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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Flies to Top Spot at Weekend Box Office
- Universal’s live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon debuted on June 13, 2025, leading the domestic box office with an $83.7 million opening weekend.
- The film's strong opening follows extensive social media reach and a fanbase that includes nearly half Gen Z viewers aged 13 to 24.
- The movie earned an A CinemaScore and holds a 99% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with positive reception from families and younger adults.
- The live-action remake grossed $114.1 million internationally, contributing to a global start of $200.3 million, the fourth best of the year so far.
- This strong performance suggests continued success for the franchise, which has grossed nearly $1.7 billion globally, with a sequel planned for 2027.
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Gerard Butler Talks ‘Powerful’ Impact of ‘Dragon’ on Audiences
Gerard Butler joins TODAY to talk about the new live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” film. He opens up about the impact the franchise has on audiences of all ages, why it has been resonating with people for so long and more. Butler also jokes about sharing the screen with his dragon co-stars.
Los Angeles, 16 Jun (EFE).- The action and fantasy film ‘How to train your dragon’ (‘How to train your dragon’) led American lockers at its premiere this weekend with a $83 million raise, and snatched from ‘Lilo & Stitch’ the reign it occupied since the end of May. Universal’s new real action version, based on the animated film of the same name in 2010, was also released in Latin America on the 15th, bringing to $197.8 million raised worldwide.
The live-action remake of the 2010 animated film "How to Train Your Dragon," which hit theaters last week, immediately rose to the top of the box office charts, attracting 15,443 moviegoers to the theater.
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ rakes in $83.7 million in box office debut to soar past Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’
“How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83.7 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran Dean DeBlois, follows the unlikely friendship between a young Viking named Hiccup (Mason Thames) and a dragon called…
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