the Holy Spirit of God wants them to be made, that God will be pleased with the outcome. Therefore, these movies (just like the books) are for His glory. God will bring all glory to Himself, because He alone is deserving of it. The movies also serve for the advancement of God's kingdom – for example, one boy's mother emailed Gresham to say that after seeing Prince Caspian, her son suddenly committed his life to Christ. That is amazing, beautiful and SO incredibly awesome! THAT is why Narnia is such an amazing story, and I think THAT is what Jack would have been overjoyed about. So, YES, I believe that the movies are made because that is God's will. I really do. If And I don't believe that Narnia is DECEPTIVE in any way – whether you are referring to it tricking people into Christianity through the use of fantasy and mysticism (which is untrue and wrong because Jack did not intend for the stories to be deceptive in any way, but the purpose, rather, was that we would get to know Aslan better in Narnia so that we could know Jesus better here, as stated in Voyage) or whether you mean that it is deceptive in terms of wooing Christians to come and see and enjoy the movie through the use of allegory combined with fantasy (which is also wrong because Christians YEARN to see more movies like these, which are epic, entertaining blockbusters that carry Biblical themes and messages), I just don't believe that you are right. If you mean that combining fantasty and mysticism with Christian allegory is out of God's will, it isn't. The fantastical elements of these stories engage and entertain, and serve to allow readers to find something interesting in stories which actually have a greater purpose – once again, allowing us to get to know Aslan better there so that we can know Jesus better here. Antoher cool thing to remember is that heaven (which is a very REAL place) is even more fantastic than Narnia. Read the final book of the Bible, Revelation, if you don't believe me – it's crazy but awesome. I don't say all of this to be cruel in ANY way – but I believe that what I'm saying is RIGHT. Christians are not DELUSIONAL in wanting to see these movies – I am not NAIVE, as you say, in wanting to see the Narnia films which include both fantasy and Christian allegory. The use of fantasy is an entertaining and beautiful way to get at the deeper meanings embedded in Narnia, and that is awesome! I am NOT delusional to believe that these books and movies are in God's will, because if they weren't then I don't think Dawn Treader would have been made after being dropped by Disney. God obviously has a plan to use these movies for His kingdom – the example with the boy and Prince Caspian pretty much exemplifies that. Long live Aslan!
tron is getting pitiful reviews- and hope tangled by disney dies a quick death
hopefully this century. can''t bank on that though, seeing how long they have taken so far. how bout one a year at xmas time now, fox?
good, that evil piece of occultism could use a nice stake through the heart-
no thanks,he has no sense of pacing and his music man is mediocre