The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe backdrop
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 PG 2h 23m Adventure, Family, Fantasy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

The beloved masterpiece comes to life.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$292M
Final
Opening Weekend
$65.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
4.45x
Opening → Total
Budget
$180M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$745M
$453M international
2005 Rank
#2
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 9-11 1 $65.6M $65.6M 3,616 $18K 1
Dec 16-18 2 $31.8M -51.4% $113.2M 3,680 $9K 2
Dec 23-25 2 $19.8M -37.9% $153.2M 3,853 $5K 3
Dec 30-Jan 1 1 $25.7M +29.9% $217.7M 3,853 $7K 4
Jan 6-8 2 $15.6M -39.1% $247.8M 3,514 $4K 5
Jan 13-15 4 $10.1M -35.7% $261.3M 3,224 $3K 6
Jan 20-22 6 $6.2M -38.0% $271.9M 2,757 $2K 7
Jan 27-29 9 $4.5M -27.8% $277.9M 2,170 $2K 8
Feb 3-5 10 $3.1M -31.8% $281.9M 1,716 $2K 9
Feb 10-12 12 $2.1M -32.5% $284.7M 1,302 $2K 10
Feb 17-19 14 $1.3M -36.0% $286.7M 955 $1K 11
Feb 24-26 22 $712K -46.4% $288.2M 589 $1K 12
Mar 3-5 28 $391K -45.1% $288.8M 366 $1K 13
Mar 10-12 33 $242K -38.2% $289.2M 224 $1K 14
Mar 17-19 21 $543K +124.7% $289.8M 432 $1K 15
Mar 24-26 18 $502K -7.6% $290.6M 418 $1K 16
Mar 31-Apr 2 21 $350K -30.2% $291.2M 376 $931 17
Apr 7-9 25 $185K -47.3% $291.5M 288 $640 18
Apr 14-16 45 $74K -59.6% $291.6M 186 $400 19

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Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAndrew Adamson
ScreenplayAndrew Adamson, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Ann Peacock
StarringWilliam Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton
StudioWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures