Los Angeles-“How to train your dragon” took off at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth.
The universal adaptation live from the beloved animated franchise has skyrocketed to a strong beginning of $ 83.7 million in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates on Sunday. The film, directed by the veteran of the Dean Deblois franchise, follows the improbable friendship between a young Viking named Hiccup (Mason Thames) and a Dragon called Dentmou.
The restarting has easily exceeded the “How to train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” of 2019, which opened with $ 55 million. The latest film won more than $ 114.1 million internationally, bringing the world total to $ 197.8 million.
“This is another example of live remake that really holds the promise of marketing,” said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst of the senior media for Comscore. “I think that the longevity and playability of some of these films, especially in summer, are nothing less than miraculous.”
“How to train” also won first place before Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”, which slipped in second place after dominating the charts for three weekends. This live hybrid remake added an additional $ 15 million, pushing its national total of $ 386.3 million.
“Matimes”, a modern New York love story with Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, completed the three best films of the week with a start of $ 12 million. The romantic dramatic presents Johnson as an informed contaminating taken between two contenders: a broken and difficult actor who happens to be his ex, and a rich “unicorn” which seems too beautiful to be true.
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” slipped in fourth place, taking $ 10.3 million and avoiding a diving in the territory with a figure.
John Wick’s spin-off “Ballerina” fell in fifth place with $ 9.4 million, despite solid criticism from criticism and the public. Directed by Len Wiseman, the action film features Ana de Armas and presents Keanu Reeves incorporating his role in a support tour.
Dergarabedian said that “Ballerina” could have a push later on the line similar to “John Wick” of 2014.
“It took this franchise for a while to really take over,” he said. “You have seen a huge outpouring of interest in the first” John Wick “when he hit the video at home or the streaming, I should say, and I think the same thing will happen here.”
In sixth place, “Karate Kid: Legends” won $ 5 million, followed by “Final Destination: Bloodlines” at seventh with $ 3.9 million. Wes Anderson’s latest “Phoenician regime” reported $ 3 million. “The Life of Chuck”, based on a story by Stephen King, closed ninth with $ 2.1 million.
To complete the top 10, the “sinners”. The film Ryan Coogler with Michael B. Jordan, attracted $ 1.4 million – which is impressive because the film is available at home via online and digital platforms after being published two months ago.
Overall, the box office increased by 23% compared to this point in 2024.
Dergarabedian said that he is impatiently awaiting films in the coming weeks which could have a positive presence at the box office, like “Eilo”, “F1,” Superman “and” 28 days later “.
Top 10 films at the national ticket office
According to Comscore, with the national final figures, this list is launched in sales of estimated tickets from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canadian theaters.
1. “How to train your dragon”, $ 83.7 million
2. “Lilo and Stitch”, $ 15.5 million.
3. “Materialists”, $ 12 million.
4. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, $ 10.3 million.
5. “From the world of John Wick: Ballerina”, $ 9.4 million.
6. “Karate Kid: Legends”, $ 5 million.
7. “Final destination: Bloodlines”, $ 3.9 million.
8. “The Phoenician regime”, $ 3 million.
9. “The life of Chuck”, $ 2.1 million.
10. “Finsurers”, 1.4 million dollars.