Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Sounds like Prince Caspian has been greenlighted. <a href="http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=705&dl=7532925" target="_blank">http://www.narniaweb.com/news. asp?id=705&dl=7532925</a>
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'm surprised it wasn't greenlit sooner. If Disney does make the remaining five films, it's not going to be cheap. Reports are that LWW cost 180 million to make.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I heard a rumor he doesn't wanna make "The Horse and His Boy" or "The Magician's Nephew"---I *really* hope that's not true! I *SO* wanna see an adaptation of HHB (preferably a great one).
Originally Posted By leemac It seems that Narnia beat out King Kong for the first time on Wednesday since Universal's movie was realsed. <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/" target="_blank">http://www.boxofficemojo.com/d aily/chart/</a> It seems the family audience over Christmas will be turning to Narnia and rightly so.
Originally Posted By leemac << realsed>> Geez. Released. (Sorry drinking champagne and shouldn't be allowed near a keyboard)....
Originally Posted By irishfan Wow, Narnia really is holding its own! Kongs numbers most really be surprising for Universal(no matter what they say)....there was talk of Kong taking Titanics crown at the box office before the movie was released....Cant see that happening now.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Thought I would give an update on Narnia. After tonight it will surpass 200 million at the box office. It made about 8 million yesterday to Kong's 7 million. Kong will be above 150 million after today. <a href="http://www.showbizdata.com/" target="_blank">http://www.showbizdata.com/</a>
Originally Posted By kennect While I always felt this film would be a hit is has proven to be a bigger one than I anticipated...Not being familiar with the books I just didn't expect the public's reaction to be as great as is has been...After so many misfires this year with Disney at the B.O. will this be a lesson they will learn and listen to?
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk ^I sure hope so. Keep the movies at PG or less! It is nice to be able to enjoy really good movies as a family! And the symbolism in Narnia was a real treat!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I see where Narnia took first place back from King Kong over the holiday weekend. Interesting. Wouldn't it be neat if this box office success could possibly propogate the long-overdue opening of the "Beastly Kingdom" land in Animal Kingdom?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 it sure would - let's hope. But my guess is that the risk is greater to carry over Narnia themed items to the park, than just in a movie. Doesn't matter to me but to some it will be an issue I am sure
Originally Posted By basil fan I've waited for that section of Animal Kingdom for years. Still can't understand why it was nixed. Tarzan's Dictionary <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/tarmangani.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ etc/tarmangani.html</a>
Originally Posted By kennect Knowing Disney as I do I fear that the success of Narnia might backfire for the company....Disney's recent past just seems to reek of jumping from one boat to another sinking one...OK, big success with Narnia doesn't mean big success with other big budget pics that I thought the company was trying to stay away from....Disney feature films seem to have spent the last couple of years of talking out of both sides of their mouth about the direction they were headed in....Smaller films with smaller budgets and then Narnia, huge film with a huge budget...I hope they can find the middle ground here that will result in overall productive results...The success of Narnia hasn't convinced me yet that Disney knows what they are doing at this moment...I really feel they got lucky on this one...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I hear ya, but PotC 2 will continue the big budget roll............. I think you need a mix of both - no one survives with just one formula...
Originally Posted By theones It's very funny how much money The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has made yet all Hollywood wants to talk about is two gay cowboys making out. If you go to the Movie Phone page on AOL every place you turn you see the Bareback Cowboys. Yet The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe will make and is making 50 times the amount of money as the gay propaganda film is. And Hollywood still does not know why less and less people are going to their movies.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<It's very funny how much money The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has made yet all Hollywood wants to talk about is two gay cowboys making out. If you go to the Movie Phone page on AOL every place you turn you see the Bareback Cowboys.>> It's also very funny how people will misquote the name of BROKEback Mountain to perpetuate homophobic propaganda.
Originally Posted By kennect Just compare the budgets between the two films...It is very likely that Brokeback Mountain will make as much money percentage wise(based on production cost) as Narnia does...Unlike, theones, I am glad we have a film market that allows us the deversity that films like Narnia and Brokeback get a fair chance to be seen by the public...But this thread is about Narnia, not about Brokeback...So please, any other theones, start a different thread if you want to complain about other films in the market right now...This section is about Disney live action films....
Originally Posted By basil fan Re: vbad's $$$$$ post. Do you mean the Animal Kingdom section would cost too much money? Or no one would go to it to make it worth spending the money?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The capital to build it....with EE being completed at AK , I don't think another major capital expense is going to happen right away for sure....they would have to see the return for that..and EE will be bringing people in there for the next 18 months
