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Disney and friends have encouraged me to help make Narnia #1 again, in the face of "King Kong" and other challengers. I'm not sure how to respond. I have to admit that I was excited about 'Narnia' draws wide following and being an advocate for seeing the film on the front end (note: I even tried the Sweepstakes 1x, but didn't win anything).

But I'm not as sold on making sure the numbers and the money comes in . . . the film speaks to those who will listen. For some this is cracking open the door of God's Presence in their lives and for others it is a part of a longer journey. It is good to have followers of Christ working and having their work express the Light of Christ in the media and arts, but that's not necessarily making it big according to the standards of the world. For me, the conversations around Narnia, Lewis, and finding Joy are of higher value than making the focus of my weekend hitting the theatre with a friend to cash in and keep Narnia on top (for those who haven't heard any conversation check out The Lion, the Witch and the Metaphor).

By-the-way, I'm not expecting a huge showing for King Kong . . .

it's not The Lord of the Rings. It only brought in 9.8 million on opening day, which was when we tried to go to the theatre for some down time only to find all the films shifted from the day before by the big box office gorilla. A lesson learned.