The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Domestic Total Gross: $291,710,957 Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: December 9, 2005 Genre: Fantasy Runtime: 2 hrs. 12 min. MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $180 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Buena Vista
$334,191,110
3,739
$116,101,023
3,728
3/5/10
2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Buena Vista
$241,071,802
4,164
$90,151,958
4,155
5/20/11
3
Oz The Great and Powerful
Buena Vista
$230,479,996
3,912
$79,110,453
3,912
3/8/13
4
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Buena Vista
$141,621,490
3,929
$55,034,805
3,929
5/16/08
5
Bridge to Terabithia
Buena Vista
$82,272,442
3,210
$22,564,612
3,139
2/16/07
6
Return to Oz
Buena Vista
$11,137,801
1,238
$2,844,895
1,238
6/21/85
7
Krull
Columbia
$16,519,460
1,289
$5,469,415
1,281
7/29/83
8
Shrek 2
DreamWorks
$441,226,247
4,223
$108,037,878
4,163
5/19/04
9
Shrek
DreamWorks
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
10
Avatar
Fox
$749,766,139
3,461
$77,025,481
3,452
12/18/09
11
Life of Pi
Fox
$124,833,363
2,946
$22,451,514
2,927
11/21/12
12
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Fox
$104,386,950
3,555
$24,005,069
3,555
12/10/10
13
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Fox
$88,768,303
3,396
$31,236,067
3,356
2/12/10
14
Eragon
Fox
$75,030,163
3,030
$23,239,907
3,020
12/15/06
15
The Pagemaster
Fox
$13,670,688
1,803
$4,188,399
1,803
11/23/94
16
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Fox
$8,794,452
3,173
$3,745,315
3,141
10/5/07
17
Willow
MGM
$57,269,863
1,209
$8,300,169
1,024
5/20/88
18
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
New Line
$377,027,325
3,703
$72,629,713
3,703
12/17/03
19
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
New Line
$339,789,881
3,622
$62,007,528
3,622
12/18/02
20
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
New Line
$313,364,114
3,381
$47,211,490
3,359
12/19/01
21
The Golden Compass
New Line
$70,107,728
3,528
$25,783,232
3,528
12/7/07
22
The Passion of the Christ
Newmarket
$370,274,604
3,408
$83,848,082
3,043
2/25/04
23
The Last Airbender
Paramount
$131,772,187
3,203
$40,325,019
3,169
7/1/10
24
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Paramount
$118,634,549
3,623
$30,061,756
3,620
12/17/04
25
The Adventures of Tintin
Paramount
$77,591,831
3,087
$9,720,993
3,087
12/21/11
26
Hugo
Paramount
$73,864,507
2,608
$11,364,505
1,277
11/23/11
27
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Paramount
$71,195,053
3,847
$19,004,058
3,847
2/14/08
28
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away
Paramount
$12,512,862
840
$2,162,993
840
12/21/12
29
Mirror Mirror
Relativity
$64,935,167
3,618
$18,132,085
3,603
3/30/12
30
The Da Vinci Code
Sony / Columbia
$217,536,138
3,757
$77,073,388
3,735
5/19/06
31
Jumanji
Sony / Columbia
$100,475,249
2,530
$11,084,370
2,487
12/15/95
32
Zathura
Sony / Columbia
$29,258,869
3,232
$13,427,872
3,223
11/11/05
33
Hook
TriStar
$119,654,823
2,254
$13,522,535
2,197
12/11/91
34
Courageous
TriStar
$34,522,221
1,214
$9,112,839
1,161
9/30/11
35
Labyrinth
TriStar
$12,729,917
1,141
$3,549,243
1,141
6/27/86
36
Snow White and the Huntsman
Universal
$155,332,381
3,777
$56,217,700
3,773
6/1/12
37
Dragonheart
Universal
$51,367,375
2,193
$15,027,150
2,130
5/31/96
38
Peter Pan
Universal
$48,462,608
2,813
$11,139,495
2,813
12/25/03
39
Legend
Universal
$15,502,112
1,187
$4,261,154
1,187
4/18/86
40
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Warner Bros.
$381,011,219
4,375
$169,189,427
4,375
7/15/11
41
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Warner Bros.
$317,575,550
3,672
$90,294,621
3,672
11/16/01
42
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Warner Bros.
$303,003,568
4,100
$84,617,303
4,045
12/14/12
43
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Warner Bros.
$301,959,197
4,455
$77,835,727
4,325
7/15/09
44
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Warner Bros.
$295,983,305
4,125
$125,017,372
4,125
11/19/10
45
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Warner Bros.
$292,004,738
4,285
$77,108,414
4,285
7/11/07
46
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Warner Bros.
$290,013,036
3,858
$102,685,961
3,858
11/18/05
47
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Warner Bros.
$261,988,482
3,682
$88,357,488
3,682
11/15/02
48
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Warner Bros.
$249,541,069
3,855
$93,687,367
3,855
6/4/04
49
The Polar Express
Warner Bros.
$162,775,358
3,650
$23,323,463
3,650
11/10/04
50
Wrath of the Titans
Warner Bros.
$83,670,083
3,545
$33,457,188
3,545
3/30/12
51
The Neverending Story
Warner Bros.
$20,158,808
950
$4,325,823
950
7/20/84
52
The Neverending Story II
Warner Bros.
$17,373,527
1,208
$4,912,124
1,188
2/8/91
53
Jack the Giant Slayer
Warner Bros. (New Line)
$64,557,857
3,525
$27,202,226
3,525
3/1/13
Averages: $166,721,369 3,091 $44,425,216 3,038
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