"Prince Caspian" underwhelms at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second gear motion picture in the "Chronicles of Narnia" motion-picture show series took a commanding early lead at the weekend box berth in Due north U.S., simply testament probably fall shortly of industry expectations, according to overture information issued on Saturday.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" sold $19.3 1000000 charles Frederick Worth of tickets during its starting time twenty-four hour period of release across the United States and Canada on Friday, distributor Walt Disney Co said on Saturday.
Wonder Amusement Inc's superhero smash "Branding iron Man," the corner office chomp for the past two weekends, was the No. 2 choice on Friday, with estimated gross revenue of $8.6 gazillion, according to trailing firm Box Office staff Mojo.
Industriousness observers had expected "Prince Caspian Sea" to do better than the first "Narnia" film, "The Panthera leo, The Witch and the Wardrobe." Simply that pic earned $23 zillion on its number one daytime in December 2005, and $65.6 jillion in its first weekend.
A Walter Elias Disney spokeswoman declined to seduce an ahead of time forecast for the weekend. Family-friendly movies, such as the "Narnia" films, ordinarily calculate on strong turnouts on Saturday and Sunday.
The lucrative summer moviegoing season is off to a wobbly initiate. Last weekend, the kids flick "Speed Racer" crashed to a dismal $18.6 zillion during its low gear ternion years. On the other hired hand, "Iron Military personnel" has surpassed completely expectations, and has grossed about $200 1000000 to particular date.
The "Narnia" serial, based on the religious-themed books by C.S. John L. Lewis, ar co-produced by Walden Media, a photographic film companionship owned by Mile-High City billionaire Philip Anschutz. Both films were directed by Newly Zealander St. Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the "Shrek" series.
Critics were less enthused by the new "Narnia" plastic film, with 66 percentage of teetotum reviewers giving their approval, according to Rotten Tomatoes (hypertext transfer protocol://www.rottentomatoes.com), a Web site that collates reviews. The first celluloid garnered a 78 per centum rating.
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