'Narnia' takes in $67 million in first weekend - Dec. 11, 2005
"Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" scored a much-needed box office hit for Walt Disney Co., taking in $67 million for the second-biggest debut ever in a weekend in December, according to an industry tracking firm report Sunday. "Narnia," based on the popular children's books by C.S. Lewis, fell just below the record $72.6 million three-day opening for 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," but outpaced the first "Rings" film, "The Fellowship of the Ring," which grossed $47 million in 2001...
