 Eragon grossed approximately $ 75 million in the United States and $ 173 @.@ 9 million elsewhere , totaling $ 249 million worldwide . It is the fourth highest grossing film with a dragon at its focal point , and the sixth highest grossing film of the sword and sorcery subgenre . Eragon was in release for seventeen weeks in the United States , opening on December 15 , 2006 and closing on April 9 , 2007 . It opened in 3 @,@ 020 theaters , earning $ 8 @.@ 7 million on opening day and $ 23 @.@ 2 million across opening weekend , ranking second behind The Pursuit of Happyness . Eragon ’ s $ 75 million total United States gross was the thirty @-@ first highest for 2006 . The film earned $ 150 million in its opening weekend across 76 overseas markets , making it the # 1 film worldwide . The film ’ s $ 249 million total worldwide gross was the sixteenth highest for 2006 . 
