News for Jan. 10, 2006

'Narnia' hits $530 million at global box office

1/10/06, 4:40 pm EST - Xoanon

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Lingering holidays in many parts of the world kept the foreign box office buzzing during the first full weekend of the new year. "Chronicles of Narnia," "King Kong" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" moved strongly into 2006, while some surprise titles hit the top in Germany, France and Spain, and local-language films dominated Italy, Brazil and South Korea. "Narnia" earned $35.5 million from 44 markets to lift its international gross to $282 million. The offshore weekend results brought "Narnia's" global take to $530 million. [More]