{"id":203976,"date":"2019-02-25T23:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T04:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=203976"},"modified":"2019-02-25T23:40:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T04:40:05","slug":"how-to-train-your-dragon-tops-oscar-weekend-with-55-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/25\/how-to-train-your-dragon-tops-oscar-weekend-with-55-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;How to Train Your Dragon&#8217; tops Oscar weekend with $55.5M"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuKjEQRlb53\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading&amp;utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera\" data-instgrm-version=\"11\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuKjEQRlb53\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading&amp;utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HowToTrainYourDragon The Hidden World has been Certified Fresh! 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Get tickets: Link in bio.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/httydragon\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading&amp;utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> How to Train Your Dragon<\/a> (@httydragon) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-02-22T00:59:12+00:00\">Feb 21, 2019 at 4:59pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; \u201cHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World\u201d breathed some fire into a slumping box office with a franchise-best $55.5 million debut over Oscar weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Writer-director Dean DeBlois&#8217; third and supposedly final installment in the \u201cHow to Train Your Dragon\u201d series notched the best opening of the year in U.S. and Canadian theatres.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the weekend, overall ticket sales for 2019 were down 18 per cent, according to Comscore, throwing cold water on the record box office of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>But as Hollywood was set to gather for the Academy Awards on Sunday, \u201cThe Hidden World\u201d lent the industry some good news &#8212; albeit not a hint at all of the magnitude of what that was in theatres last Oscar weekend when \u201cBlack Panther\u201d was the top film.<\/p>\n<p>Made for $129 million, \u201cThe Hidden World\u201d rode good reviews (91 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and warm audience reaction (an A CinemaScore) to exceed the $43.7 million opening of the 2010 original (which ultimately made $494.9 million worldwide) and the $49 million opening of the 2014 sequel (which amassed $621.5 million).<\/p>\n<p>The latest installment, which similarly features the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Cate Blanchett, is the first DreamWorks Animation release under the Comcast-owned Universal, which bought Jeffrey Katzenberg&#8217;s company in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Universal trotted out \u201cThe Hidden World\u201d abroad first. It&#8217;s been in release internationally since January, earning $216.9 million through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s top film, \u201cAlita: Battle Angel,\u201d dropped steeply in its second weekend with $12 million. That&#8217;s a slide of 58 per cent, and further trouble for the 20th Century Fox release from producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez. The sci-fi film cost a hefty $170 million to make.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cAlita\u201d is doing better overseas. It grossed $92.4 million internationally over the weekend, boosted by Fox&#8217;s biggest opening ever in China. It was the no. 1 film there with $62.3 million in ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>MGM&#8217;s \u201cFighting With My Family,\u201d about professional wrestling star Saraya \u201cPaige\u201d Bevis, was the only other new film in wide release. It expanded to 2,711 theatres after a limited release last weekend, grossing a modest $8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Stephen Merchant, \u201cFighting With My Family\u201d stars Florence Pugh as Bevis and features a cameo supporting performance from Dwayne Johnson, an executive producer on the film. With an $11 million budget, it&#8217;s a far smaller film than Johnson is typically a part of.<\/p>\n<p>There was little of an Oscar bump for the Academy Awards nominees heading into Sunday&#8217;s show. Alfonso Cuaron&#8217;s \u201cRoma\u201d is tied for the most nominations with 10 but, as a Netflix release, it has been mostly streamed. Netflix has declined to give box-office figures for its theatrical release. The major theatre operators have refused to screen Netflix films since they don&#8217;t adhere to the traditional 90-day theatrical exclusivity window.<\/p>\n<p>Of the nominees still in theatres, Peter Farrelly&#8217;s \u201cGreen Book\u201d fared the best, grossing $2.1 million on its 15th weekend. The best picture-nominated interracial road trip drama has grossed $69.6 million through Sunday, including $27.1 million since Oscar nominations were announced. That dwarfs the post-nominations hauls of all other contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Oscars, \u201cVice\u201d added $731,391 ($47.2 million total), \u201cA Star Is Born\u201d earned $700,000 ($210.9 million total), \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d added $645,000 ($213.1 million total) and \u201cThe Favourite\u201d pulled in $540,000 ($32.1 million total).<\/p>\n<p>Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,\u201d $55.5 million ($34.7 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlita: Battle Angel,\u201d $12 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLego Movie 2: The Second Part,\u201d $10 million ($10.3 million international).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFighting With My Family,\u201d $8 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIsn&#8217;t it Romantic,\u201d $7.5 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat Men Want,\u201d $5.2 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHappy Death Day,\u201d $5 million.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCold Pursuit,\u201d $3.3 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; #HowToTrainYourDragon The Hidden World has been Certified Fresh! 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