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Live-Action How to Train Your Dragon Reaches $454M, Eyes 2025 Top Five

DreamWorks Animation’s first live-action adaptation ranks second in franchise history, nearing a top-five spot among 2025’s global box-office hits.

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Overview

  • The film has grossed a cumulative $454 million after two weeks, splitting $199 million domestically and $254 million internationally.
  • It surpassed How to Train Your Dragon 2’s $177 million North American haul to become the franchise’s second-highest domestic grosser.
  • It sits less than $2 million shy of overtaking Thunderbolts* for the fifth position among 2025’s worldwide releases.
  • Directed by Dean DeBlois, the live-action remake opened on June 13 and marks DreamWorks Animation’s first live-action reimagining of its own IP.
  • A sequel is scheduled for release in June 2027 following the remake’s record-breaking performance.