'How to Train Your Dragon' soars in box office debut with $83 million

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took formation astatine the container bureau this weekend, proving that immoderate remakes inactive person teeth.

The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a beardown $83 cardinal debut successful North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise seasoned Dean DeBlois, follows the improbable relationship betwixt a young Viking named Hiccup (Mason Thames) and a dragon called Toothless.

The reboot easy outpaced 2019’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” which opened with $55 million. It besides claimed the No. 1 spot up of Disney’s “Lilo and Stitch,” which slipped to 2nd spot aft topping the charts for 3 weekends. That hybrid live-action remake added different $15 million, pushing its home full past $386.3 million.

“Materialists," a modern-day New York emotion communicative starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, rounded retired the apical 3 films of the week with a $12 cardinal debut. The romanticist dramedy features Johnson arsenic a savvy matchmaker caught betwixt 2 suitors: a broke, struggling histrion who happens to beryllium her ex, and a affluent “unicorn” who seems excessively bully to beryllium true.

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” slid to 4th place, taking successful $10.3 cardinal and avoiding a dip into single-digit territory.

The John Wick spinoff “Ballerina” fell to 5th spot with $9.4 million, contempt beardown reviews from some critics and audiences. Directed by Len Wiseman, the enactment movie stars Ana de Armas and features Keanu Reeves reprising his relation successful a supporting turn.

In sixth place, “Karate Kid: Legends” earned $5 cardinal followed by “Final Destination: Bloodlines” astatine seventh with $3.9 million. Wes Anderson's latest “The Phoenician Scheme” brought successful $3 cardinal eighth place. “The Life of Chuck,” based connected a Stephen King story, placed ninth with $2.1 million.

Rounding retired the apical 10 was “Sinners." The Ryan Coogler movie starring Michael B. Jordan, drew $1.4 million.

With last home figures being released Monday, this database factors successful the estimated summons income for Friday done Sunday astatine U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:

1. “How to Train Your Dragon," $83.7 million

2. “Lilo and Stitch,” $15.5 million.

3. “Materialists," $12 million.

4. “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” $10.3 million.

5. “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” $9.4 million.

6. “Karate Kid: Legends,” $5 million.

7. “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” $3.9 million.

8. “The Phoenician Scheme,” $3 million.

9. “The Life of Chuck," $2.1 million.

10. “Sinners,” $1.4 million.