The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 3D fantasy-adventure film based on
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third novel in
C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series
The Chronicles of Narnia (and fifth chronologically). It is the third installment in
The Chronicles of Narnia film series from
Walden Media. Unlike the earlier two films, it was distributed by
20th Century Fox and the first to be released in
Digital 3D.
The film is set three years after the events of the
Prince Caspian, The two youngest Pevensie siblings,
Edmund (
Skandar Keynes) and
Lucy (
Georgie Henley), are transported back to Narnia along with their cousin
Eustace Scrubb (
Will Poulter). They join the new king of Narnia,
Caspian (
Ben Barnes), in his quest to rescue seven lost lords to save Narnia from a corrupting evil that resides on a dark island. Each character is tested as they journey to the home of the great lion
Aslan at the far end of the world.
Development on
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader began in 2007, while
Prince Caspian was still in production. Filming was supposed to take place in
Malta,
Czech Republic and
Iceland in 2008 with
Michael Apted as its new director, for a planned release in 2009. But production was halted after a budgetary dispute between Walden Media and
Walt Disney Pictures concerning
Prince Caspian's performance, resulting to Disney departing the production and was replaced by
20th Century Fox. Filming later took place in
Australia and
New Zealand in 2009 and was converted into 3D in 2010. It was released in traditional
2D,
RealD 3D, and
Digital 3D, and a limited release in
4D.
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The film premiered on November 30, 2010, at a
Royal Film Performance in London
[6] and was released worldwide on December 10, 2010 to mixed reviews and commercial success. The film received moderate success in the North America with a gross of $104 million, which was lower than its predecessors. However, it fared better than
Prince Caspian internationally with $299 million. The film is currently the 12th highest-grossing film of 2010 with over $403 million and received a nomination at the
68th Golden Globe Awards. It then became 20th Century Fox's highest-grossing film in 2010.
[7] Following its success, Fox and Walden are now in negotiations to produce a fourth film based on
The Magician's Nephew.
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