HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON breathes fire into the Box Office this weekend debuting with a hefty $82 million from 4,356 theatres for Universal Pictures, making it a Franchise best for this live action remake. Previous best was 2019’s THE HIDDEN WORLD with a $55 million opening. Canadian Director Dean DeBlois’ adaptation gets 77% on the Tomatometer.
LILO & STITCH takes $16 million in its fourth weekend for Disney, taking it to $367 million domestically.
MATERIALISTS opens with $12 million from 2,844 theatres for A24/VVS Films, nabbing a stellar 87% on the Tomatometer for this latest effort from Celine Song.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING comes in fourth with $9 million, bringing it to $165.2 million domestically for Paramount Pictures.
BALLERINA rounds things out with $8 million from 3,409 theatres, bringing its two week total to $41.4 million for Cineplex Pictures/Lionsgate.
LILO & STITCH makes it a three-peat, taking top spot once again at the Box Office with $34 million from 4,185 theatres, taking it to $337 million domestically over three weekends for Disney.
Second is a debuting BALLERINA with $30 million from 3,409 theatres for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures. Set in the world of John Wick, this spinoff starring Ana de Armas, gets 75% on the Tomatometer.
Third up is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING with $14 million, a tally of $141 million domestically for Paramount Pictures.
In fourth is KARATE KID: LEGENDS with $9 million, a run of $35.7 million over two weekends for Sony Pictures.
Rounding things off is Wes Anderson‘s THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME with $5.7 million from 1,678 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures, getting a 79% on the Tomatometer.
Cineplex Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to the Toronto Premiere of BALLERINA, a new Action-Thriller set in the JOHN WICK universe. This takes place Monday, June 2, 2025.
Synopsis:
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
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Cineplex Pictures release BALLERINA June 6, 2025.
(Photo/video credit: Cineplex Pictures)
Cineplex Pictures release BALLERINA in theatres across Canada JUNE 6, 2025. Today we get new Artwork from this spinoff in the John Wick universe!

Directed by: Len Wiseman
Written by: Shay Hatten
Based on Characters by: Derek Kolstad
Produced: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski
Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
Synopsis: Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures, a division of Cineplex, is a distributor of a wide range of genre films. Recent titles include Flight Risk, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Queen of My Dreams, The Boy and the Heron, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, SAW X, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and John Wick: Chapter 4.
Set in the world of John Wick, today we get a sizzling new Trailer for BALLERINA starring the brilliant Ana de Armas!
COMING TO THEATRES JUNE 6, 2025 via Cineplex Pictures.
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Written by: Shay Hatten
Based on Characters by: Derek Kolstad
Produced: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski
Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
Synopsis: Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures, a division of Cineplex, is a distributor of a wide range of genre films. Recent titles include Borderlands, The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Queen of My Dreams, The Boy and the Heron, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, SAW X, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and John Wick: Chapter 4.
From the same world as John Wick, comes BALLERINA starring Ana de Armas. Today we get a new Poster! In theatres June 6, 2025 via Cineplex Pictures.
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Written by: Shay Hatten
Based on Characters by: Derek Kolstad
Produced: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski
Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves
Synopsis: Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures, a division of Cineplex, is a distributor of a wide range of genre films. Recent titles include The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Strangers: Chapter 1, The Queen of My Dreams, The Boy and the Heron, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, SAW X, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and John Wick: Chapter 4.
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