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…
plus a lot of christians get on their high horse and get their panties in a knot if it's not adapted perfectly, then they boycott. talk about shooting yourself in the foot-
actually, i always wanted to know why so many boats at the dock were named Dawn Treader, cause i saw it everywhere. but yes, the first book is the important one, that's why i cant figure out why disney expected PC do outdo it. that was crazy. then they get all crabby and drop the series. esp. since PC wasn't the greatest book. Dawn Treader is a nice book for secularists and pirate fans. But the Last Battle is super significant, with the end of the world scenario. we gotta make the other books into movies to get to it.
You are insane
Tron getting pitiful reviews??? It's faring way better than VDT and will cripple VDT's longevity. And if you read carefully, the high positive rate of Tangled means it's got legs… something VDT unfortunately lacks.
If anything, the failure of VDT is a wake-up-call to Apted and crew to bring back the magic that's been heavily declining in the series.
High queen shelly, here are some facts:
1- Witches and witchcraft do not exist
2- there's as much "occult" and magic in Harry Potter as in Narnia
3- Harry potter is very inspired by Narnia
4- the author, JK Rowling, is a devout Christian
5- there are plenty of obvious Christian messages in Harry Potter, particularly the last book.
6- it's clear you've never read any Harry potter books
7- you are an idiot
All of you above are brainwashed by Christian extremists who enjoy demonizing EVERYTHING, and showing some alarmingly narrow-minded opinions that should rightfully be kept to yourselves.
You make the rest of us Christians look bad. I pray for your sheltered futures.
hey maybe we should get johnny depp for silver chair- just kidding!
Yes! Definitely no Tron! My friend wants to watch Tron, but if I give him a little puppy pout he'll come watch it with me and our other friends 😛
As Puddleglum:P My friend read somewhere that Angelina went to go watch it with her kids and shes plannning on going again! This time they're taking grandpa.
heavy handed? I think they should have pumped up the christianity then the churches would have mobilized like they did for the first movie and passion of the christ. cs lewis' stepson had to fight for almost every christian element in it, he said
actually they have given up on the US for this series, they think it's too british for us. that's why they opened in 3x more foreign markets this time than for PC
True. The allegory in the books is much stronger, and very tastefully done.
In fact, fantasy WITHOUT allegory is a relatively recent thing.
Could this have started when some people started mixing politics and religion ?
oh, good ! lol
sorry , no I meant the critics about Dickens (see earlier post ) LOL
Revalations
Once and for all, he is from IRELAND !
I vote for Gresham to direct Silver Chair!!!
chris, quess what, 1) witches and witchcraft actually exist, and i personally know adult witches and pagans. I formerly lived in new england, where there are many flourishing covens, and active meetings. I know people that have been to them. Wicca and witchcraft have existed for centuries. The US military provides wicca chaplains.2)cs lewis based his magic on folklore and fantasy, Potter is based on real witchcraft that JK researched and learned in college. 3) yeah, jk was inspired by narnia, obviously to COMPETE with it, like His Dark Materials(Golden Compass etc) tries to do. 4) on Oprah, Jk was interviewed and said she didn't believe strictly in christianity. 5) what is your evidence 6) I do research on the origins of the Potter material 7) I graduated college with high honors. besides, idiots can be fun, too . ha ha . and Lyle, not everyone who is christian is a fundamentalist.( and i respect fundamentalists, dont agree on all doctrine, that's all) Just because HP is enjoyable doesn't mean it's necessarily spiritually harmless. In fact, evil is generally "fun " seeming and seductive. that's how it succeeds in devouring us.
Chris , the Last Battle is based on the biblical book of Revelation, aka the Apocalyptic books of the bible. I am i correct you are atheist?
i am so upset. i live close enough to where i could have gone! and i didn't know they were going to be there. rgggggggg.
haha gosh im a little tired.
i posted this comment on the wrong one…
I really loved the movie, too! There were definitely some things that could be better — but what movie doesn't? I actually liked it the best of the three. The other two were wonderful spectacles, but this one really touched my heart!
