‘Prince Caspian,’ the box office story
May 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

Prince Caspian Aslan Globe

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ was left in the cold this weekend. Indy 4 got all the fame and only a couple of people got lost and went to ‘Prince Caspian’ by accident. It all started with a disappointing opening last weekend. The Disney picture only made $55 million, while everybody expected a bigger opening for the $200 million fantasy project. And how much did last weekend bring in for Aslan and his gang? Less than $23 million, a drop of almost 60%.

The U.S. total now stands at $98 million. Not bad, you might say. But ‘Iron Man,’ which cost only $140 million, made twice that amount in the same period. ‘Indiana Jones 4,’ which was also cheaper, we all know made this in the first couple of days. But the market overseas is painting a different picture, according to Disney.

‘Prince Caspian’ took $18 million during the weekend, in just 13 territories. This makes for a international total of $49 million. If you consider the movie has yet to launch in over half of its markets, these are some promising numbers. Disney says ‘Prince Caspian’ did 11% better overseas than the first movie at the same point in its lifetime. While the film’s box office numbers are down almost 20% in the U.S.

This might be another one of those movies that makes most of its money overseas. Variety reports the new Narnia took $8.2 million in Japan during its first five days, with a total of 656,222 admissions. It proves how Disney isn’t dependant on its domestic performance. With big markets like the UK, France, Germany and Australia still to come, ‘Prince Caspian’ still has a bright future ahead of him.

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