How to Train Your Dragon Worldwide Box Office: Leaves Behind A Modern Bond Classic With Massive Global Run!
The live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon has just outgrossed a major modern James Bond blockbuster starring Daniel Craig at the global box office.
How To Train Your Dragon Beats Bond: Flies Beyond Casino Royale In 2025’s Global Box Office Race! (Photo Credit – YouTube)
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Released in theaters just a couple of months ago, the live-action adaptation of the 2010 animated fantasy adventure How to Train Your Dragon received glowing reviews from critics and a big thumbs up from audiences. At the global box office, it currently ranks among the top five highest-grossing films of 2025, even ahead of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and stands as the second-highest-grossing entry in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
With nearly $619 million worldwide, How to Train Your Dragon (2025) is behind only four films this year: Jurassic World: Rebirth, A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, and Ne Zha II. Moreover, it has also quietly overtaken a major James Bond blockbuster starring Daniel Craig. Can you guess which one? Read on to find out.
How To Train Your Dragon Surpasses a Beloved James Bond Blockbuster
That film is none other than Casino Royale (2006), which launched Daniel Craig as the new James Bond after the Pierce Brosnan era as 007. Here’s how the two films compare at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo:
How To Train Your Dragon (2025) – Box Office Summary
North America: $260.4 million
International: $358.2 million
Worldwide: $618.6 million
Casino Royale – Box Office Summary
North America: $167.5 million
International: $449.1 million
Worldwide: $616.6 million
As of now, the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon has surpassed Casino Royale by approximately $2 million at the global box office.
Casino Royale (2006) is the most personal and emotional Bond adventure yet. Full of bare-knuckle battles and adrenaline pumping stunts, this remains the closest the franchise has come to a masterpiece and hits a bullseye in rejuvenating Bond for a new generation! pic.twitter.com/AhN9qSVgA9
Directed by Dean DeBlois, the film revolves around Hiccup (played by Mason Thames), the overlooked and misfit son of Berk’s Viking chieftain, Stoick the Vast (played by Gerard Butler). Hiccup’s unlikely friendship with a feared Night Fury dragon challenges everything the Vikings believe about dragons and could change their world forever.
Nico Parker, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Frost also appear in key supporting roles.
How to Train Your Dragon – Critical Response, Audience Ratings & OTT Platform
The film holds a 76% critics’ score and a significantly higher 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. On IMDb, it has a solid user rating of 7.9/10. In India, the live-action remake is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and Zee5 for ₹399. Viewers in the U.S. can rent it on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other major digital platforms.
