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The family offering How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World provided a much-needed boost of confidence to the struggling 2019 box office with a franchise-best launch of $55.5 million from 4,259 theaters in North America, the top opening of the year to date. The film topped the first two installments in the series, a rarity for the third film.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 24, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Universal | $55,528,000 | 4,259 | $13,038 | $58,028,000 |
| 2 | Alita: Battle Angel | 20th Century Fox | $12,000,000 | 3,802 | $3,156 | $60,681,068 |
| 3 | Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The | Warner Bros. | $10,015,000 | 3,833 | $2,613 | $83,619,039 |
| 4 | Fighting With My Family | MGM | $8,012,000 | 2,711 | $2,955 | $8,227,021 |
| 5 | Isn’t It Romantic | Warner Bros. | $7,510,000 | 3,444 | $2,181 | $33,768,742 |
| 6 | What Men Want | Paramount | $5,200,000 | 2,389 | $2,177 | $45,061,066 |
| 7 | Happy Death Day 2U | Universal | $4,988,000 | 3,212 | $1,553 | $21,610,880 |
| 8 | Cold Pursuit | Lionsgate | $3,300,000 | 2,320 | $1,422 | $27,085,567 |
| 9 | Upside, The | STX Entertainment | $3,210,000 | 2,148 | $1,494 | $99,739,409 |
| 10 | Run The Race | Roadside Attractions | $2,273,050 | 853 | $2,665 | $2,273,050 |
| 11 | Green Book | Universal | $2,088,000 | 1,253 | $1,666 | $69,605,686 |
| 12 | Glass | Universal | $1,764,000 | 1,446 | $1,220 | $107,929,055 |
