Universal Pictures' live-action film "How to Train Your Dragon" topped the box office this weekend with $83.7 million, as family-friendly fare continues to draw audiences to theaters.

Jeremy Fuster, Film Reporter, joined TheWrap in 2016 and covers box office and labor news. He received a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for his coverage of the 2023 WGA Strike and was nominated by the LA Press Club as Best Entertainment Journalist. He can be reached at [email protected].

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