And I think it's way too soon to be pessimistic about the box office numbers. The movie opened in my town on Friday …and nobody knew it was here. Because there were no posters, no ads, and our theatre manager didn't even know when it was going to be playing. With those circumstances, how could people go see it? I do think it'll build, if people realize how good it is, and that it's actually playing. And based on things I heard people saying when they were leaving the theatre, I really think people will start going to see it. 🙂
This is a question for everyone. Who thinks the "needs to make a certain amount of money to make more Narnia movies" is real, and who thinks it's a stunt to make more money? (I personaly think it's real, but i'd like to hear other peoples oppinions) Thanks!
Of course God cares about these movies… as you said he cares about the universe as a whole… Well the everything in the universe is so conected to everything else that everything depends on everything else. Look at the world around you, the birds, the trees, the soil you're standing on, the water that rains down- we could not survive without those things. God created this world in a perfect balance, it was only broken when the creatures of the earth disobeyed him…but I digress… back to topic- I realise that these are just books and movies, but they still play a role in God's will…like how the PC movie brought that kid to Christ, how they've become a tool for teachers, and Parents. And look at other movies: To Save a Life, it had an impact on thousands if not millions of teens, countless reports of lives being saved both physically and spiritually. What about things like Uncle Tom's Cabin, or The Diary of Anne Frank, a warning of the past so we don't repeat it. What about that math book in that scool child's desk, is there not a purpose for it too? God's the one who allows all of these things to come together. And it says in the Bible that he loved the sparrows and that none die without him knowing it. Matthew 10:29-30: "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are numbered." (It also commands us to recieve the spirit of God like a child, Matthew 18:3-4, "I tell you truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."). Naturally none of us can fathom how he runs the entire world and still paying attention to the details, but that doesn't mean he doesn't, and it's not a good excuse for some to say that he doesn't exist. Once again look around and you will find tons of things that happen without explanation… things that science never tries to explain, like why an animal's instinct is so strong, or the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, why can't we know both the position and location of abnd electron?. To say that God couldn't possibly care about everything because it can't be explained or isn't logical, is like denying so many things that we know is true. It's not logical that life has the variety that it does, surviving in the extremes of the earth, some organisms survive without the sun, others like the waterbear can survive in the vacuum of space. It's not logical for some creatures to fight to their deaths for others, but they do. Some of the things that happen in everyday life aren't logical, but they still happen. So it isn't really a stretch at all to say that God can care about everything in great detail. We humans just like to think that it is 😉 And for the record, I'm 18.
They didn't, Adamson wanted a break.
Chris is being rather antagonistic towards Christians and their beliefs yes, but also we shouldn't feed the stereotype of naive Christians. J.K. Rowling uses magic in the HP novels but for the most part it is nothing akin to real world witchcraft. They're party tricks and defensive spells. Those used for offense and personal gain are seen as forbidden dark arts. Please read the books or read credible articles before sharing false information. The articles saying Rowling was a witch, studied real witchcraft etc. were from The Onion, a satire newspaper. Oy vey!
Even though the numbers aren't great, I'm really surprised it did better then 'The Tourist'. The theater I went to had a long line for 'The Tourist' while Narnia was pretty empty. Taking into consideration they opened the same day and 'The Tourist' had such big name stars, I'm pretty impressed Narnia held up so well! I bet it'll get some good numbers over Christmas break!
"In 2007, Rowling described her religious background in an interview with the Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant:[160]
I was officially raised in the Church of England, but I was actually more of a freak in my family. We didn't talk about religion in our home. My father didn't believe in anything, neither did my sister. My mother would incidentally visit the church, but mostly during Christmas. And I was immensely curious. From when I was 13, 14 I went to church alone. I found it very interesting what was being said there, and I believed in it. When I went to university, I became more critical. I got more annoyed with the smugness of religious people and I went to church less and less. Now I'm at the point where I started: yes, I believe. And yes, I go to the church. A protestant church here in Edinburgh. My husband is also raised protestant, but he comes from a very strict Scottish group. One where they couldn't sing and talk."
