How to Train Your Dragon
Domestic Total Gross: $217,581,231 Distributor: Paramount (DreamWorks) Release Date: March 26, 2010 Genre: Animation Runtime: 1 hrs. 38 min. MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $165 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Shrek Forever After
P/DW
$238,736,787
4,386
$70,838,207
4,359
5/21/10
2
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
P/DW
$216,391,482
4,263
$60,316,738
4,258
6/8/12
3
Shrek 2
DW
$441,226,247
4,223
$108,037,878
4,163
5/19/04
4
Shrek the Third
P/DW
$322,719,944
4,172
$121,629,270
4,122
5/18/07
5
Brave
BV
$237,283,207
4,164
$66,323,594
4,164
6/22/12
6
Madagascar
DW
$193,595,521
4,142
$47,224,594
4,131
5/27/05
7
Monsters Vs. Aliens
P/DW
$198,351,526
4,136
$59,321,095
4,104
3/27/09
8
Kung Fu Panda
P/DW
$215,434,591
4,136
$60,239,130
4,114
6/6/08
9
Cars 2
BV
$191,452,396
4,115
$66,135,507
4,115
6/24/11
10
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Fox
$196,573,705
4,102
$41,690,382
4,099
7/1/09
11
Over the Hedge
P/DW
$155,019,340
4,093
$38,457,003
4,059
5/19/06
12
Shark Tale
DW
$160,861,908
4,070
$47,604,606
4,016
10/1/04
13
The Croods
Fox
$178,023,288
4,065
$43,639,736
4,046
3/22/13
14
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$180,010,950
4,065
$63,106,589
4,056
11/7/08
15
Toy Story 3
BV
$415,004,880
4,028
$110,307,189
4,028
6/18/10
16
Bee Movie
P/DW
$126,631,277
3,984
$38,021,044
3,928
11/2/07
17
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Fox
$195,330,621
3,969
$68,033,544
3,964
3/31/06
18
Puss in Boots
P/DW
$149,260,504
3,963
$34,077,439
3,952
10/28/11
19
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Fox
$154,529,439
3,961
$45,012,998
3,954
3/14/08
20
Kung Fu Panda 2
P/DW
$165,249,063
3,952
$47,656,302
3,925
5/26/11
21
Megamind
P/DW
$148,415,853
3,949
$46,016,833
3,944
11/5/10
22
Rango
Par.
$123,477,607
3,923
$38,079,323
3,917
3/4/11
23
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Fox
$161,321,843
3,886
$46,629,259
3,881
7/13/12
24
Rio
Fox
$143,619,809
3,842
$39,225,962
3,826
4/15/11
25
Robots
Fox
$128,200,012
3,776
$36,045,301
3,776
3/11/05
26
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Uni.
$214,030,500
3,769
$70,217,070
3,729
3/2/12
27
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
3,715
$42,347,760
3,587
5/16/01
28
A Christmas Carol (2009)
BV
$137,855,863
3,683
$30,051,075
3,683
11/6/09
29
Rise of the Guardians
P/DW
$103,412,758
3,672
$23,773,465
3,653
11/21/12
30
Bolt
BV
$114,053,579
3,654
$26,223,128
3,651
11/21/08
31
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
WB
$55,675,313
3,575
$16,112,211
3,575
9/24/10
32
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Fox
$104,386,950
3,555
$24,005,069
3,555
12/10/10
33
Meet the Robinsons
BV
$97,822,171
3,435
$25,123,781
3,413
3/30/07
34
Ice Age
Fox
$176,387,405
3,345
$46,312,454
3,316
3/15/02
35
Beowulf
Par.
$82,280,579
3,249
$27,515,871
3,153
11/16/07
36
Lilo & Stitch
BV
$145,794,338
3,222
$35,260,212
3,191
6/21/02
37
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Sony
$124,870,275
3,119
$30,304,648
3,119
9/18/09
38
The Ant Bully
WB
$28,142,535
3,050
$8,432,465
3,050
7/28/06
39
Eragon
Fox
$75,030,163
3,030
$23,239,907
3,020
12/15/06
40
Mulan
BV
$120,620,254
2,953
$22,745,143
2,888
6/19/98
41
Reign of Fire
BV
$43,061,982
2,629
$15,632,281
2,629
7/12/02
42
Dragonheart
Uni.
$51,367,375
2,193
$15,027,150
2,130
5/31/96
43
Turbo
Fox
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/17/13
44
Planes
BV
n/a
0
n/a
0
8/9/13
Averages: $158,617,701 3,573 $45,856,981 3,720
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