Jay Baruchel may be dating a girl out of his league, but he’s now got a dragon under his command.

Friday’s premiere of How to Train a Dragon had both Baruchel and Gerard Butler pulling double-duty over the weekend. The animated feature easily surpassed both Out of My League, Bounty Hunter and - most importantly - the reigning champ (Alice in Wonderland) to take the win with a $43.7 million take.

Unfortunately, even higher ticket prices couldn’t lift the 3-D feature past a previous Dreamworks entry. Last March, Monsters vs. Aliens towered over the competition with a $59.3 million bow.

Meanwhile, Hot Tub Time Machine - the weekend’s only other new wide release - warmed up to a $14 million debut and a third-place finish.

1. How to Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks, $43,732,319 (avg. $10,785)
2. Alice in Wonderland, Disney, $17,707,858 (avg. $5233)
3. Hot Tub Time Machine, MGM, $14,020,502 (avg. $5091)
4. The Bounty Hunter, Sony, $12,006,731 (avg. $3906)
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 20th Century Fox, $10,121,961 (avg. $3283)
6. She’s Out of My League, Paramount, $3,512,218 (avg. $1444)
7. Green Zone, Universal, $3,384,480 (avg. $1320)
8. Shutter Island, Paramount, $3,187,487 (avg. $1501)
9. Repo Men, Universal, $3,010,515 (avg. $2519)
10. Our Family Wedding, Fox Searchlight, $2,352,539 (avg. $2078)

(You can review last week’s numbers here.)