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.

Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures International
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Opening$2,394,033
577 theaters
Budget$165,000,000
Release DateMar 26, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresAction Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
In Release281 days/40 weeks
Widest Release577 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 26-281$2,394,033-577-$4,149$2,394,0331
Apr 2-42$2,491,062+4.1%562-15$4,432$7,257,5482
Apr 9-113$1,276,794-48.7%556-6$2,296$9,546,9933
Apr 16-184$910,551-28.7%416-140$2,188$10,759,5914
Apr 23-256$463,029-49.1%369-47$1,254$11,330,4045
Apr 30-May 26$421,541-9%316-53$1,333$11,463,6096
May 7-99$265,415-37%255-61$1,040$11,813,8877
May 14-1610$152,842-42.4%214-41$714$11,996,3568
May 21-2314$79,287-48.1%192-22$412$12,094,7649
May 28-3020$53,874-32.1%138-54$390$12,271,80510
Jun 4-620$41,034-23.8%104-34$394$11,427,13211
Jun 11-13
World Cup (South Africa)
22$41,450+1%84-20$493$11,480,16012
Jun 18-20
World Cup (South Africa)
33$17,595-57.6%73-11$241$11,505,89913
Jun 25-27
World Cup (South Africa)
35$11,721-33.4%48-25$244$11,529,44414
Jul 2-4
World Cup (South Africa)
38$8,784-25.1%37-11$237$11,826,36215
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
48$2,299-73.8%26-11$88$11,831,13416
Jul 16-1853$1,914-16.7%16-10$119$11,837,61217
Jul 23-2545$1,908-0.3%8-8$238$11,841,95118
Jul 30-Aug 178$37-98.1%3-5$12$12,458,93019