The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the wardrobe. Lucy guides them to Tumnus's cave, but they find it ransacked, with a notice from Jadis (the White Witch) proclaiming his arrest for harbouring humans. Mr. Beaver, a talking animal, finds and befriends the children, and takes them to his den. There, he and Mrs. Beaver tell them of a prophecy that the Witch's power will fail when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sit in the four thrones at Cair Paravel. Aslan, the great lion and the rightful King, has been absent for many years but is now "on the move again" in Narnia.
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.