Fantasy Live Action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (Universal)

[DarthSkywalker]

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Won’t Be Laggin’ At Summer Box Office With $175M-$185M Global Start For Live-Action Redo – Preview

How to Train Your Dragon looking at a $65M-$75M U.S. box office opening with another $110M overseas. Dakota Johnson's Materialists eyes a $7M+ start.

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This is either an extreme lowball or pre-sales haven't picked up like expected.

 

[Drizzle]

Reading reviews. This movie being totally bankrupt in terms of a creativity in the same summer as a Disney remake, that actually showed some, in kind of insane.

I know it's only at 80 reviews on RT right now but I'm surprised they aren't more overwhelmingly negative. Critics usually dismiss straight up carbon copy remakes right off the bat. *Gestures wildly at The Lion King*

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I know it's only at 80 reviews on RT right now but I'm surprised they aren't more overwhelmingly negative. Critics usually dismiss straight up carbon copy remakes right off the bat. *Gestures wildly at The Lion King*

Yeah, they read worse then the score. Maybe it's because Disney has a well deserved rep in this regard, so they go harder. Also as much as the original is beloved (one of my favorites), Dreamworks flicks aren't held in the same esteem.

I find it funny that a lot of issues people had with Lilo and Stitch were changes I appreciated making it feel like a different film with the same soul.

 

[Lily Adler]

I know it's only at 80 reviews on RT right now but I'm surprised they aren't more overwhelmingly negative. Critics usually dismiss straight up carbon copy remakes right off the bat. *Gestures wildly at The Lion King*

At least this film embraced the cartoony design of Toothless. **** Favreau and his hyper realistic animals.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[DarkKnight88]

Of course, they already had it storyboarded, scripted and designed lol

At least this film embraced the cartoony design of Toothless. **** Favreau and his hyper realistic animals.

I actually feel this would’ve been better served doing something a little more in between.