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Movie Monday: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Takes Flight

There’s a new adorable creature atop this week’s box office.

After three weeks on top, Lilo & Stitch fell behind the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, which debuted on Friday. Domestically, the film took in $83.7 million—almost double the opening of its animated predecessor, which earned $43.7 million back in 2010. Add in another $114.1 internationally, and that brings this Dragon’s hoard to a monstrous $197.8 total in its first frame.

But despite the Hiccup in Lilo & Stitch’s plans, it still pulled a respectable second. This week, it abducted an additional $15.5 million from the wallets of U.S. moviegoers. That brings its global cume to $858.4 million.

A24’s Materialists, another box-office newcomer starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, took third place. The romcom earned $12 million. Whether that’s enough money to satisfy a materialist’s heart, however, is another matter.

In its fourth weekend since release, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning cruised to an additional $10.3 million. It total, the film has earned $506.8 million worldwide.

And rounding out the top five this week is From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. It experienced the biggest percentage drop, losing 61.6% of earnings compared to last week. That means it took in $9.4 million, bringing its current worldwide total to $91.5 million worldwide.

Looking down the list, The Life of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston,earned $2.1 million. That was good enough for ninth place. Meanwhile, The Unholy Trinity, a Western featuring Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson, found itself hogtied at 15th place. It lassoed a mere $560,000.

Kennedy Unthank

Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”