The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian film. The tone of the film's marketing focused on the film's action, and unlike "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" Disney and Walden did not screen the film for pastors or give Bible-based study guides in North America. "Prince Caspian" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the UK on 17 November 2008, and on 2 December 2008 in North America. It was the top selling DVD of its release week in the U.S. taking in $54.7 million. The film was released in Australia on 27 November 2008. There were one-disc and three-disc DVD editions (two-disc only in
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and broke the tension of the night raid. During pre-production, Disney announced a December 14, 2007 release date, but pushed it back to May 16, 2008, because Disney opted to not release it in competition with "", another Walden Media production. Disney also felt the "Harry Potter" films comfortably changed their release dates from (Northern Hemisphere) winters to summers, and "Narnia" could likewise do the same because the film was darker and more like an action film. The world premiere was held at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on May 7, 2008. The British premiere was held at