‘Dawn Treader’ Week 3 Box Office Report
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader came in fourth over the Christmas weekend box office. Little Fockers opened at $30.8 million followed by True Grit at $24.9 million and Tron Legacy which made $19.2 million in its second weekend.
Dawn Treader grossed another $9.5 million in its third weekend bringing its domestic total to $62.6 million. Dawn Treader also continues to do fairly well overseas where it pulled in over $40 million throughout last week, bringing its international total to $165 million, and its worldwide total to $231 million.
Here's an article on the $100 million spent on marketing.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/la-ct-narnia-20101203,0,3841280.story
And here's one of many articles that state the PRODUCTION NOT marketing budget at $155 million.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2010/12/12/weekend_box_office_narnia_sequel_voyage_of_dawn_treader_jolie_depps_tourist/#
I'm tired of arguing this.
Oh, what happened to the good old days when people made movies for the joy of making it? Not that I don't want Fox and Walden to earn any money of course, but even if VDT doesn't make it, I hope they continue the franchise for the sake of Narnia and its fans. (Though that would be rather unlikely)
That's funny!
dun worry you guys, i did the calculations, and if VDT continues at a "steady pace" (in other words, no increase or decrease) it'll make at least 363 million. But the question is, is 363 million enough?
Tribunal is right, the money VDT is making isn't much, and if it continues this way, it won't even reach 400 million. But either way, i do hope they make silver chair. Will Poulter is AWESOME.
Holly, i'm gonna bet you 250 bucks that VDT will make at least 400 mill. Deal?
Easy cash, comedian. Prepare to lose that 250 bucks.
We'll see, Holly, we'll see.
5 x amen!! If they don't make the silver chair, i'm gonna send daily hate mail to walden media.
@comedian
It certainly has a shot at the $400 million mark but when a film costs so much that should really only be the start.
Hear hear.
You took the words straight out of my mouth.
The odds of a "steady pace" are between nil and none.
Absolutely true.
if there was a like button, i would like this.
God has blessed you.
@Holly: What good old days? Are you talking about Thomas Edison sneezing and decapitating his wife?
Aslan has blessed you, too.
Knowing Andrew Adamson, he would probably start off with a bloody and brutal murder of Lilliandil (muah ha ha ha ha), and then go to Experiment House with Jill and Eustace. He always likes to do a little background (Caspian's escape for PC, and the bomb raids for LWW). But if its Michael Apted, he'll just have some lame old owl explain the death of the dearly beloved lilliandil. So I cross my fingers and hope that Andrew is directing Silver Chair.
I agree! And I hope so!
Y'all, in life we are going to disagree, and whether we like it or not, we have to accept all viewpoints on the movie. Tribunal does have a good point that VODT is spending money that it probably shouldn't have, and that even with the $ spent, it was still a poor marketing job. (in my humble opinion) But we also cannot lose hope on the movie so fast, as Reep said "we have nothing if not belief." So y'all even though we are going to differ on this topic, we have to understand that everyone has a right to their own opinion.
I hope that at the end, they throw a little reunion, like, the pevensies pick up eustace and jill from the experiment house, and at the same time, caspian gets to say his last goodbyes to his old friends.
I for one do hope that andrew directs and harry gregson william composes once again, and yes, i do wish we start off with lilliandil's death, but i'm not counting on it to be very bloody, as it is a children's film. And i also hope that there's a reunion at the end. it'll be good to see caspian and the pevensies together again.
Well, if they break even at the box office (which is what looks like will happen), then there is still DVD's and merchandise to help make a profit.
I agree. Narniafans is boring. (no offence meant)
@KT: The marketing costs for VDT are not a matter of opinion. They have spent a specific sum of money promoting it. I don't see how some hard data would hurt in this conversation, but, so far, nobody's produced any. If people want to speculate, sure, that's fine. But they need to admit to it, rather than quoting speculative figures as if they are fact.
I'm not the first one to say this. Earlier on, Tribunal actually took Pevensie to task for not having a source. Now I've asked Tribunal to produce a source, and, so far at least, s/he hasn't found one. Now, I'm not calling anyone a liar. I believe that Tribunal did read that figure somewhere, probably multiple places, but since I don't know where, I have no reason to trust the reliability of that information. On the information superhighway, misinformation can spread just as fast.
Anhun, you're even more depressing than a tribe of marshwiggles. Its like you're trying to rid us of every shred of optimism and hope of VDT reaching PC's amount.
Though comedian is an idiot, I must agree with him on this one. We're all trying our best to think well of VDT, and you depressing folks run along and dampen our spirits.
Hey!! I'm not an idiot.
Yes you are.
