LOS ANGELES (AFP) – "the Chronicles of Narnia" has woven box office magic once again, with its Last epic dethrone "Tangle Disney" and the maintenance of Angelina Jolie and longtime rival Harry Potter at Bay, industry figures shown Sunday.
"Voyage of the Dawn Treader," the third installment of spiritual allegory based on books for children classic C.S. Lewis, earned 24.5 million in its North American debut weekend, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations co.
All three movies in franchising "Narnia" now have debuted at number one, beginning with the inaugural rendering of "the lion, the Witch and the wardrobe" in December 2005.
But threequel performance was seen as a soft opening, earn "Prince Caspian of less than half what Narnia" opened in 2008 and well below 40 million estimated by Exhibitor relations.
Also his debut, sneaking in behind "Narnia" in second place was the posh thriller "The Tourist" starring Johnny Depp, alongside Jolie, Hollywood premier femme fatale. It has earned 17 million.
Slipping first to third era "tangled," the Disney animated fairy tale on haired Princess Rapunzel, which netted 5.7 million.
Fourth place belonged to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 1," who earned $ 8.5 million, bringing the overall by the penultimate film take in j.k. Rowling's popular series about a boy wizard to 257 million.
"Unstoppable," starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, as two daring heroes, blue-collar, trying to avoid a collision with a runaway train full of hazardous materials, took place the 5th with $ 3.7 million in ticket sales.
"Black Swan", a thriller starring Natalie Portman ballet as a dancer in a society of New York to explore the dark sides of the industry and its sensuality, climbed seven points in sixth. It raked in $ 3.3 million from just 90 theaters compared to more than 3,500 theaters showing "Narnia".
Takeoff in seventh place was "Burlesque." The musical extravaganza Cher and Christina Aguilera led to 3.2 million.
Romantic comedy "love and other drugs," starring Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, slipped in eighth, with 3.0 million.
Roadtrip comedy "Expiry" with fellow travelers oddball Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, came in ninth with 2.5 million.
Meanwhile, Super villain of Will Ferrell comedy "Megamind" rounded out the top 10, 2.5 million for the three-day stretch of compensation.
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