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Mark Sommer
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Box Office Mojo is predicting
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will take the top box office position this weekend and take in about $45 million. It is expected to be followed by
The Tourist (new),
Tangled (still strong in its fourth week), and
Harry Potter 7.1 (also in its fourth week).
In comparison, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe took in $65.5 million its first weekend, and Prince Caspian, $55 million.
As was shown by the box office numbers for Tangled, future results will depend largely on word-of-mouth evaluations from those who have seen the movie. Tangled exploded in its second week, going from just under $20 million its first week to $55 million its second. So, much will depend of whether Dawn Treader "grows legs."
I will try to keep you informed through the coming weeks. In the meantime, go see the movie! It's great.
If you are like most people this time of year, money is tight. You would love to see the next Narnia movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, but Christmas shopping will probably bleed you pretty dry. This could help.
We received a Press Release this week with an announcement that
MGM & Fox have partnered with Hollywood Movie Money to offer up to $10.00 (on select Blu-ray titles) and up to $7.50 (on select DVD titles) toward the purchase of theatrical tickets to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader and Gulliver's Travels. This is a fantastic deal, which you can find directly on the Blu-ray and DVD packaging in store.
Click through for a full list of titles which contain the offer.
We also received the following Press Release via e-mail this week:
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND WALDEN MEDIA,
IN ASSOCIATION WITH OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD AND REGAL CINEMAS,
ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER /
OPERATION NARNIA "HOMETOWN PREMIERE" CHALLENGE
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 7, 2010) -Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media, in association with Operation Christmas Child and Regal Cinemas, today announced the winner of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER / OPERATION NARNIA "Hometown Premiere Challenge." The winner is Christian Academy in Louisville Kentucky.
Among the competing organizations and groups, Christian Academy created the most shoebox-sized gift boxes for needy children worldwide. The students will host a special premiere event and screening of the film, which will be attended by two of the film's stars - Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes. The event will take place on December 9th at The Regal Hamburg Pavilion 16 cinemas in nearby Lexington.
"Congratulations to Christian Academy of Louisville," stated Randy Riddle, Domestic Director of Operation Christmas Child. "We want to thank you for helping us give Christmas to needy children around the world. We are on track to exceed the previous year's shoe box gift donations from the U.S. and are excited to have partnered this year with 20th Century Fox and Walden Media."
Last year, Operation Christmas Child delivered more than 8 million shoebox gifts to needy children around the globe. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse, the international relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project, has hand-delivered gift boxes in over 130 countries to more than 77 million children. For many of these children, these are the first presents they've ever received.
