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King Kong Versus The Chronicles of Narnia |
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Find out who is the champion in the 25-day box office challenge between battling blockbuster movies King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
When King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia were set to open only one week apart, many box office analysts predicted that Kong would topple Narnia, but both would be successful movies. So who is winning the box office race? Hollywood Lot Magazine looks at the first 25 days of each movie in this head-to-head battle. Since Kong opened on a Wednesday and Narnia on a Friday, we begin the day 1 comparisons for each movie on Friday, but include Kong's additional two days in the final box office challenge numbers.
| Day |
Chronicles of Narnia Revenue |
King Kong Revenue |
| 1 |
$23.0 Million |
$14.4 Million |
| 2 |
$25.3 Million |
$20.1 Million |
| 3 |
$17.2 Million |
$15.5 Million |
| 4 |
$4.6 Million |
$5.6 Million |
| 5 |
$4.0 Million |
$5.2 Million |
| 6 |
$3.5 Million |
$4.9 Million |
| 7 |
$3.6 Million |
$5.3 Million |
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8 |
$9.0 Million |
$7.8 Million |
| 9 |
$13.0 Million |
$4.5 Million |
| 10 |
$9.8 Million |
$8.8 Million |
| 11 |
$4.6 Million |
$12.0 Million |
| 12 |
$4.9 Million |
$7.9 Million |
| 13 |
$4.9 Million |
$7.1 Million |
| 14 |
$5.7 Million |
$7.1 Million |
| 15 |
$7.9 Million |
$8.8 Million |
| 16 |
$4.7 Million |
$7.1 Million |
| 17 |
$7.1 Million |
$8.8 Million |
| 18 |
$11.9 Million |
$7.0 Million |
| 19 |
$9.2 Million |
$2.3 Million |
| 20 |
$8.7 Million |
$1.6 Million |
| 21 |
$8.8 Million |
$1.6 Million |
| 22 |
$9.7 Million |
$3.4 Million |
| 23 |
$7.7 Million |
$5.7 Million |
| 24 |
$8.2 Million |
$3.4 Million |
| 25 |
$8.0 Million |
$748.6 Thousand |
First 25 Days Box Office Challenge Results:
The Chronicles of Narnia - $225.7 Million
King Kong - $189.2 Million
Winner: The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Total Revenue To Date (through Wednesday, January 18):
The Chronicles of Narnia - $265.1 Million
King Kong - $205.3 Million
Narnia was the clear winner in the 25 day box office challenge, and continues to defeat King Kong as of the day this comparision was written.
