The live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake has hit a major global box office milestone in just a few days. The 2025 movie is the first DreamWorks movie to get the live-action treatment, with the original trilogy’s director Dean DeBlois returning to helm the project. Despite early qualms and backlash concerning a few creative decisions, the How to Train Your Dragon remake was highly-rated by both critics and audiences for its faithfulness to the original. As a result of the hype, the live-action adaptation opened to a record-breaking $84 million opening weekend, superseding the debut of the original animated movies.

According to The Numbers, How to Train Your Dragon has now made over $206 million at the global box office. This total is based on $93 million domestically and $113 million from international sales. The remake is now only the tenth movie in 2025 to cross this milestone after becoming the no. 1 movie during its debut weekend.

Can The Live-Action How To Train Your Dragon Make Box Office Franchise History?

The Franchise’s Box-Office Record Holder Is How To Train Your Dragon 2

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon box office is already exceeding the pace of the original animated trilogy during their respective releases. The remake’s domestic opening weekend was nearly double the 2010 original’s box office and currently holds the record for the best opening weekend in the franchise. While the remake hasn’t quite hit the break-even point yet due to its $150 million budget, there is no doubt that by the end of the second weekend it will start going into profitable margins.

The momentum will continue into its second weekend, which raises the possibility that the remake could break more records and milestones. There is a very good chance that the live-action movie will surpᴀss the first 2010 movie and the 2019 installment within the next few weeks, but it’s questionable if it can outpace the second movie. That’s due to the compeтιтive summer schedule that will likely slow down the movie’s box office performance. Currently, the highest-grossing installment is the 2014 sequel, which earned $614 million at the global box office.

On the other hand, this achievement is a big win for DreamWorks and Universal. Ahead of the 2025 movie’s release, the studio has already confirmed the development of How to Train Your Dragon 2, which is scheduled for a June 2027 release. It also wouldn’t be surprising if the studio planned to complete the trilogy adaptation with a third movie, given the incredible reception and box office performance. Currently, the sequel is in the early stages, as DeBlois has shared that he is working on the script.

Our Take On How To Train Your Dragon’s Global Milestone

Even The Compeтιтion Won’t Slow Down The Live-Action Remake

While the 2025 remake has a chance to break even more franchise records, given its speedy rate, it will face some compeтιтion in its second weekend with new releases like 28 Years Later and Elio. While the zombie horror movie may pose less of a threat, the Disney Pixar movie will have a target audience that will overlap with How to Train Your Dragon. Nevertheless, the live-action adaptation will likely perform well and even continue its dominance thanks to strong audience reception and the franchise’s general popularity.

Overall, the latest global box office milestone proves how much audiences have enjoyed the How to Train Your Dragon remake. This comes as the movie faced some hiccups and backlash due to a few creative decisions. Nevertheless, it seems that a lot of the controversial elements will now be a thing of the past, as the remake is clearly one of the biggest winners of 2025. Now, it’s a matter of seeing how far it can go and whether its sequel can replicate that success two years from now.

Source: The Numbers