From the fan website Narniaweb.com:

"The big screen adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - CS Lewis’ first book in his much beloved series - hit all the right notes this weekend opening in cinemas across the UK to the staggering tune of £8,039,600 in just 3 days: THE HIGHEST OPENING WEEKEND IN BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL (UK)’s HISTORY EVER!

"The magical children’s classic beat the comparable 3 day weekend figures for every other Disney branded movie including the hugely successful Disney / Pixar’s Toy Story 2 which went on to gross £44 million in the UK; as well as topping the first in The Lord of the Rings franchise The Fellowship of the Ring AND the first in the Star Wars franchise The Phantom Menace which took £7.2 million and £7.5 million respectively."

Take that, Polly.