How to Train Your Dragon‘s box office is closing in on a major franchise record, but will it happen? A live-action remake of the 2010 animated movie, the new 2025 film follows the friendship between Hiccup, a resourceful young Viking, and Toothless, a rare Night Fury dragon, which becomes the crucial link in shaping a united future for their two worlds on the island of Berk.

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon cast includes Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Frost. The only returning cast member from the animated movies is Gerard Butler, once again portraying Stoick the Vast, Berk’s chieftain and Hiccup’s father.

Now, following its seventh weekend in theaters, How to Train Your Dragon has grossed $606 million at the box office worldwide, according to The Numbers, and is closing in on breaking How to Train Your Dragon 2‘s record as the franchise’s highest-grossing film at $621 million.

Right now, How to Train Your Dragon‘s box office breaks down to $257 million domestically and $349 million internationally.

What This Means For How To Train Your Dragon

Will It Become The Franchise’s Highest-Grossing Film?

After seven weekends in theaters, How to Train Your Dragon only needs $15 million more to break How to Train Your Dragon 2’s record of $621 million and become the franchise’s highest-grossing film. This is despite the fact that it’s been available to buy or rent on digital platforms since July 15.

Since then, it’s still been averaging about $2 million a day at the box office, meaning it should break the franchise record relatively soon. If How to Train Your Dragon continues performing at the pace that it has, it should break the record in about four more days at the earliest, or by the end of the week at the latest.

Our Take On How To Train Your Dragon’s Box Office

Why It’s A Big Deal

If How to Train Your Dragon (2025) becomes the franchise’s highest-grossing film, it would mark a major milestone, not just for the franchise but for DreamWorks as a whole. It would affirm the studio’s gamble on a live-action remake, proving the strategy to be both creatively and financially successful.

Such a victory would elevate the film as not only the top earner in the franchise but potentially the most successful live-action remake to date. Featuring charming characters and a touching story that continues to resonate with audiences of all ages, this achievement could solidify How to Train Your Dragon as a legacy-defining triumph for DreamWorks.

Source: The Numbers