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'Narnia' overtakes 'Kong' in US chart

Published Tuesday, Jan 3 2006, 17:59 GMT | By Daniel Saney
'Narnia' overtakes 'Kong' in US chart
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe rose back to the top of the US box office charts last weekend.

The C.S. Lewis adaptation took $32.8m, narrowly toppling last King Kong from number one, the latter scoring a three-day gross of $31.6m.

Jim Carrey comedy Fun with Dick and Jane remained in the third place, whilst the entire top ten looked much the same as the previous weekend since there were no major new releases to speak of.

The top ten in full:
1. (2) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - $32.8
2. (1) King Kong - $31.6m
3. (3) Fun with Dick and Jane - $21.0m
4. (4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - $19.3m
5. (8) Rumour Has It - $11.6m
6. (5) The Family Stone - $10.2m
7. (6) Memoirs of a Geisha - $10.0m
8. (7) The Ringer - $8.0m
9. (10) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - $7.5m
10. (10) Munich - $6.1m

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