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The movie had stronger-than-expected ticket sales over the weekend, becoming the third PG-rated, live-action hit in three months.

The dragon stuck his landing.

Universal’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” remake, about a young Viking and his winged sidekick, Toothless, will take in about $83 million at North American theaters from Thursday through Sunday, box office analysts said. Based on advance ticket sales and surveys that track moviegoer interest, analysts had expected the film to sell closer to $70 million.

The PG-rated movie, which cost at least $250 million to make and market, was on pace to collect an additional $118 million overseas, for a worldwide opening-weekend total of roughly $201 million. Reviews were mostly positive.

Universal and its parent company, NBCUniversal, have been counting on “How to Train Your Dragon” to do more than revive a theatrical franchise dormant since 2019. The characters are a prominent part of an ambitious expansion at the

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