New Narnia Film in Development Because of International Gross; Is The Tourist Next?

American audiences basically said it was time to put the Narnia franchise to bed, giving The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader $107.3 million against its $155 million budget. This figure was also significantly less than the gross of the last two Narnia films. But guess what? A sequel is now in development! That's probably thanks to the fact that its international gross has now surpassed $300 million. So apparently, America can't single-handedly determine the success of blockbusters anymore, which is bad news if you didn't like The Tourist.

The Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie thriller just passed the $200 million mark overseas, which means it's now made double its $100 million budget. As of now, there are no plans for a sequel, and the LA Times notes that the film's gross is still significantly less than previous films which have starred Depp and Jolie. Nonetheless, it's slight vindication for the few who loved the movie.

Meanwhile, the Narnia series is going to go ahead and skip over The Silver Chair and go straight to the sixth book in the series, The Magician's Nephew. Apparently though, while it's the sixth book in the series, the events in it are chronologically first. So I suppose maybe we could call this a "Reboot" of a series that wasn't working too. Your choice.

[Empire]