Theres very few times when an amazing animated movie comes around and makes you feel this impressed, warmhearted, and willing to spend the extra money to go see it again and for me this was it.
One of the best animated movies I've ever seen the story is all to familiar but the relationship between the boy and his dragon is reason enough to make you love this movie. If you are on the fence about this one, I will push you over. Definetly take your kids to go see it and if you have a date I guarantee you this will make her happy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
Theres very few times when an amazing animated movie comes around and makes you feel this impressed, warmhearted, and willing to spend the extra money to go see it again and for me this was it.
I suppose "once a year when the new Pixar movie comes out" qualifies as "very few times." [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Looks like the good word is getting out. Its holding really well.
I'm hoping it picks up during our school vacation week (which is next week).
I'll tell you one thing: even when there are only 12 people in the theater, they applaud at the end. I've never seen that before.
Dreamworks opened at the right time, too. They have had IMAX all to themselves for three weeks and will continue to, until May 7th when "Iron Man 2" opens. Compare that to "Iron Man 2" itself, which only gets 2 weeks before "Shrek: Ever After". Or "Toy Story 3", which only gets 12 days until "Eclipse". [Reply]
Box Office Report: 'How to Train Your Dragon' ekes out a surprise win over newcomer 'Kick-Ass'
2 hours ago | EW - Hollywood Insider.com
If only Kick-Ass had been in 3-D maybe we would have had a different outcome. But instead, the DreamWorks Animated 3-D flick How to Train Your Dragon squeezed out a surprise come-from-behind first-place finish with an estimated $20 million take in its fourth weekend in release. Falling only 20 percent, Dragon's total now stands at $158.6 million; a dearth of competing kids' movies has been beneficial to the well-reviewed Viking flick. Lionsgate's Kick-Ass grossed an estimated $19.75 million for a second place spot. (With estimates showing spots one and two separated by a remarkably small $250,000, Monday's final results may give us a different outcome. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Happy for this flick since its been a word of mouth hit.
Wish Kick Ass would have done better, but its rated R so im sure thaty hurt some.
Almost $20M for an R-rated ain't too bad, though. But, yeah, I'm happy for "HTTYD" because it started off slow and most analysts pushed it to the side as a failure, but the great reviews and strong word-of-mouth have made it bob back up in the standings (which I think is fairly rare). It really deserves to do well. [Reply]
Good movie, not fantastic. $13 ticket price is a lot. Pixar always has good little "shorts" before the main attraction. Dream works needs to add one of those instead of a dozen advertisements/trailers. [Reply]
Finally dragged my wife to see it last night. She enjoyed it.
I can't believe it made $15M, which is around $3M more than the previous weekend, when it almost tied "Kick-Ass" for #1. "HTTYD" is now up to $178M. Not bad for a film that started out slow and has built its business through word-of-mouth and good reviews. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I just saw it. I'm a gibbering, squeeing messsssss. Also I'm now a 3D convert, that was superb. But mostly OH GOD SO CUTE HELP I'M CRYING.
We have a fat black cat with yellow eyes. She's temperamental, driven by food, chases dots of light, loves catnip, and basically is Toothless except she can't fly or shoot fireballs. I told my wife I'm putting wings and a tail on her for Halloween, LOL. [Reply]
