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Universal Film Crushes Box Office With Nearly $200 Million in Opening Weekend
A decade and a half ago, "How to Train Your Dragon" was released in theaters. Now, the live-action remake was released by DreamWorks and Universal.
With Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" remake capturing box offices during Memorial Day weekend, this time it was the new edition of "How to Train Your Dragon" that captivated moviegoers.
The new movie crushed it at the box office, netting just under $200 million worldwide, per Jonathan Landrum Jr. of The Associated Press.
"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 reboot easily outpaced 2019's How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which opened with $55 million. The latest film earned more than $114.1 million internationally, bringing the global total to $197.8 million."
The initial Rotten Tomatoes score for the movie was 83% with 40 reviews as of June 9, so there was a lot of positive feedback for the film.
Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore, spoke about the new release crushing it in its first weekend.
'This is yet another example of a live-action remake really delivering on the promise of the marketing. I think the longevity and playability of some of these films particularly in the summer has been nothing short of miraculous.'
The next-highest domestic box office film was "Lilo & Stitch" at $15.5 million, although that movie has been in theaters for a few weeks now, with the third-highest of the weekend being "Materialists" at $12 Film Crushes Box Office With Nearly $200 Million in Opening Weekend first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 16, 2025
