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Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Lifts Off With Fourth-Biggest Opening Day of 2025, ‘Materialists’ Serving Third Place Debut
Universal's live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' had the fourth-biggest opening day of 2025, while A24's 'Materialists' is headed for third.
That’s the fourth-biggest opening day figure of 2025, behind just “A Minecraft Movie,” “Lilo & Stitch” and “Captain America: Brave New World.” Meanwhile, A24 ‘s love-triangle comedy “ Materialists ” is eyeing a third place debut. That all spells a successful stateside launch for “How to Train,” which cost $150 million to produce and is helmed by franchise director Dean DeBlois. Meanwhile, A24 is also beating out industry projections with “Materialists,” writer-director Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated debut “Past Lives.” The romantic comedy, which stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, earned about $5 million from 2,844 domestic venues across Friday and preview screenings.
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