So shes quite private about her faith, like everyone who's religious in Europe, and its quite casual, because Europeans aren't COMPLETELY INSANE and living in the dark ages like you witchcraft believing Americans.
And as Warrior4jesus said, the thing about Harry potter increasing withcraft by 300% is from the Onion, a satirical website which only the most ignorant crazy people would take seriously
I find it absolutely outrageous, that on a family site such as this, where kids are logging on to read about their favourite movies, you guys are actively promoting the end of the world as being a good – and likely – thing. You are all psychopaths who want everyone to die, simply so we might go to heaven because your life is so rubbish here you'd rather live in a fantasy world.
And you see absolutely nothing wrong with that, and you actually believe its going to happen soon? Why can't you people distinguish between stories and reality?
What present events are linked to the Last Battle???? The war in Iraq? Afghanistan? Global warming?? They're all events linked to the Greed of Politicians and Corporate Oligarchs, nothing to do with 1500 year old myths.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/harry-potter-books-spark-rise-in-satanism-among-ch,2413/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/fictionreviews/3668658/J-K-Rowling-Christianity-inspired-Harry-Potter.html
Anyone who claims that people pointing sticks at each other and shouting badly-phrased strings of Latin are practicing real Wiccan magic obviously doesn't know anything about the Wiccan religion.
Oh, look! An atheist having a screaming hissy fit over people having religious beliefs. That's so strange, so unusual. Gosh, all the other atheists on the internet are so calm and reasonable and never mock others' intelligence or act like the very existence of religion is a personal assault on them.
Today I saw it for 3rd times!!
Fox, please give us The Silver Chair!! 😀
Bookwyrm, to understand my point of view, I'd like you to explain to me how you'd react if I started saying the following:
I believe that Aslan/Illuvatar/Ged is real, Narnia/Middle Earth/Earthsea is real and that anyone who doesn't believe that will burn in fire for all eternity. I believe that the end times are near and that anyone who doesn't believe what I believe is doomed and that the sooner this earth is destroyed the bettter so I can be closer to my fantasy character of choice. I'm right, everyone else is wrong. I don't care about the world or reality because its evil and Narnia/Middle Earth/Earthsea is a much better place, despite the fact that I'm in a minority in believing it exists and despite the fact they are works of fiction.
I believe all this because Narnia/LOTR/Earthsea are the only books I've ever read because all other books are evil and will be forgotten when everyone accepts Aslan as the truth.
If someone said these things, I think you might be concerned for their sanity.
But its not because they keep repeating it that it makes it true. Anymore than repeating 2+2=5 is true. You might believe it, but you'll be missing out on reality and people will think you are a fool.
That is unfair and terrible timing to say the least! 🙁
Well said!
The Silver Chair must get the (Lady Of The) Green (Kirtle) Light and be made as dark and wunderschön as possible!
Is it beacause there are no american actors in the Narnia movies (Except the voice of Michael Madsen as the wolf Maugrim – of all people – in LWW) that it doesn´t hit as big in the US? That would be really lame in that case.
I saw the movie, awesome…..really hope they come out with the SC!
Going to see it again?
Yes! 😀
i've got to put in a dissenting vote here; I really don't want to see this same bunch of people put on "Silver Chair"—or "Magician's Nephew", or "The Last Battle" and definitely not "The Horse and His Boy"! (I suspect they'd do the Calormenes as the good guys!)
Christians, and fans of C.S. Lewis, have expected so much from these movies. . . I'm afraid they're too eager to forgive any flaws in them, too easily pleased and too willing to settle for a very inferior product.
VDT is a mildly entertaining movie, that drags a bit in too many parts; it is not C.S. Lewis' "Voyage of the Dawn Treader". for that, you'll have to read the original story (a good idea in any event.)
