News for Jan. 09, 2006

'Narnia' still tops at foreign box office

1/09/06, 1:56 pm EST - Xoanon

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney's big cat roared even louder at the foreign box office this weekend as "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" solidified its No. 1 position with an estimated haul of $30.6 million (17.27 million pounds), as its total rose to a mighty $277 million. Combined with its domestic take, "Narnia's" global box office stands at $525 million. Territory totals include $66.5 million in the U.K., and $28.1 million in France. "King Kong," meanwhile, grossed an estimated $24 million from 57 territories. The 26-day international total gross is $272 million, which, combined with "Kong's" domestic tally, puts it global take at about $465 million. [More]