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…
What ? Read this !
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/narnia-tourist-bomb-north-american-box-office.html
Correction made, whoops.
Hey everyone, don't forget, almost all of the marketing for the movie said that it's "Coming this Christmas." So a ton of people probably don't even know that it's already out yet; they think it's coming out on Christmas! So I wouldn't be too worried. Right now, a lot of people are busy with Finals, and a lot of the Northeast US is snowbound.
Yeah, my friend didn't even know it was out, she thought it was premiering Christmas day
That seems very small. Well, what will happen will happen.
That totally stinks. Oh well, we'll just have to make up for it. Maybe the weather was involved with it's shortcoming.
The domestic total does stink. Just added international numbers.
You should change the story title to include the current worldwide total as well. Not because it makes Narnia look better, but because I really dislike tendency to consider the US boxoffice in a higher regard than any other nation or amalgamation of regions when calculating a movie's popularity.
The share for international gross is a fraction of what the studios get for domestic. That's why the Canada/U.S. sales are always emphasized more. For example, of that $80.5 million, FOX receives a cut of approximately $34.8 million, out of which they have to subtract about $23.6 million in expenses over and above the production budget of the film (foreign advertising, prints, taxes, dubbing, shipping, currency conversion, trade dues, etc.), leaving a total of approximately $22.1 million that they can claim as net earnings. What this means is, the franchise has just been hit by a very large bus, and is on life support. It's not dead yet, but nothing here is "good" news.
Start praying. Or buying a LOT of tickets. Or both.
Sorry, I meant $34.8 million- $23.6 million, for a total of $11.2 million. It's even worse.
It seems like it was a bad weekend all around. So we'll see what it does when school gets out.
Ya so many people I know said they couldnt go this weekend because of exams. Maybe that means a big hit once schools get out.
The LA Times is reporting that Dawn Treader grossed $81 million overseas this weekend.
That would be about $105.5 million worldwide. I think we would be able to pass the filming budget, but I'm not sure about the promotion budget. I read on Wikipedia Fox may have spent $100 million on marketing. But you can't fully trust Wikipedia. Does anyone have info to confirm this?
Corrected.
Fox sais the franchise is saved !!
'Fox said it succeeded in its aim of resurrecting the franchise, and was "excited" about its overall prospects.'
sweet
That sounds incredibly awesome! Yes!
I know, right ?!!!
What do you expect them to say? They are spinning the numbers, it's not like they were going to blatantly come out and say the film failed.
A $40 million gross was expected and the film barely managed to get half of that and will probably end up with under $70 million total. Its only hope now is overseas, but don't expect any more films to be made.
Has anyone seen this movie yet? I haven't yet so I would know like to what is happening b/w Lucy and Caspian b/c I'm hearing rumors that Caspain mistaked Lucy for Susan and Lucy has a crush on C.
I have. When I saw it, I didn't hear any line about this. There was absolutely NO crush in the movie.
yes, lucy shot him a quick look like she was crushing on him. if you looked away quick, you might have missed it. it wasn't a big deal, just another hint about her building jealousy of susan.
watch lucy's face when they first get there and lucy asks if he's replaced susan yet.
Actually going in little under an hour.
If it's as good as I hope I will go more than once.
I saw it this afternoon and was quite disappointed as it is another loose adaptation. The bare bones are there, sort of as they are mixed up and things are left out, but hardly any of the dialogue is actually from Lewis. They changed the premise of the story in some ways, and some of the Christian symbolism was lost – the lamb analogy for example and also that Aslan doesn't remove Eustace's scales with his claws. There's no crush, and in fact Caspian meets his future wife, but there's no indication he went back to see her, but if you'd read the book you'd know that. One of the indicators in the book is when Lucy reminds Caspian that he's promised Ramadu's daughter he'd come back so he doesn't go to the very end of the world. The old BBC version is still my favourite. They did some things well, but overall it gets a C from me.
it was beautiful and deserves to be supported. i heard they aslan didnt directly claw eustace, it would have made it a pg-13 because of violence. i actually preferred the way they portrayed it, it was very classy. it was only and hour and a half, i wish it was longer , i think it could have used it. i thought PC would never end, VDT was too short!
