The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian received nominations at the Young Artist Awards. In 2010, Mark Johnson, a producer from all of the "Narnia" movies, admitted that "We made some mistakes with "Prince Caspian" and I don't want to make them again." He also said "Caspian" lacked some of the "wonder and magic of Narnia," was "a little bit too rough" for families, and too much of a "boys' action movie." When released on May 16 in the United States and Canada, the film grossed $55 million from 8,400 screens at 3,929 theaters in its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office. Disney said it
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader credits to have visual interest, and also because they wished to include an acknowledgement to Baynes, who died in August 2008. After the success of the 3D release of "Avatar", 20th Century Fox announced in February 2010 that "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" would be released in Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats; it is the first "Narnia" film to have a 3D release. Walden had previous experience creating 3D films, having released James Cameron's documentaries "Ghosts of the Abyss" and "Aliens of the Deep", as well as "Journey to the Center of the Earth" with New Line Cinema.