Big weekend.

Chronicles of Narnia - $61 million
Syriana - $22 million

The Chronicles of Narnia - $50 million
Syriana - $16 million

I'm getting Jarhead vibes from Syriana all over again. I could be wrong but I see $20M.

I don't think the trailer is on par with Jarhead to get people who haven't heard about the film as interested and hooked as after they saw Jarhead's trailer. It's a film that destines to do well in big liberal cities such as New York and L.A. I know nobody expected it to do this well so far in limited release, so that means it has broader appeal than it has given credited for, but I can only see $20M if the actual theater count jumps to over 2500. So far BOM has changed it from 2000 to 1900+ to 1750.

Chronicles of Narnia - 65 mil
Syriana - 15.5 mil

Chronicles of Narnia - $89,453,201.29
Syriana - $26,783,845.00

:O

The Chronicles of Narnia - 70 million
Syriana - 18 million

Chronicles of Narnia - $63m
Syriana - $17m
HP4 - $9m
Aeon - $6m

1. The Chronicles of Narnia - 51.2
2. Syriana - 13.5
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 9.1
4. Walk the Line - 7.7
5. Aeon Flux - 4.3

but it has been playing in NY and LA for about a month now - I know because I saw it about a month ago so that will lower those 2 big cities some.

I haven't said anything because I want to re-see it when it opens wide and everyone else sees it.

Also, I haven't been following the BO # on it or if it incrased from the first 5 theaters it started in.

Nov. 25-27 (5 theaters)
22 $374,502 $74,900 $553,530 1

Friday, December 2 (9 theaters)
$142,422 +182.9% $15,825 $892,261

Syriana is only getting 1700 theatres and it's only been playing for two weekends, not a month.

sorry it seemed like a month ago - time really files when you are busy.

BJs Projections:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardroble - 68m-88m ( undecided on where it will land)
Syriana - 18.6m
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 10.48m -48%
Walk the Line - 7.86m -28%
Pride and Prejudice - 3.82m -24%

Undecided on other films in the top 12.

The overestimating of Narnia begins...

do you mean underestimating

thank goodness im not alone!

God I kinda hope I'm overestimating Narnia, but I've just heard too much, there's been too much adverteising, and all the evidence leans too heavily toward the film being a huge smash for me to honestly predict less then 70 million.

What advertising?? I've seen 1 commercial for this movie in the last 2 weeks and haven't seen 1 since, no kidding and believe it or not, the same goes for KING KONG to.. I'm not sure what channels they show these on the most, but I do watch FOX and USA and TNN etc.. Certainly they'd show them alot more since their release dates are on the horizon..

I don't know about USA and TNN, but if you watch FOX and haven't seen commercials for Narnia and Kong, I think you might not be paying attention. Both films have tons of commercials.

Narina will smash the Ape

The both have fantastic T.V. spots, but Narnia just bearely egdes past the Ape. Narnias trailers are hands down way better

One thing I forgot to add is how interesting this weekend is going to be. It's like opening F9/11 against Passion of the Christ on the same weekend.

I second this. People seem to forget that only two other December films have opened with over $50M, and both were LOTR sequels.

Perhaps, but...



Even $68 million is a stretch, but it could actually happen. $88 million, though? Let's be real here, there's no reason whatsoever why this film would open to a number like that. It'd be the biggest December opening ever by a good $16 million, and I can't see it.

they would have both obliterated those opening wknds with a friday release, that does not fit well with Narnia, it opens on a friday afterall Two Towers would have opend around 80m and ROTK would have opened in the 90m-110m range.