"Narnia" Topples "King Kong" at Box Office

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" snatched the box office crown from "King Kong" during another fierce four-day holiday battle for the top spot.

Less than $2 million separated "Kong" and "Narnia" each of the past two weekends.

"We edged out 'Kong.' It's been neck-and-neck," Buena Vista's Dennis Rice said Monday. "These are two great movies in the marketplace that are doing great business."

"Narnia" took in an estimated $32.8 million from Friday through Monday, nudging Universal's "King Kong" out of the No. 1 spot and into second with a New Year's weekend gross of $31.6 million.

The Top Ten films this past weekend were:

1. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Buena Vista, $32.8 million.
2. "King Kong," Universal, $31.6 million.
3. "Fun With Dick and Jane," Sony, $21 million.
4. "Cheaper by the Dozen 2," Fox, $19.3 million.
5. "Rumor Has It," Warner Bros., $11.6 million.
6. "The Family Stone," Fox, $10.2 million.
7. "Memoirs of a Geisha," Sony, $10 million.
8. "The Ringer," Fox Searchlight, $8 million.
9. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Warner Bros., $7.5 million.
10. "Munich," Universal, $6.1 million.

I am thrilled that "Narnia" is doing so well. I have nothing against King Kong (despite the fact that it has received very mixed reviews), but am happy to see a Christian film doing so well.

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