TheHow To Train Your Dragonremake just burned through a major box office milestone. A remake of the 2010 animated classic, the live-action remake stars Mason Thames (Hiccup) and Nico Parker (Astrid), alongside the lovable CGI dragon Toothless. As they discover the truth about the war between dragons and Vikings, audiences have been pouring into theaters.
WhileSupermandominated the box office this week, a report fromVarietyindicates that it is not this weekend’s only winner.How to Train Your Dragontook fourth place and crossed a massive global total. It has officially earned$239 million domestically and $560 million worldwide, having crossed the $550 million mark this weekend.
It is only thefifth movie of the year to reach that milestone, as onlyNe Zha 2,Lilo & Stitch,A Minecraft Movie, andMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningreached it sooner.Ne Zha 2finished its runwith nearly $1.9 billion, while second and third place finished just under $1 billion.Mission: Impossible, meanwhile, earned $580 million overall.
What This Means For How To Train Your Dragon
A Sequel Is Already On The Way
With $560 million against a $150 million budget,theHow To Train Your Dragonremake is already profitable. Given that Dreamworks elected to greenlight a sequel before its release, this should be a massive relief for the studio. Live-action remakes are not always successful,as Disney’sSnow Whiteproved, but this remake is already an accomplishment.
This does not, however, mean that this is the highest-grossingHow To Train Your Dragonmovie. While ahead of the original and the third movie,it still sits behindHow To Train Your Dragon 2, which earned a stunning $622 million, thanks to its international draw. Check out the chart below, which showcases each release’s domestic and worldwide totals.
Worldwide (Adjusted for Inflation)
$165 million
$218 million
$495 million
$734 million
$145 million
$177 million
$622 million
$854 million
$129 million
$161 million
$540 million
$690 million
$150 million
$239 million
$560 million
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When accounting for inflation, unfortunately, the total is fairly disappointing, as it would not surpass a single previous franchise release. Still, in a box office environment that has been stymied by the ever-increasing influence of streaming platforms, it is respectable enough to achieve a $560 million total, andDreamworks should be proud of its accomplishment.
This Is A Well-Deserved Milestone
Image via Universal Pictures
If any live-action remake was to achieve success, it certainly deserves to be this one.ScreenRant’s Sarah Moran reviewedHow To Train Your Dragonand called it a “fantastic” movie with"truly gorgeous visuals and wonderful performances". It managed to recreate iconic scenes from the original without feeling especially repetitive by recreating them in a shot-for-shot style.
Withlimited family-friendly competition early in its run, this movie managed to draw entire families into theaters, and its success is unlikely to end with its run. After all, it will be heading to streaming soon, where it will entertain audiences for years to come.How To Train Your Dragonis already successful, and it is only continuing to thrive.
