{"id":206310,"date":"2025-06-22T23:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206310\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T23:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:48:09","slug":"how-to-train-your-dragon-wins-box-office-28-years-later-has-big-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206310\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;How to Train Your Dragon&#8217; wins box office, &#8217;28 Years Later&#8217; has big open"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.<\/li>\n<li>28 Years Later had its own eventful open with a $30 million domestic haul and $60 million at the global box office, marking director Danny Boyle&#8217;s most profitable premiere so far.<\/li>\n<li>Elsewhere, Pixar scored its worst-ever premiere with Elio, and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Lilo &amp; Stitch both held strong in their fifth weeks of release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This weekend it was dragons vs. zombies at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/box-office\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">box office<\/a>, and both came out on top.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While Dreamworks&#8217; live-action remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/how-to-train-your-dragon\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Train Your Dragon<\/a> narrowly prevented <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/danny-boyle\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny Boyle<\/a>&#8216;s zombie gore-fest <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/everything-we-know-about-28-years-later-release-date-cast-plot-11716699\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28 Years Later<\/a> from sinking its teeth into box office gold, the numbers represent a victory for both films.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> How to Train Your Dragon <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/how-to-train-your-dragon-box-office-over-197-million-globally-11755013\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premiered to an astounding<\/a> $83.7 million domestically and $197.8 globally last weekend, and held strong in week two for a $37 million domestic and $90.5 million global take, per Comscore. That represents a 44 percent drop domestically and a 45 percent drop globally, both modest for a film of its scale. The film now stands at a $160.4 domestic gross and $358.1 million global gross, with that latter number rating higher than this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sonic-the-hedgehog\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonic the Hedgehog 3<\/a>,\u00a02019&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2019\/02\/01\/how-to-train-your-dragon-hidden-world-dragons\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Train Your Dragon 3<\/a>, and 2023&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-little-mermaid\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Little Mermaid<\/a> at the same point in their box office runs.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> 28 Years Later, the third installment in the paradigm-shifting horror franchise from director Boyle and screenwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alex-garland\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Garland<\/a> \u2014 which actually comes 23 years after the kick-off, 28 Days Later \u2014 took in $30 million at the domestic markets and $60 million globally in its opening weekend. Those numbers mark the most profitable premiere in Boyle&#8217;s career, though the film tails far behind the year&#8217;s biggest horror premiere,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ryan-coogler\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Coogler<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sinners-scene-breakdown-juke-joint-ancestors-performance-11718104\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinners<\/a>, which earned $45.6 million\u00a0back in April.\n<\/p>\n<p> A still from Pixar&#8217;s &#8216;Elio&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Disney\/Pixar<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Though there were spoils to go around at this weekend&#8217;s box office jamboree, the weekend came with its disappointments \u2014 Pixar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pixar-elio-sci-fi-classics-alien-contact-influence-director-change-11721610\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elio<\/a> chief among them.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Opening to $21 million domestically and $35 million globally, the animated alien adventure becomes Pixar&#8217;s worst box office open when you take into account its massive showing on 3,750 screens. That makes for a dismal per theater average of $5,600. Compare that to How to Train Your Dragon&#8217;s PTA of $8,461 in it second week of release.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Want more movie news? Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;s\u00a0free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Still, the Pixar offering took the third place spot on the domestic and global leaderboard, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/lilo-stitch\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/a> earning No. 4 on both with a $9.7 million domestic take and $29.4 million global take in its fifth week of release. Its grosses now stand at $386.7 million domestic and $910.3 million globally, all but assuring it a $1 billion mint in the coming weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The last spot on the coveted box office top five was divided this weekend between the domestic and global charts. At home,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning-review-tom-cruise-equal-parts-baffling-awesome-11734067\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission: Impossible &#8211; The Final Reckoning<\/a>&#8216;s $6.5 million take (making for a $178.3 million cumulative gross) comfortably placed it at No. 5. But it fell to No. 6 globally due to the insurgent performance of the Hong Kong crime drama She&#8217;s Got No Name, whose superstar lead Zhang Ziyi and renowned director Peter Chan boosted the film to No. 5 with $26.5 million from the Chinese market alone.\n<\/p>\n<p> A still from &#8216;M3GAN 2.0&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Next weekend, two films have the potential to unseat How to Train Your Dragon after two weeks in the pole position. The first is <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/f1-review-brad-pitt-phenomenal-racing-scenes-dull-script-11755916\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1: The Movie<\/a>, a movie about Formula One car racing. Helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joseph-kosinski\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Kosinski<\/a> and written by Transformers franchise vet Ehren Kruger, the film stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/brad-pitt\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Pitt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/javier-bardem-lyle-lyle-crocodile-interview\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Javier Bardem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tobias-menzies\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tobias Menzies<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kerry-condon\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerry Condon<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The other is <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/m3gan-horror-movie-sequel-announcement-m3gan-2\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M3GAN 2.0<\/a>, the sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/james-wan\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Wan<\/a>&#8216;s babgirl-ified AI horror from 2022. The sequel smartly reteams the principal cast and crew, including director Gerard Johnstone, screenwriter Akela Cooper, and star <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/allison-williams\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allison Williams<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;When the movie came out, watching people have so much fun with it and enjoy the experience in a theater, channeling her, using her in memes, learning the dance is just the greatest ever,&#8221; Williams told Entertainment Weekly in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/m3gan-2-exclusive-first-look-allison-williams-gerard-johnstone-soulm8te-spinoff-8741237\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preview of the film<\/a> back in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,3943,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-206310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114729694458891778","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}