Hiccup and his best beastie friend Toothless led the charge at the box office for the February 22nd through 24th weekend. The third film of the DreamWorks Animation franchise, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World not only secured its spot at the top of the box office chart with a $55 million opening weekend, it also scored the biggest first weekend of the series.
The first How to Train Your Dragon debuted in theaters on March 26, 2010 and rang up $43 million domestically over its opening weekend. The critically acclaimed animated comedy grossed $494 million worldwide before exiting theaters. The second film, How to Train Your Dragon 2, premiered on June 13, 2014 and topped the original film’s opening weekend by grossing $49 million domestically. How to Train Your Dragon 2 also finished in front of the first film overall in theaters with a $621 million worldwide box office run.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was not only a hit with audiences, it also won over critics. The PG-rated family-friendly film is currently sitting at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The first Dragon film should retain its hold on the top spot at the box office over the March 1-3, 2019 weekend. The only films set to open in wide release are the adult thriller Greta and Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, and neither film targets the younger How to Train Your Dragon audience.
Box Office Top 10: February 22-24, 2018
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – $55,527,000
- Alita: Battle Angel – $12,000,000
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part – $10,015,000
- Fighting with My Family – $8,012,000
- Isn’t it Romantic – $7,510,000
- What Men Want – $5,200,000
- Happy Death Day 2U – $4,988,000
- Cold Pursuit – $3,300,000
- The Upside – $3,210,000
- Run the Race – $2,273,050
The How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World Plot:
“From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown…and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning their lives. Welcome to the most astonishing chapter of one of the most beloved animated franchises in film history: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together—to the very ends of the Earth—to protect everything they’ve grown to treasure.”
