The live-action remake of “How To Train Your Dragon” earned around $9M on Thursday. I’m not the targeted audience for this one, and still haven’t seen it, but decent reviews might push the film to $90M this weekend, maybe more.
There is a massive audience for IP out there, live-action remakes, and ’Dragon’ clearly scratches that itch for plenty of moviegoers. In fact, the two biggest hits of the summer, so far, have been live-action remakes, the other one being “Lilo & Stitch,” which just hit the $800M global mark.
Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and co-directed the original animated trilogy, returns to direct the live-action remake. The film, which stars Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, and Nick Frost.