How to Train Your Dragonhas become Gerard Butler’s highest-earning movie ever. Known forThe Phantom of the Operaand various action films, including theHas Fallenfranchise,Butler has been part of many commercial hits.His latest fantasy epic is a remake of 2010’s animatedHow to Train Your Dragon, in which he voiced Stoick the Vast.
Directed by Dean DeBlois,How to Train Your Dragonportrays an unlikely companionship between Hiccup and the Night Fury dragon Toothless. Upon release, the movie garnered praise from audiences andwas an instant box office success.Along with Butler, who reprises his role, thecast includes Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Julian Dennison, and Peter Serafinowicz.
According toThe Numbers, Butler has a new highest-grossing movie inHow to Train Your Dragon.The film has now earned over $623.5 million globally, surpassing all his previous blockbusters. Among those is the animatedHow to Train Your Dragon 2, which generated slightly less at $621.5 million.
What This Means For Butler & How To Train Your Dragon
This achievement is notable, especially because Butler has appeared in many high-earning movies. One of them is300, an action epic helmed by Zack Snyder, which grossed more than $456 million. He is also part of the aforementionedHas Fallenseries, and the best-performing installment,London Has Fallen, reached over $205 million globally.
Other movies,Olympus Has FallenandAngel Has Fallen, earned around $170 million and $146 million.
Butler has the romantic comedyThe Ugly Truthas well, which co-starred Katherine Heigl and collected more than $205 million. More recently, he appeared in and produced thrillersPlaneandDen of Thieves 2: Pantera, two films that had respectable audience turnouts.
This latest box office is also significant because Butler starred in the original animatedHow to Train Your Dragontrilogy, andthose films are among some of his highest-grossing.The first movie generated around $494 million worldwide and the franchise quickly became a fan-favorite. The final entry,How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, grossed over $539 million.
Our Take On Butler’s How To Train Your Dragon Box Office
With a sequel already on the way,the box office is a good sign for the live-actionHow to Train Your Dragonmovies.For Butler, coming back to portray Stoick may have been a good decision, given how much the film has grossed and how well-received it is, sporting an impressive 97% Popcornmeter score.
Looking ahead,How to Train Your Dragon 2has an opportunity to top its predecessor when it debuts. That also means that Butler’s career box office total fromHow to Train Your Dragoncould quickly be passed.
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How to Train Your Dragon, released in 2025, depicts the story of Hiccup, a young Viking who defies tradition on the isle of Berk by befriending Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their friendship uncovers the true nature of dragons, challenging entrenched Viking perceptions and societal norms.
