How to Train Your Dragon roars in India, earns Rs 14 crore on opening weekend
'How To Train Your Dragon' took the box office by storm in its first week in India over the weekend. The film earned Rs 14 crore in India, making it the biggest opening weekend in the franchise to date. It is also the biggest opening weekend for a family film this year, and the fifth-biggest opening weekend for a motion picture title in 2025.advertisement'How to Train Your Dragon' is one of the top-performing animation-to-live-action adaptations in the post-pandemic era. The film, which hit the theatres on June 13, was released across Indian theatres in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, offering 2D, 3D, and IMAX screenings. IMAX alone accounted for 21 per cent of the total box office revenue, highlighting the contribution of premium formats to its performance.Directed by franchise veteran Dean DeBlois, the film delves deeper into the emotional arcs and Viking world-building while staying faithful to the 2010 animated film. In the film, Mason Thames plays Hiccup, an awkward yet endearing teen who dares to befriend a dragon. Nico Parker plays Astrid, while Gerard Butler reprises the role of Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's father, voicing the character.
Massive dragon flights, immersive battle sequences, and breathtaking landscapes set the tone for 'How to Train Your Dragon' and has brought family audiences back to the theatres.advertisementDirector Dean DeBlois confirmed that the next instalment is scheduled for June 11, 2027 at Universal Pictures's CinemaCon earlier this year.Dean also recently opened up about the backlash over Parker's casting as Astrid. Fans had expected Astrid to look more like she did in the original. In the original, Astrid was white with blonde hair and blue eyes. Variety reported Dean as saying that it bothered him in the beginning, but hoped people would let it go seeing how Parker nailed the role and that's what happened.
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