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'Dragon' wings it back to No. 1 with $15 million

LOS ANGELES — "How to Train Your Dragon" continues to breathe fire at the box office, while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke.

The DreamWorks Animation adventure took in $15 million to reclaim the No. 1 spot in its fifth weekend of release. "How to Train Your Dragon" opened in first place in late March, then dropped back into the pack. But it has held up strongly and climbed to the top again amid a flurry of so-so new releases.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.

1. "How to Train Your Dragon," $15M

2. "The Back-up Plan," $12.3M

3. "Date Night," $10.6M

4. "The Losers," $9.6M

5. "Kick-Ass," $9.5M

6. "Clash of the Titans," $9M

7. "Death at a Funeral," $8M

8. "Oceans," $6M

9. "The Last Song," $3.7M

10. "Alice in Wonderland," $2.2M

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