They don't hit on eachother. lol They do a brilliant job of showing Lucy interested in beauty and having a greater interest in what others think (foreshadowing the incantation of beauty). She asks if Caspian has found someone (while she adjusts her hair) and he says "no one as beautiful as your sister Susan". Setting up Lucy's temptation for the beauty of another. They properly imply his interest in Ramandu's daughter… since in the book he goes on to marry her.
Am I invisible ?
No.
oh, good ! lol
Am I invisible ? Am I dreaming ?
How much did LLW and PC make internationally the opening week-end ?
Just 2 million short??? I don't think that's bad. Not bad at all…
Hmm, I'm concerned, but at the same time, I'm hopeful. May VDT beat out Tron: Legacy next week! 😉
Me too
Well, Let"s see in about a week. Maybe the weather DID affect the movie.
I'm sure it did in the mid-West. Minnesota had a nasty blow. Even the local football stadium had a roof collapse.
Your kidding !!! Really ? Wow !!!! So, Do you agree with me ?
Not the 'local' football field — the Metrodome in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. 17" of snow up there!
I for one wanted to go this weekend to the theater, but it was most definitely too dangerous to travel. 😛
I'm sure it did.
Finally saw it myself last night. Was a little dissapointed. But will go again if I can get past other tasks.
Just 2 million short , that's awesome !
Of course they will greenlight SC
That's what I'm thinking(:
I just hope they'll get a better director for Silver Chair… Apted makes Adamson look like Spielberg! Dawn Treader should have been the best of the 7, but right now (to me) it ranks well below Caspian. If Apted stays I hope he'll realize his follies with this adaptation (poor dialogue and choppy pacing).
i know, i was waiting to bawl my eyes out at the end, and it was over in a blip. i practically blinked and missed 3/4 of the waterfall scene- i have visions in my head of how i would edit this, and add about a half hour.
Did you see it in 3D? I saw it in 3D first I could not get into the movie. I just saw it again tonigh in 2D and it was wonderful. I even cried at the end. Watching a second time and in 2D might be the charm.
A lot of it is the screenwriters' fault. They wrote the script for what's happening in the movie
Yeah, looks like the franchise is not dead after all.
If the fans join together we can make sure that the low domestic opening doesn't set the trend. If fans will give this movie great word of mouth we could end up with a long term success. Here are 10 things fans can do to ensure the movie is successful enough for a sequel.
well if they had done a normal job of advertising, i'm sure opening weekend audiences would have responded. 3/4 of america probably don't even realize it's been made, or opened yet.
Does this mean the Silver Chair will be made????
Even though the Voyage didn't make as much here in the U.S., it sounds like the film is rather popular elsewhere. 🙂
I know a bunch of people that are not going to the movie until later on in the month. I'm sure the Voyage will pull this number way up over time.
it opened bigger overseas cause they advertised it better over there! why did thye give up on the US before it even opened? it's NOT just a european phenon! they get these ideas in their heads….
I'm sure now that they are going to make the rest of the movies, and I think we have to remind ourselves not to take what critics write too seriously ( though unfortunately it affects ticket sales )
Let's not forget that critics gave ' The Wisard of Oz ' terrible reviews, and critics HATED Charles Dickens at the time…
Yea! I told ya guys! Just a little faith! Let's hope things get better and better!
