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 Black Magician and failing, to protect the city from the Sachakans. Enlisting the help of the Thieves and slum-dwellers, Akkarin and Sonea defeat the Ichani. In their final battle, however, Akkarin is fatally injured by Kariko and dies by giving all his power to Sonea,while fighting with the Ichani. Sonea is left alone bearing his child. Since Sonea is the only magician who has the knowledge of the black magic, she becomes the Black Magician of the Guild. She also sets up a hospice to help the people living in the slums. Canavan notes that inspiration for her writing comes from "books