For my own part, I really don't want to see any more re-writing, and re-hashing of the characters, or the stories; Lucy discovers that she really loves herself, and doesn't need any other guide but herself; Peter and Edmund continue to angst and fret over not being kings anymore (with some cameo appearances by the White Witch), Susan grows up to love lipstick and stockings, as a real girl should, and ends up marrying Caspian in the "Last Battle", with Ramandu's daughter, Lilli-whathername? acting as officiant, while Aslan appears—briefly—and tells everyone to be true to themselves, and they'll be fine.
Then they all return to England, where WWII is still going on, and fight the Nazis.
I'm joking, but this does seem the direction they're heading. I'd like to see good movies done of the Narnia books, but I'm not going to support a franchise that seems determined to re-write them.
There wasn't much 3D big in-your-face kind of moments. but there were some. I Would go see it in again. Possibly if I could in 3D again. I felt like I was apart of the movie. 🙂
Carwashboy, I totally all the way Agree with you. I KNOW that God Would want these movies to be made. Because C.S. Had them Christian Based and more. These movies aren't just movies to just watch and forget. Jesus Died On the Cross for OUR Sins. Just Like In LWW:Aslan Died for Edmund, when He didn't have to. and In PC: They Tried to do things On there Own! They Gave Up! Except for the ones that stayed Faithful. Now In VDT: I've only seen it once, I really need to see movies twice to have my FULL review. But What I saw in VDT is that:They Had longing to see Aslan's country, Just Like Us Christian's. We have a longing to see Heaven, and to See Jesus Christ.
I almost did cry at the end of the movie. I said in my heart and mind that:"God sees what these movies does to Our Hearts. If He Wants the rest to be made, Let it be." Just like the Beetles sing. Even though the beetles didn't sing Christian songs, and the song might not be Christian, Let it be it my favorite of theres. It reminds me that God will whisper words of wisdom, and God will always have His Way.
Jesus Wanted these movies to be made. If He didn't then there would be no LWW, PC or VDT.
John 3:16
"For GOD So LOVED the WORLD,
that He Gave His One and Only Son,
that Whoever Believes in HIM,
Shall Not Perish,
But Have Everlasting Life."
since it came in number one by a wide margin over even jolie and depp, i would think they'd understand people want narnia. I bet they could do a cool job with silver chair, giants and stuff, casual moviegoers would probably be intrigued, and purists probably wouldn't get so bent out of shape since it's not as spirtiually doctrinal as the other books.
$105 million dollars so far. Obviously they will make back their $140 million that they spent on it. But these money loving filmmakers will refuse to greenlight The Silver Chair, which is a very promising story, and if they would do it right, could potentially make as much as the first narnia.
It's a shame that the websites are reporting that the Dawn Treader was a flop. I hope it picks up and more people do go and see it. I would definitely go and see it more than once.
105 million worldwide in 3 Days not bad PC made 77 million worldwide on it Opening Weekend looking good.
chris, lets not interpret through our own biases, no one wants the end of the world and people to die,what psychos christians are, blah blah. the return of christ will bring peace and thats a good thing. the last battle is a veiled reference to help people to see through the big con that is coming .
You know who else believes that Jesus is going to return to rule us all in an age of peace and that everything should be done to facilitate and prepare for this second coming?
Wahhabists.
CHEERING FOR JOY!!!!!!!!!!
For those who say we should just enjoy the movie as a movie, and not expect it to be like the book. . . well, I'd like to, but as a stand-alone movie, is it really that good? In my opinion, it's never more than mildly entertaining, and too many scenes drag.
The fight with the sea monster seems to go on forever. The cast are all dressed in what look like the Ren-Faire garage sale costumes, you see on too many Sy-Fy channel shows; there's very little character development, or interaction, except between Eustance and Reepicheep (a part taken directly from Lewis.)
The green mist is lame plot device, the whole sacrifice bit is muddled; to what, who and why, are these people being sacrificed? And why sacrifice them by putting them in boats to bob about the ocean, like something out of Pirates of the Caribbean? Again, we never learn much about the Lone Islanders, so who cares what happens to them anyway?
