Weekend projections:
1. F1: The Movie – $55.6M (NEW)
2. How to Train Your Dragon – $19.4M FOR $200.1M
3. Elio – $10.7M FOR $42.23M#BoxOffice #F1TheMovie #HowtoTrainYourDragon #Elio
— The Numbers (@thenumbers.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Apple had its most successful box office opening to date with the Brad Pitt-starring F1: The Movie, which picked up $55.6 million at the box office this weekend. They’ve previously released other big budget films like Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon to underwhelming totals, but something clearly clicked with this film.
Meanwhile, the other new release of the weekend, M3GAN 2.0, only did 1/3 of its predecessor’s opening weekend take with $10.2 million, for a fourth place finish. It’s a disappointing result for a sequel to a film that became a viral sensation before it even opened. It is worth considering that the first installment did open in January, a month with much less competition.
Second place at the box office belonged to the live-action How to Train Your Dragon, now in its third weekend of release, with a $19.4 million take this weekend bringing its grosses to $200 million domestic. In third place was Pixar’s Elio, which fell 49% in its second weekend to $10.7 million.
28 Years Later brought in $9.7 million in its second weekend, for a total domestic gross of $50.3 million so far on a $60 million budget.
In indie news, A24’s Materialists brought in $3 million in its third weekend, crossing the $30 million mark domestically.
