Fortunately, that trend seems to be carrying over into the new year as well, as Peter Hastings' Dog Man has put up some big numbers in its opening weekend. The new animated movie easily won the box office over the last three days,

DreamWorks' 'Dog Man,' an animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's hit book series, is opening on top of the box office.

For the first time in 2025, the box office is going to have some sort of pulse as Universal’s DreamWorks Animation title Dog Man is set to send families back into theaters after 2024’s holiday Mufasa-Wicked juggernaut with an opening in excess of $20 million-plus.