Praying that the numbers continue to rise and that the Dawn Treader is not overthrown by Tron. If it at least maintains a top spot for some time longer, it may make up for the comparably low earnings it earned this weekend.
in our theater everyone went to Narnia except three younger girls who went to see Tangled– Narnia has a spotlight, but like others have said– there's finals, school– over the holiday things might pick up! 🙂 I've heard of lots who really really are desperate to go! and are really excited about it! 😀
They said his stories has too many coincidences
tell "them" it's not coincidence- its SUPPOSED to be divine intervention!!!
sorry , no I meant the critics about Dickens (see earlier post ) LOL
I'm so thrilled about the worldwide numbers, and about Fox's positive comments regarding the franchise. Looks like there is hope for Silver Chair after all. Very exciting. 😀
. . . Of course, I haven't seen the film yet, and don't yet know if I *want* them to make SC, which is one of my favorites in the series. 😉 Here's to hoping I'm going to love VDT. 😀
Don't expect to see the spitten image of the book on screen. However, the added plot along with the other additions make the story flow together and it is really beautiful.
Maybe all that international promotion paid off. =) We shouldn't be so shocked though. The global market place will soon be a bigger deal than the oldschool thought of America first. Maybe this is one of the first steps towards that.
Plus in the midwest we got 20 inches of snow. That is quite a bit for even us to deal with. Luckily I saw the movie twice before the storm hit. 😉
Very happy with the numbers so far. I don't think we have anything to worry about 🙂
Have not seen the green-light for SC just yet. Some sort of green mist is getting in the way.
*does not hold breath*
LOL
This is starting to look better, but we have to remember we're not out of the woods yet!! We need to keep getting as many people as possible to go see this movie as many time as possible! Let's show these filmmakers just how much we love narnia and want this to continue!!!!!
Wow! This is just the opposite of what I thought that Fox and Walden would say. I thought that they would be kind of disappointed with the box office numbers. Well, that's good news!
Does this hold any hope for Silver Chair? After seeing Dawn Treader, I'm DYING to see Apted direct Silver Chair and Last Battle! I hope he does the next two! Please, please, please, please, please, please!!
Is this good news? There were lots of people besides us last night, and for our area that's a big deal! And I know we're planning on seeing it in a week or so from tomorrow with about 20 people plus whoever else will be in the theater! 🙂
and I might go see it a third time! 🙂
Hwin, I know you asked for my review. Here it is: http://ithilwensfaerietale.blogspot.com/2010/12/voyage-of-dawn-treader.html
Did you post one? Anyone reading my review is free to comment on exactly what they think. I don't mind. You can say whatever you feel like 😉
Thank you, Pepper Darcy! I completely agree with your review, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! It made me love the film even more! When ever I would see negative comments about VDT and about the future of the series of Narnia, what I right aways thought of, for some reason, was:
"Oh you of little faith."
I really agree that this was true to the book in the sense that it took what the book was really made of (and more) and put it on screen. I wasn't sure at first about the green mist, but I think it is an excellent picture of how temptation in particular is.
Anyways, your review expressed it quite perfectly! I posted a very brief review as a comment on one of the articles, but I was still quite mind-blown from the movie, and didn't say too much =P Although there is SO much I could say about it!!! I really want to see it again!!!
And about the results from the weekend, it definitely boosts my hopes!!! 😀
Oh wait, this is bad news??? =P If so, then that's sad, but I'm still hopeful…..
In the LA Times article it sounded like Fox would have been happy with a 30 million dollar opening week-end . 81 million overseas is good sign too. It was really cold where I live. Nasty weather might kept people at home.
Didn't do as good as I had hoped but it still did pretty good. Look how much better it did then the other movies.
Im going to see it again with my girlfriend in 2 weeks, and then again in the hollydays with the church.. Went yesterday with my family, and my dad's going to take his classes (bout 50 children) to the film because of me (he could choose between Narnia and a bunch of other movies, and I begged him to go to Narnia) 😀 spread the word! It's in our hands 🙂
yea, but keep in mind the $105M, internationally, in essence they probably only need another $100M, to pay the way.
