How To Train Your Dragon Box Office Breaks Franchise’s 15-Year Record In Just One Month
The 2025 live-action version of “How to Train Your Dragon” has set a significant milestone for the franchise. This upcoming film is actually a reimagining of the 2010 animated movie, which itself was adapted from Cressida Cowell’s children’s book series with the same title. The success of DreamWorks’ original animation led to an animated trilogy, making the 2025 release the fourth film in the “How to Train Your Dragon” series.
In its initial release, “How to Train Your Dragon” set a new record for the franchise’s opening weekend with an impressive domestic earnings of $84.6 million. Since then, it has surpassed a global total of $450 million, however, it hasn’t surpassed the entire worldwide runs of any of its predecessors yet.
By this coming Saturday evening, according to the deadline, “How to Train Your Dragon” is projected to amass a total of $9.7 million over three days during its fourth weekend in cinemas. This will boost its domestic earnings to approximately $222.7 million, surpassing the $217.8 million gross of the original 2010 film, thus making the remake the highest-grossing installment of the series in North America.
What This Means For How to Train Your Dragon
Its Next Goal Is Worldwide Franchise Domination
The budget for “How to Train Your Dragon” was reportedly $150 million, and this latest domestic total has pushed it beyond that amount, also helping it set a new record for the franchise domestically. Yet, if it wants to avoid being the lowest-earning installment in the series worldwide, the movie must still increase its global earnings significantly.
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review of how well each installment in the franchise has performed domestically and globally up until now:
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This breakdown displays the domestic and foreign performance of each installment in the franchise up until now:
| Title | Domestic Debut | Domestic B.O. | Global B.O. |
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| How To Train Your Dragon (2010) | $43.7 million | $217.8 million | $494.9 million |
| How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) | $49.4 million | $177 million | $621.5 million |
| How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) | $55 million | $160.8 million | $539.9 million |
| How To Train Your Dragon (2025) | $84.6 million | $222.7 million+ | $478.5 million+ |
By Sunday, the worldwide weekend earnings for the new film are expected to be tallied, and if the numbers hold, it is poised to outperform the initial movie in the franchise’s global standings – a feat it may have already achieved. However, to claim the title of highest-grossing installment ever, it must surpass the $621.5 million earned by “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”
This implies that it needs to generate over $100 million more in revenue before wrapping up, but considering its domestic box office earnings have dropped below $10 million per weekend, it might take quite a while, if it manages to achieve this goal at all.
Our Take On The How to Train Your Dragon Box Office Record
It Doesn’t Need To Be Compared To The Other Movies
Despite any global comparisons with its predecessors, the live-action remake has proven itself as a significant success due to its current box office performance relative to its budget. This strong showing indicates that DreamWorks made a prudent decision in approving the upcoming “How to Train Your Dragon 2” before the next installment even reached theaters.
Despite not reaching the pinnacle for the entire series, “How to Train Your Dragon” now competes on a similar level as the initial blockbusters, demonstrating that there’s still plenty of fuel left in the tank for the adored animated family film series.
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2025-07-05 21:58