Two characters are brought on board the ship—and nothing is ever done with them, so what the heck are they doing there? The bit with the star/Liliandil/Ramandu's daughter is confusing, and baffling, as is the way Lucy's jealousy of Susan is presented; Lucy actually wants to BE Susan? So much so that she sees Susan's face in the mirror, instead of her own? And what's with the weird scene where she hallucinates being Susan, back in England, with everyone shouting, "AND HERE'S MISS PEVENSIE!" Has Susan suddenly become a movie star? We musta missed that part. . . all this makes Lucy seem more like mental case than a girl jealous of a pretty older sister.
The Dark Island, where our heroes must face the darkness in themselves, and they will be tested as never before. . . blah, blah, blah. Like that hasn't been done in a bazillion fantasy tales; even Sy-Fy probably avoids that old chestnut now; the original story, where it's the place where real dreams, as opposed to daydreams, come true, was more interesting.
As an adaptation, it's a flop, and none of the non-Lewis stuff they put in makes for an entertaining story.
I'm finally going today!!!!!!!! Is Ed really that cheesy though. Cause he's my fav and I don't want to have to laugh at him.
Although by the gross figures it appears as if the movie did not do so well, one needs to compare it to how the other movies fared in light of the economic times. Many people wish to see the movie who do not have the for it at the moment, especially the 3-D version.
As for changing the story from the original, my opinion was that the book lacks a continuity thread to tie the individual adventures together as well as a dramatic climax to work towards. The green mist created that for the film. As for the "darkness within", they all dealt with temptation in the book; this method simply highlighted that forcus a bit more. Having Lucy see herself as Susan in the vision I perceived to be a way to bring Susan and Peter into the movie. As a female, I appreciated how they dealt with Lucy feeling insecure about her looks for so many girls are bound by this fear. I know we all perceive and accept things differently, and this is how I perceive it.
No, that's not the case. I don't think Americans care about an actor's nationality. James Bond movies are huge here, and that's about a British agent.
Yeah, I liked Harry Gregson-Williams as far as the music goes. 🙂 And as far as the movies go…hahaha…The first one is the only one that has alright adaptation
In this film, Caspian indicated on a map where he defeated the Calormenes. And the slave traders and buyers certainly matched Lewis' description of Calormenes. So I don't see them as making those guys out as good guys. No doubt, there would be criticism from certain places about a film that depicted Muslim-inspired characters as bad guys, so it would take some guts to pull it off. But you may be surprised.
Fox has done it again making a beloved book into a visual catastrophe.
In terms of following the book the PBS version did a way better job. It appered to me that the director read the book and said "eh it will never work" Then proceeded to throw it away.
While watching this movie I found myself becoming interested then bored interested then bored out of my mind. I was confused more than once on what the actors had said and what they were doing. What did Edmund say about Eustice? What did Lucy grab? I rolled by eyes at the mention of the green mist and the seven magical swords.
The musical score appeared to be a rip off of Pirates of the Caribbean and Eragon with just a hint of the original Narnian soundtrack.
When all was said and done I walked a way very disappointed.
Good job Fox first Eragon now Voyage of the Dawn Treader which book to movie will you ruin next?
Fox has done it again making a beloved book into a visual catastrophe.
In terms of following the book the PBS version did a way better job. It appeared to me that the director read the book and said "eh it will never work" Then proceeded to throw it away.
While watching this movie I found myself becoming interested then bored interested then bored out of my mind. I was confused more than once on what the actors had said and what they were doing. What did Edmund say about Eustice? What did Lucy grab? I rolled by eyes at the mention of the green mist and the seven magical swords.
The musical score appeared to be a rip off of Pirates of the Caribbean and Eragon with just a hint of the original Narnian soundtrack.
When all was said and done I walked a way very disappointed.
Good job Fox first Eragon now Voyage of the Dawn Treader which book to movie will you ruin next?