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How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World director Dean DeBlois came to The Contenders London with the third and final entry in the Oscar-nominated animated franchise, which debuted in 2010 and has since grossed $1.6B at the global box office. Adapted from the book series by British author Cressida Cowell, the latest…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney's Dumbo, the live-action adaptation of the beloved 1941 classic, grossed $71M at the international box office this weekend. Liftoff is below pre-opening projections which sources pegged in the $80M-$90M range for the Tim Burton-directed pic. The main issue here, which we noted in our preview…

Universal/DreamWorks Animation's How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World has passed $500M globally. Hiccup and Toothless rode across the half-a-billion threshold with this weekend's figures included. Domestically, the Dean DeBlois-directed charmer has grossed $152.97M while the international box office stands at $34…

UPDATE, writethru: Captain Marvel held her firm grip on the international box office this weekend, grossing an additional $119.7M from 54 overseas markets. That lifts the offshore cume to $494M and worldwide to $760.2M. The Disney/Marvel tentpole has now surpassed the overseas lifetimes of several superhero pics…

MONDAY UPDATE, writethru with actuals: Disney/Marvel's Captain Marvel soared to $302.3M at the international box office for her debut weekend, slightly higher than the Sunday estimate of $302M. Combined with domestic, the worldwide launch cume for the flying ace with the supercharged fists is $455.7M. Brie Larson's…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru…: Universal/DreamWorks Animation's How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ruled the overseas roost this session, adding $52M in 58 markets to lift the international box office cume to $277.7M. That's better than yesterday's estimates, and puts Hidden World 12% above the previous franchise…

4th Update, Sunday AM: DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World has won the weekend, as we wrote earlier, thanks to Saturday matinees, which took yesterday to $14.1M, a 119% gain over Friday. This now puts the threequel at a second weekend of $30M, -45%, which is a sign of relief to…

UPDATED, writethru: Fox/Lightstorm's Alita: Battle Angel came out fighting in China this weekend, touching down with a $62.3 million debut, per Fox’s estimates. The figure is even higher — at $64.8M — according to local reporting. Whichever way the dust settles, this is Fox's biggest opening of all time in the Middle…

Final Sunday AM Update after 7:43AM post: DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World came in at $55.5M per studio figures this morning after a $22.4M Saturday that was +28% over Friday. Despite being lower than industry figures yesterday morning that opening is one to be proud about…

Before How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World lands in the U.S./Canada this weekend with a $40M to possibly $45M start in 4,000 locations, the $129M DreamWorks Animation threequel is already in great shape have already amassed $175M overseas with a great 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, besting its predecessor’s 92%…

UPDATE, WRITETHRU: After getting off to an early start in Asia last weekend, Fox/Lightstorm's Alita: Battle Angel moved into wide offshore release this session with $56.2M in 86 markets. That brings the total on the expensive James Cameron-produced pic to $94.4M at the international box office. Key releases in China…

It has been a busy week at the international box office with Chinese New Year in full swing since Tuesday. The top of the chart is dominated by Middle Kingdom pics including sci-fi epic The Wandering Earth ($298M), fantasy comedy Crazy Alien ($215M) and racing comedy Pegasus ($155M). For the Hollywood studios, Fox got…