The upcoming live-action fantasy adventure movie, How to Train Your Dragon, is ready to hit theaters later this week. Starring Mason Tems in the lead role, the film is expected to emerge as a major attraction at the box office during its dramatic run.
How to debut with USD 90 million in your first weekend to train your dragon
Bancold, How to Train Your Dragon by Dreamworks Animation and Mark Plot Productions is estimated to start with USD 90 million USD from USD $ 80 million in its initial weekend at the US box office. According to the current trends, the film expects a storm over 110 million USD in international markets, with a significant release in almost every foreign sector.
If Mason Themes starrer trade meets expectations, its initial weekend collection will be close to USD 200 million according to box office estimates.
How to train your dragon to lead the weekend, follow Lilo and Stitch and John Vik’s prequel Balarina
The Live-Actioner will lead the weekend (June 13 to June 15) as it will have a 30% market share in showkeaking and it will be less than the world of other holdover release, Lilo and Stitch and John Vik: Balarina’s world.
Lilo and Stitch expect to face strong competition from the new weekend release, with a decline of about 50% in its box office collection. Nevertheless, the film has a good ability to rake more than US $ 14 million to US $ 18 million in its fourth weekend, taking its domestic box office cum more than USD 350 million. This gives the film a chance to flirt with Aladdin’s lifetime cum (USD 356 million).
On the other hand, from John Vik’s world: Balarina is estimated to record a good second weekend of USD 10 million USD at US box office.
How to train your dragon cast, release date and sequel
To be distributed by Universal Pictures, film stars Mason Themes, Nico Parker, Gerrard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Denisson, Gabriel Howell and others. The much awaited fantasy adventure film is set to release worldwide on June 13, 2025.
Interestingly, how to train your dragon is already green-lit for a sequel, slate to release in 2027.
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