It just goes to show that Narnia is a true international film and not just a US one.
it's actually considered to be a british classic, and we are just a small foreign market suppsedly to them. like we couldn't relate cause we are american, and it's not as famous here. over there it WAS the most famous kids classic( tll Potter)
I wish that were so, but 205 million wouldn't even come close to recouping the costs. The film's budget was $155 million and its advertising budget was $100 million. Plus, they have to share a sizable amount of the profits with the theater owners. It really seems to me they will have to get around Prince Caspian's numbers to actually make any money ($400 million +).
That could certainly be possible if the film does really well in its overseas markets throughout its entire run and it has a whole lot of staying power in the theaters. However, this is still a very iffy proposition, so I hope nobody gets their hopes up too much (although I know it's hard not to).
It's probably not that the movie is doing any "better" in the rest of the world compared to America, its just that there are only 300million people in the USA, and there are some 6 and a half Billion people outside the USA. Quite why the movie industry insists on such an arbitrary delineation of the world's population into two such disproportionate groups when determining box-offices for movies which are internationally produced always baffles me.
It actually is doing extremely well internationally. The US has only 300 mil but we have more theatres per capita. Most Movies make half or more of money in US alone. For Mexico to pull in almost one third of our number is flat out astounding… for some countries seeing a movie is a full days wages.we just need the press to pick thiis up more.
well, i'll be seeing it again some time this week with several people, so…yeah, im contributing. alright Narnia fans, this is what we were made to do: help make Narnia movies successful! so, lets get out there and watch some Narnia 😀
(i feel like a nerdy cheerleader)
Well, I'm happy that Fox says they're excited, but I'm not going to trust that statement until they officially greenlight The Silver Chair. And, while I see why the change in direction alienated some people, I liked this one the best so far. It had a cool, British feel… like Dr. Who or something.
good. You cleared up my confusion. So this *does* look good! Hopeing for Silver Chair now! 🙂
Yes. This is good news! $105 million is really decent for its first week or two open. Let us pray for the greenlight on The Silver Chair!
i thought the change in the music was worse- so bland, and no continuity in the new music. the recording of it was really light and fluffy, and distant sounding . I thought it really did not help the movie at all, very bland-
i am………shocked!
Well there's still hope.
*Mild spoiler*
For those who have seen the movie; do you remember near the end that Eustace's mom said that Jill Pole was at his house to play?
If that isn't a hint from FOX that they are still planning to make SC despite some disappointments,then I don't know what a hint is.
yeah i noticed that part. i kinda got all fangirly giddy. i was "Jill Pole? really?!" i was beginning to think the same thing, that it might be a little hint-hint. oh i do hope thats what it is! please FOX!
Equally though i felt Eustace's narration about the Narnian's missing them "till the end of time" felt like they were bringing everything to a close. It kind of had a certain finality to it. However, i figure they were simply covering their bases for either eventuality.
When I heard that line, I got so excited! I whispered to my brother:
"It's JILL POLE!!!"
Haha, but what icarus says is very true. I still got excited, though 🙂
Not only Jill Pole, but Aslan's final words to Eustace. This is to be expected and sequels have not always been made in film history. However, the key is the Fox Co. executives feeling good about potential profits for sequels.
i know what you mean LOTR&NARNIANFAN, between that and the fact that Aslan (almost) promised Eustace that he would come back, i definitely felt that they were getting us ready for SOMETHING. I agree with you though Icarus, i also felt that at the same time as they getting us ready for the next film, they were telling us that this was the last one it was very strange.
also, one must keep in mind that this wasnt exactly the best weekend to do it. its the weekend before finals in high school and just before school's out, so its a weekend when kids are studying and parents and adults are working or getting their kids to study. i think they should have rather done it next weekend, but oh well. just a fact. it was successful anyway 🙂
The first film opened on the same weekend five years ago and earned $65 million. Which adjusted for inflation is about $75 million.
