How to Train Your Dragon

A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.

Grosses

Domestic (44%)
$217,581,231
Summary Details
DistributorDreamWorks
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Opening$43,732,319
4,055 theaters
Budget$165,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresAction Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
In Release281 days/40 weeks
Widest Release4,060 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 26-281$43,732,319-4,055-$10,784$43,732,3191
Apr 2-43$29,010,044-33.7%4,060+5$7,145$92,135,9162
Apr 2-5
Easter wknd
2$34,296,083-4,060-$8,447$97,421,9551
Apr 9-113$24,863,535-14.3%4,007-53$6,205$133,404,4383
Apr 16-182$19,633,320-21%3,825-182$5,132$158,251,0664
Apr 23-251$15,350,213-21.8%3,665-160$4,188$178,345,9275
Apr 30-May 22$10,614,289-30.9%3,426-239$3,098$192,173,7506
May 7-93$6,680,374-37.1%3,003-423$2,224$201,013,8677
May 14-165$5,003,536-25.1%2,620-383$1,909$207,647,6968
May 21-239$1,901,211-62%1,751-869$1,085$210,990,9189
May 28-3010$1,150,834-39.5%825-926$1,394$212,755,05310
May 28-31
Memorial Day wknd
10$1,513,677-825-$1,834$213,117,896-
Jun 4-614$488,283-57.6%343-482$1,423$213,883,14311
Jun 11-13
World Cup (South Africa)
17$330,459-32.3%281-62$1,176$214,426,38112
Jun 18-20
World Cup (South Africa)
29$167,083-49.4%213-68$784$214,764,29813
Jun 25-27
World Cup (South Africa)
16$477,499+185.8%333+120$1,433$215,422,52814
Jul 2-4
World Cup (South Africa)
21$341,760-28.4%303-30$1,127$216,156,99415
Jul 2-5
July 4th long wknd
World Cup (South Africa)
20$481,505-303-$1,589$216,296,739-
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
22$317,923-7%254-49$1,251$216,893,96716
Jul 16-1824$237,392-25.3%228-26$1,041$217,387,99717