‘CASPIAN’ TOPS BOX OFFICE!

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian got off to a good, but not great, start at the box office this weekend, debuting at Number One with an estimated $56.6 million, AP reports. That compares with the $65.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in December of 2005. The first film went on to gross $745 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The third in the franchise, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is due in summer 2010. The Narnia movies are based on author C.S. Lewis’ classic seven-volume fantasy series.

Iron Man, which has dominated the box office grosses for two weeks, slipped to second place this week but remained strong with $31.2 million in ticket sales, bringing its North America total to $222.5 million. The big-budget CGI-live action adventure Speed Racer continued to disappoint, finishing fourth with $7.6 million, and has earned just under $30 million in its first two weeks.

The next Hollywood blockbuster of the summer, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, arrives in theaters Thursday (May 22nd). The film debuted this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

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