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
DistributorUnited International Pictures
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Opening$399,821
86 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 Release86 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 26-281$399,821-86-$4,649$503,0511
Apr 2-41$355,730-11%86-$4,136$1,366,1002
Apr 9-113$147,898-58.4%86-$1,719$1,732,2943
Apr 16-184$144,477-2.3%78-8$1,852$1,921,2274
Apr 23-252$115,988-19.7%70-8$1,656$2,078,2655
Apr 30-May 22$114,078-1.6%71+1$1,606$2,214,5696
May 7-93$53,882-52.8%60-11$898$2,290,4267
May 14-164$74,997+39.2%55-5$1,363$2,420,0998
May 21-235$29,841-60.2%40-15$746$2,459,7979
May 28-306$37,512+25.7%43+3$872$2,519,60210
Jun 4-69$9,305-75.2%30-13$310$2,322,99211
Jun 11-13
World Cup (South Africa)
7$37,242+300.2%30-$1,241$2,365,61912
Jun 18-20
World Cup (South Africa)
10$23,362-37.3%25-5$934$2,397,18613
Jun 25-27
World Cup (South Africa)
13$8,254-64.7%15-10$550$2,417,64514
Jul 2-4
World Cup (South Africa)
14$5,450-34%10-5$545$2,462,78515
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
14$5,161-5.3%10-$516$2,481,32416
Jul 16-1816$5,507+6.7%8-2$688$2,496,46117
Jul 23-2522$1,042-81.1%2-6$521$2,507,39218