DRAGON

A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.

Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writers: William Davies (screenplay) (as Will Davies) , Dean DeBlois (screenplay)
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse | See full cast and crew

Storyline

Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup, wants to join his town's fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon, whom he dubs Toothless, begin a friendship that would open up both their worlds as the observant boy learns that his people have misjudged the species. But even as the two each take flight in their own way, they find that they must fight the destructive ignorance plaguing their world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm.

Box Office

Budget: $165,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $43,732,319 (USA) (26 March 2010)
Gross: £17,168,517 (UK) (23 July 2010)