Disney brings the beloved series to the big screen with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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- Release Date: December 9, 2005
- Content Type: Movie
- Description: “Prepare to enter another world when Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present C.S. Lewis’ timeless and beloved adventure. With the stunningly realistic special effects, you’ll experience the exploits of Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter, four siblings who find the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of “hide-and-seek” at the country estate of a mysterious professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, once peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs, and giants that has been turned into a world of eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion Aslan, the children lead Naria into a spectacular climactic battle to be free of the Witch’s glacial powers forever!” (Disney)
- Charts: Disney’s first Narnia film was a commercial success. The movie grossed over $291 million in the United States and an additional $453 million internationally. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second-highest-grossing picture of 2005 in the US and third worldwide for that year. It is the most successful film of the series.
- Reviews: The film was widely praised for its realistic graphics for 2005 and adaptation of the classic tale into a modern film. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe holds a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Awards: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe received the Academy Award for Best Makeup. The movie also picked up nominations for Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. The soundtrack was nominated at the Grammy and Golden Globe Awards.
- Purchase: Blu-ray | Blu-ray Box Set
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