Posted Mar 1st 2006 2:21PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- A sequel to the megahit family fantasy "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is slated to hit theaters in late 2007.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" will be based on the third installment of C.S. Lewis' seven-book "Narnia" series, Disney spokesman Ash Curtis said Friday.
In the story, the Pevensie siblings -- Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy -- return to Narnia to help Prince Caspian restore peace after the country becomes gripped by civil war.
The movie will reunite director Andrew Adamson and most of the principal cast, including William Moseley (Peter), Anna Popplewell (Susan), Georgie Henley (Lucy) and Skandar Keynes (Edmund), Curtis said.
"Narnia" has earned an estimated $637.8 million worldwide.
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Posted Dec 26th 2005 10:32AM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES -- "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" battled for the four-day box office crown with the giant ape finally swiping the Christmas holiday prize.
A Sunday night surge gave Universal's "King Kong" the needed push for the No. 1 spot over the Friday-through-Monday period with $31.4 million (euro 26.48 million), edging Buena Vista's "Chronicles of Narnia" estimated $30.1 million (euro 25.38 million) take.
The box office lead shifted back and forth all last week as new releases cropped up Wednesday, Friday and still more Christmas Day.
"It's a battle of the holiday blockbusters. It was very close for the No. 1 position," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
"There's only so much room. I think crowded is the fair term to describe the marketplace right now," Universal Pictures vice chairman Marc Shmuger said Monday, noting overall box office was up 20 percent over the weekend compared to the previous weekend.
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