10 Successful Christian Films that Turned Hollywood’s Head

#2 — The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)


Disney and Walden bet big on C. S. Lewis’s beloved allegory—and families worldwide answered. Snowbound fantasy, an unmistakable death-and-resurrection arc, and event-level effects pushed it into the year’s global top tier. For Hollywood, the lesson wasn’t just box office; it was proof that explicitly Christian themes can power four-quadrant fantasy when told with craft. Narnia opened a door for larger-scale faith-adjacent stories with premium production values.