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Tuor in Gondolin · 12-28-2008, 08:35 PM

I'm rather curious why Disney turned down Narnia movies, since by the
records below it seems that the movie more then covered production costs
U.S. domestically and more then doubled expenses (including
worldwide) with PC. And this doesn't seem to include other revenue
sources (books, dvds, cable tv rights, etc.). Why wouldn't further films
also be good revenue sources?

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Box Office Data, Movie ...Total US Gross, $141,621,490. International Gross, $277,868,796. Worldwide Gross, $419,490,286
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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Domestic: $291,710,957 39.2%
Foreign: $453,300,315 60.8%
Worldwide: $745,011,272
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12-28-2008, 08:35 PM	#19
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	I'm rather curious why Disney turned down Narnia movies, since by the records below it seems that the movie more then covered production costs U.S. domestically and more then doubled expenses (including worldwide) with PC. And this doesn't seem to include other revenue sources (books, dvds, cable tv rights, etc.). Why wouldn't further films also be good revenue sources? The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Box Office Data, Movie ...Total US Gross, $141,621,490. International Gross, $277,868,796. Worldwide Gross, $419,490,286 =================================== The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Domestic: $291,710,957 39.2% Foreign: $453,300,315 60.8% Worldwide: $745,011,272 =================================== __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'