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Family fare continues its grip on the box office, with How to Train Your Dragon scoring 2025’s third highest opening last weekend, though Materialists – a rare adult romantic drama – stood out with a strong no. 2 debut.
The Universal live-action remake enjoyed 45 per cent market share and comfortably took the no. 1 spot with $6.8 million from 559 screens, a debut only bested this year by A Minecraft Movie and Lilo & Stitch.
In North America, How to Train Your Drag...