The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 British-American high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's children's epic fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Narnia". It was co-produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley play Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, four British children evacuated during the Blitz
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe "". It surpassed the gross of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by only $1.7 million, although the latter grossed $895.9 million worldwide, ahead of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". It is the highest-grossing film of the 2005 holiday period, the second highest grossing "Christian" film, the 6th largest "family – children's book adaptation", the 9th highest-grossing "fantasy – live action film" and the 10th highest-grossing film overall in Disney company history. Finally, it is the largest film of Walden Media worldwide. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 45 million tickets in North America.