How this was a bad weekend to open a movie makes no sense.
According to NW's box office info, Prince Caspian only got 20 million overseas in its opening weekend. VDT has four times that much. Wow. O_O
Rose-Tree, you are an ANGEL! I simply MUST hug you! See? May BE America will pick up momentum like THAT!! 🙂 At least if it's JUST more popular in the rest of the world (like, they go nuts over it) despite what America does, Fox might end up doing it for the rest of the world, so us U.S. people would still get it! 🙂 At least America doesn't set the standard!
THANK you Rose-Tree! You're a heroine! You get a character in my book! HUGS! (okay, so I'm impulsive, please forgive me 🙂 But I mean it! 😀 You really cheered me up! 😀
okay, I'm like really stupid and stinking dislecsic– I read the 20 million, put it with Dawn Treader and divided 20 million by 4 and thought that PC only got 5 million in the rest of the world– when I should have done 20 million by 4– that's even better figures!
Is it any wonder I was awful at math? I look at every figure backwards 😛
Dude.. You're awesome ;D
That's mainly because Prince Caspian didn't actually open in most international markets until several weeks/months after the US release date. 🙁
Yeah, that was definitely a bad move on Disney's part. It looks like Dawn Treader may not be as big of a disappointment overseas.
That is amazing!!! 😀
This is true, but Prince Caspian was in only 12 overseas countries on its opening weekend, hence the lower gross. Dawn Treader released in 56 countries, hence the higher gross.
So there's still hope?
RALLY ALL NARNIANS! 😛
AH, that is GREAT. 🙂
I can't wait to see this movie!
Not so great numbers in the US, but the international numbers look really good to me! I honestly wasn't expecting such a positive statement from Fox – I really hope they're telling the truth and that they're happy with these numbers because I would really like to see SC get made.
And the weather could have played a role…it's snowing up a storm here, and the roads are really bad. Also, the teachers are dumping homework on us prior to Christmas break, making my weekend very busy. I'm hoping once break comes more people will be able to go see it.
I got someone to watch it so that means it went up $7
That's great news!
Long live Aslan 😀
I was staying completely optimistic the entire time. Ha! That was lie. I was panicing. I am on this website called wattpad and I create my stories and upload them there. Anyways, I told my fans that if they want updates they have to see VDT. I got two people with me so far!
My family is going next week so that's $32 more 🙂
when we go we're going to jack up… $160 =D That's for like 16! 🙂
and your bit helps too! 😀
I´m from the Netherlands and I´m going with my sister and parents next weekend and I'm maybe going with my older sister for a second time. Narnia 3 costs 9.60 euro's here so that 6x 9,60 = 57,60 euro's. That's $77,18! 🙂
That's insane ! How much is a loaf of bread ?
I got 30 people there today…took the church youth group and they all loved it. It wasn't my favorite Narnia movie, but I really hope they keep the franchise going. It has its own charm as series. Long live the Great Lion!
Good going, Iota!!! 30 people at once! Great job! Hopefully we can get a bunch of people to do that!
I'll admit that if it wasn't for this site and my following the development of the movie I wouldn't have realized that it was coming out this past Friday, in fact I could never remember the release date until this week, so my friends would ask me "when's it coming out?" and I'd be like sometime in the next couple of weeks. I think word of mouth will be really important for this film. Once people see it and get word out that its a better film than Caspian then it'll do better. Also again, its just a rough weekend I think in general, I think the movie will do much better once everyone is off for Christmas break in a week or so. I know a lot of college people have finals this week.
yep, finals and snow…and crazy windchill…
Yeeah, Mojo has always been pretty against Narnia anyway, I'm not sure I care about their thoughts. It may not have done as well, but that doesn't mean it did poorly yet. Hope things pick up. 🙂
Even though I like Adamson's style of moviemaking alot better and liked the first two so much more than Voyage, I am still totally supporting this movie and I am hoping it does incredibly well so that we get to see Silver Chair! I do kind of hope that they will bring back Gregson Williams, the One Day music theme and the traditional Narnia main title sequences. And I'm sure they'll get a new director. I think in Silver Chair, we will feel more 'transported' to Narnia than some of us did in Voyage. Spread the word about VDT!
