News for Dec. 12, 2005

'Narnia' rakes in 67M - no lion!

12/12/05, 1:42 pm EST - Xoanon

"The Chronicles of Narnia" roared into movie theaters this weekend - but it soon could be toppled by King Kong, who makes his expected climb to the top this week. "Narnia," a long-awaited adventure fantasy, racked up an estimated $67.1 million - $20 million more than the rest of the top 10 combined. Based on C.S. Lewis' popular Christian fables of good and evil, "Narnia" sends four siblings into an alternative world where they talk with unicorns and fauns and battle an evil witch with the help of the lion, Aslan. [More]