Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia held onto the top spot at the box office on Saturday with an estimated $7.7M while Universal's King Kong placed second with an estimated $7M on the final day of 2005. Both films dropped about 20% from Friday. With a Friday-Saturday take of $17.2M, Narnia might finish the four-day holiday frame with $37-40M. Kong has captured $15.6M over the same days and could be heading for $33-36M over the long weekend.

Competing comedies Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Fun With Dick and Jane both grossed an estimated $4.4M on Saturday. The Steve Martin sequel enjoyed a smaller drop from Friday faling 19% compared to the 28% decline for the Jim Carrey vehicle. Each film should find its way to $21-24M over four days and duke it out for the number three position.

Official four-day studio estimates will be released on Monday.

Be sure to check the Golden Globe chart which tracks the box office of the major nominees with weekly updates throughout awards season.

For reviews of Munich and The Producers visit The Chief Report.

Last Updated: January 1, 2006 at 1:00PM EST

Written by Gitesh Pandya