I agree!!! why would you drop the traditional title sequence??!! it made it feel like just any other movie was starting! and the lame ballet music?! made a big break in continuity. Apted really should have respected what was established before more, then expounded on it, i think.
I went and saw it on the first day, so I helped out some. I also took my brother and sister.That's $21.
I really like that picture of Edmund up at the top.
Well, it's no thanks to the people who commented before that they are waiting for it to come out on DVD or one that commented that they will wait until the movie is at the dollar cinema…..AND THEY CALL THEMSELVES NARNIA FANS!!! It's because of YOU that this movie didn't do good!!! I on the other hand watched it 3 times!!!
You are blaming a handful of people for Dawn Treader performing poorly?
…Right.
alot of book purists get a bug up their butt and don't support it, then that adds up.
You are aware of the fact that there are less than 2000 people signed up for accounts on NarniaWeb and less than half of those are even close to active? In contrast, there is well over 6 billion people on this planet, with over 300 million in the United States. I can totally see how a few dozen people on one website made a movie flop. Next thing we're going to do with our awesome power is make the execrable Yogi Bear movie earn 5 billion dollars.
Hear hear
Noone is probably going to read this, but I think that it did very well, considering the economy. It beat Harry Potter. And that is great, there is still a chance for it to pick up, word still needs to get out, some of my friends haven't seen it yet,people are sometimes unwilling to see the movie the first few days, because they are worried about it being crowded. We still have hope.
Harry Potter is in its forth weekend, of course it is going to lose to Narnia.
I totally agree with Cynthia!! Some Narnia "fans" are not true Narnia fans at all 🙁
I saw it and I completely loved it!! Spread the word!! Tell your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors!! COME ON NARNIANS!!!!
Who made you God that you have the power to see into people's minds and determine who is a "true fan" or not? I could turn that around on you and claim you aren't a "true fan" because you're choosing to spend your money on a sub-par version of Lewis' magnificent book. I suspect you wouldn't like that very much. Perhaps you might want to think twice before you post hateful passive-aggressive comments about people who've done nothing to you.
I don't think that it’s very fair to say that. Some people can't afford to go to the movies 100 times, that doesn’t mean that there any less Narnia fans, it just means that they aren’t rolling in money. my cinema is very cheap so i will be seeing it several times, but if it was the regular price of movies nowadays i MIGHT see it once, i can't afford that kind of money to see a movie once it’s so much cheaper in the long run
I went to see it with my 3 kids…spent $50 all together, but well worth it! We must stay positive, it will get us everywhere. I'm not giving up on it, it was a great movie and if my finances were better, I would take them to see it again! On a strict budget right now, but saved for this!!
this movie is amazing!!!!!!!!!!! long live narnia!!!
Saw it in 3D yesterday and it was well worth it!!! Went with a bunch of my friends!! It is a really good movie!! Maybe not as close to the book in some parts (i.e. The Lone Islands) as I would have liked but still one of the best if not the best narnia movie yet!! I am so glad it at least made top in the box office and I hope it does even better!!!!
YAY!!!
LONG LIVE THIS FRANCHISE!
May they have learned much by next time so we can see an even better film.
In reply to this article:
"[Dawn Treader and The Tourist] were lambasted by critics…"
Wait wait…what? Lambasted? That seems a bit harsh. I mean, The Tourist was lambasted, yeah, but not The Dawn Treader
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chronicles_of_narnia_the_voyage_of_the_dawn_treader/#top-critics-numbers
If they are going to make SC, when will they probably greenlit it after VDT? By Jan?
Great question, does anyone know ?