The live-action update of the popular animated film grossed $8.6 million in regular Thursday shows, and another $2.5 million from early access Wednesday screenings.

The release of the live action How To Train Your Dragon is hitting theaters, and there’s every possible reason for optimism. Reviews are over the top positive. Box office expectations are really high, and most importantly, we just got word we’re getting a collaboration between the beloved franchise and Loungefly.

Universal's 'How to Train Your Dragon' is opening to $82.5M, the best in the franchise, while A24's 'Materialists' is looking at $11M+.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s live-action “ How to Train Your Dragon ” picked up $8.6 million from Thursday previews as it soars towards a projected $70 million to $80 million debut. The preview number climbed even higher to $11.1M, because Universal hosted “early access screenings” on Wednesday.

The actor tells PEOPLE about his role as Hiccup in the 2025 live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon,' out now Mason Thames says he has always related to Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon, whom he portrays in the new live-action remake "That was my childhood,

Director Dean DeBlois tells IndieWire about improving the beloved Night Fury and recreating "Forbidden Friendship" and "Test Drive" sequences.

The actor, who will celebrate his 18th birthday next month, also explains why he did not try to match original actor Jay Baruchel's voice: "if I did an impersonation like that for this film, it would feel rude.

Gerard Butler compared his relationship with his adopted dog Shuska to Hiccup's relationship with the dragon Toothless in 'How to Train Your Dragon.' Butler adopted his dog after finding her alone while filming in Bulgaria.