The weekend numbers have numbed the roar of Aslan. Though The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader topped the weekend charts at the US box office, its collection of $24 million is the lowest in the franchise yet, and to put in simple words – very disappointing! To put it in perspective, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had grabbed $66 million during its opening weekend while even the disappointing sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian had got in $55 million. The third movie of the franchise has not been able to cash in even half of the amount of its predecessor. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader would require a very strong international performance to make the studio earn decent profits. Right behind it was another disappointing performer for the weekend. The much awaited The Tourist starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie could also gather a lowly $17 million during the weekend, much below expectations. Both the leads have already starred in hit movies this year that have grossed more than $100 million at the US box office (Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland and Angelina Jolie in Salt). Compared to the success of those films, The Tourist may find it tough to hit the same heights. The third spot went to Tangled that became the sixth animation flick to hit the $100 million mark in the US. But compared with an astonishing reported production budget of $260 million (I still cannot believe it!), the movie’s revenues are expected to remain short. So overall the weekend has not produced anything grand, and maybe it would be upto Tron during the next weekend to show them how it is really done!
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