'How to Train Your Dragon' leads the box office

Blockbuster 'How to Train Your Dragon' grossed 83.7 million USD in North America and led the Vietnamese box office.

Universal's live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series How to Train Your Dragon grossed more than $83.7 million in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates.

The unlikely friendship between a young Viking, Hiccup (Mason Thames), and the dragon, Toothless.

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The live-action film, still directed by Dean DeBlois, follows the unlikely friendship between a young Viking, Hiccup (Mason Thames), and the dragon, Toothless.

“This is another example of a truly successful live-action remake,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.

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How to Train Your Dragon took the No. 1 spot from Disney's Lilo & Stitch (which dropped to second place after topping the chart for three weeks). The live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch added $15 million, pushing its domestic total past $386.3 million.

The top 5 highest-grossing films of the past week in North America are Materialists ($12 million), Mission: Impossible – Final Retribution ($10.3 million) and From the World of John Wick: Ballerina ($9.4 million).

How to Train Your Dragon also led the Vietnamese box office last weekend.

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The live-action How to Train Your Dragon easily surpassed 2019's How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (which opened with $55 million). The latest installment has earned more than $114.1 million worldwide, bringing its global total to $197.8 million.

In Vietnam, How to Train Your Dragon is currently leading the box office revenue last weekend, according to Box Office Vietnam. Specifically, as of the morning of June 16, the film reached 21 billion VND since its release on June 13. However, overall, the film is still far behind the two animated films Doraemon: Nobita and the Adventures into the Picture World (154 billion VND, released on May 23) and Lilo & Stitch (32 billion VND, released on May 23).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bi-kip-luyen-rong-dan-dau-phong-ve-185250616095029949.htm