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$578,187
142 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 Release142 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 26-281$578,187-142-$4,071$578,1871
Apr 2-41$556,574-3.7%142-$3,919$1,303,1542
Apr 9-112$339,052-39.1%129-13$2,628$1,937,2503
Apr 16-182$173,347-48.9%123-6$1,409$2,128,7424
Apr 23-252$134,354-22.5%113-10$1,188$2,278,4995
Apr 30-May 23$114,765-14.6%90-23$1,275$2,364,9186
May 7-93$125,797+9.6%70-20$1,797$2,499,8637
May 14-163$111,471-11.4%67-3$1,663$2,641,4538
May 21-234$46,737-58.1%66-1$708$2,692,4129
May 28-305$41,693-10.8%51-15$817$2,737,49310
Jun 4-67$15,908-61.8%48-3$331$2,560,85011
Jun 11-13
World Cup (South Africa)
7$43,191+171.5%48-$899$2,610,95812
Jun 18-20
World Cup (South Africa)
8$24,392-43.5%40-8$609$2,641,41213
Jun 25-27
World Cup (South Africa)
10$7,593-68.9%33-7$230$2,655,26914
Jul 2-4
World Cup (South Africa)
9$6,454-15%34+1$189$2,732,53515
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
12$4,232-34.4%34-$124$2,746,07516
Jul 16-1814$8,084+91%32-2$252$2,760,27317
Jul 23-2515$12,935+60%17-15$760$2,779,54818
Jul 30-Aug 115$10,106-21.9%17-$594$3,023,56419
Aug 6-817$10,001-1%13-4$769$3,043,03520
Aug 13-1523$3,133-68.7%7-6$447$3,051,15321