I definitely agree with all of you. I usually judge movies I see on whether I enjoy them or not. I don't usually look at the critics or the money raised. It's based for me on how much I enjoy it. and Clearly I have enjoyed this movie because I have seen it 3 times and will see it again tomorrow if not more.
And Dawn Treader is sooooo much better than PC. I have to agree and it is disappointing that it has made less money…
I agree with Claireyy. They should do both. At the same time. Seeing as they need different cast. One could be directed by Michael Apted and the other by Andrew.
Do you think there's a chance of it reaching 777 million worldwide? If not, then my bro owes me 350 bucks.
I didn't mean that. I meant that if you bought them, they would be obligated to go….
LOL. Your bro must be really thinks VDT is gonna make 777 mil. There's a low chance of it even getting 400 mil, let alone 777.
I've been grinning like an idiot ever since I went to see it. 😀
I think one part of the problem is that, after PC, people don't trust the franchise to come out with something good.
I'm with holly on this one. 777 mil?? What was he thinking??
You'll be rich by the end of the day.
i'm praying my heart out.
I just think that Narniaweb is better than narniafans cause the comments are so fun to read. (nothing against narniafans, of course.)
Yeah, after a long hard day at work, its always relaxing to sit back in my comfy armchair with a mug of steaming hot chocolate and read the latest controversy among the comments of Narniaweb.com
yup. there's nothing more like it. Narniafans just doesn't have a stream of raging comments following every article, you know what I mean?
Or the competition. Like, every normal narniawebber strives to be the first to comment.
Another factor to consider is the DVD/Blu-Ray release. These movies make more money on video sales and rentals than they do in theaters. That is a factor that most studios consider when marketing. I mean most people understand that it will be released on home video withing 3 or 4 months. It amazes me how so many people think that each movie that is released should top the one before it. Im hoping we get to see all 7 books on the big screen. I saw VDT in 3D on its release day and it was one of the best 3d movies I've seen. There were some things I would change about it but overall it was an enjoyable movie. I thought the ending was very powerful.
Its always fun to constantly refresh the window, seeking out a new article to comment on.
Hey, I don't know who any of you guys are but narniaweb is a fansight for a series of great books and movies, not a playground for cyber bullying, no matter how small. If a websight like this one can't stay polite, what can?
How dare you? Marshwiggles rock! You need to stop dissing the wiggles. 🙁
Hi five!! I'm boycotting Tron too!! (Actually I'm boycotting every other movie) I would watch Narnia again, if not for the fact that they've stopped showing it.
When Lucy looked back at the painting with tears in her eyes, I cried along with her, it was so emotional.
alright, alright, i take back what i said. i love marshwiggles too. i was only joking, and holly is my friend.
lilliandilhater
– that comment made me laugh out loud!
Exactly! When Aslan said "In your world, I'm known by another name"….that part really got to me…On another random note…I went to see True Grit last night and I noticed that there were some mini posters of VDT on the counter and the guy working said "just take them all". I said thanks man, and then I asked what they did with their big posters. He said "here you go" and he handed me a tube with not 1 but 6, yes 6 VDT official movie posters (the Aslan Closeup!!!!). Made my day!!!
No, we were talking about PC, not VDT. We don't know what VDT's total box office will be.
actually, for me, Prince Caspian was the best out of the three. Sure, Prince Caspian sucked at some parts, but I wouldn't call it a fiasco. I always liked a darker Narnia, but I guess its just a matter of opinion.
VODT is a movie that gets better each time you see it. You've got to see it at least a couple times before you make a final judgment. I re-read the book after watching the film and I have to say that I think the adaptation was REALLY good. The book is way too slow not to be changed (and I LOVE the book). Anyway, along with all of you, I say, bring on The Silver Chair!
How could you say that, Shelly Belly?? Andrew didn't waste any money at all. He did what was right. If he didn't divert the river, how were they supposed to film without dirtying the water? He made a magnificent castle. What would you like, a castle made out of cardboard? And for your information, transporting the cosmetics and props by helicopter is the easiest and cheapest way. He did the same for LWW, and i don't see you complaining.
NARNIA FANS THIS IS IT, THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR SILVER CHAIR:
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=narnia3.htm
scroll down page to: Box Office Mojo Reader Polls
https://secure.boxofficemojo.com/users/?page=badlogin-addr&returnURL=%2Fusers%2F%3Ft%3D1293773567%26p%3D.htm&p=.htm
ALL NARNIA FANS NEED TO VOTE !!
Judging from various sources that are unrelated to "Narnia" about 80% either thought it was great or at least good. Among the so called "expert" critics it was about 50/50. I hate to say it, but many of these reviews that were negative dripped a subtle anti-christian bias when you read between the lines.
You're right, its up to Aslan now.