{"id":36965,"date":"2025-02-02T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=36965"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:14:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:14:31","slug":"weekend-box-office-dog-man-has-bark-and-bite-at-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-dog-man-has-bark-and-bite-at-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: DOG MAN Has Bark and Bite at #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-dog-man-universal-pictures-dreamworks-animation-new-36m-domestic-opening-weekend-40-59m-global-total\">1. Dog Man<br>Universal Pictures\/DreamWorks Animation | NEW<br>$36M Domestic Opening Weekend<br>$40.59M Global Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DreamWorks&#8217; animated adaptation of the popular <em>Dog Man <\/em>book series came in above our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-preview-dog-man-expected-to-debut-above-20m\/\">highest-end forecast<\/a> with an estimated $36M from 3,885 screens for a $9,266 Per Screen Average. That is well above the opening salvo of 2017&#8217;s <em>Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie<\/em> ($23.85M), of which this serves as a loose spinoff. It also stands as the second biggest January debut for an animated movie after DreamWorks&#8217; 2016 entry <em>Kung Fu Panda 3<\/em> ($41.8M), as well as the 26th DreamWorks Animation title to open at the top of the domestic BO. <em>Dog Man<\/em> also helped drive overall box office up over 26% from this frame last year when Universal&#8217;s <em>Argylle<\/em> opened to an anemic $17.4M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the 3-Day looked, including $1.36M in Thursday previews and very robust Saturday play&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $10.8M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $15.18M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $10.02M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics were moderately positive on the animated feature with 76% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/dog_man\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, while audiences gave it 86% approval alongside an &#8220;A&#8221; CinemaScore, which all points to continued family foot traffic throughout February. Adults polled by PostTrak were more lukewarm with 3 1\/2 stars and 75% positive, but 58% of the audience was under 25. Ticket buyers skewed slightly male at 52%, with under 12&#8217;s being by far the biggest age group at 41%, while parent age (35-44) was the next-highest at 21%. Here&#8217;s how demographics played out&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caucasian &#8211; 41%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hispanic &#8211; 27%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>African American &#8211; 12%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asian &#8211; 10%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natam\/Other &#8211; 10%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Internationally <em>Dog Man<\/em> opened softer with $4.59M in 29 new markets this weekend including Spain, Mexico, Italy, and the Middle East plus Frame 2 in Poland. Top 3 territories are Spain ($1.1M), Mexico ($699K), and Italy ($616K). Key future markets include UK &amp; Ireland (Feb 7), Brazil (Feb 27), Australia (April 3), France (April 9), Germany (April 10), and Korea (April 30), with the staggered schedule indicating a possible lack of faith in the movie performing in foreign countries despite the books being translated into 47 languages. <em>Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie<\/em> also performed lower overseas ($52.5M vs $73.9M domestic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-companion-warner-bros-pictures-new-9-5m-domestic-opening-weekend-15m-global-total\">2. Companion<br>Warner Bros. Pictures | NEW<br>$9.5M Domestic Opening Weekend<br>$15M Global Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Warner Bros.&#8217; horror laugher <em>Companion<\/em> opened on the lower-end of our expectations with $9.5M from 3,285 screens for a $2,892 PSA. Mainstream tracking had it between $8M and $10M. This opening falls in line with recent similarly-budgeted horror titles like <em>Heretic<\/em> ($10.8m), <em>Abigail<\/em> ($10.3M), and <em>Barbarian<\/em> ($10.5M). Premium formats represented 34% of business including Dolby Cinema, PLF\/Premium Large Formats, and IMAX, with the latter pulling $1.6M domestic (17% of the weekend take). The Top 3 locations were AMC Burbank, AMC Lincoln Square New York, and AMC Grove Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the 3-Day looked, including $1.7M in previews&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $4.025M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $3.165M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $2.31M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how demographics played out&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caucasian &#8211; 58% <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hispanic &#8211; 23%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asian &#8211; 8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>African-American &#8211; 7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native-American\/Other &#8211; 4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>CinemaScore was a solid &#8220;B+&#8221; while PostTrak scores were strong for the genre with 4 out of 5 stars. RT critical (94%) and audience scores (91%) were both excellent, which makes one wonder why the picture didn&#8217;t open stronger. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/box-office-dog-man-companion-1236274220\/\">Deadline<\/a> suggests a lack of P&amp;A spend (only $10M on US TV) might be the culprit, with WB trying to get the most bang for their buck out of the under-$10M picture. The movie was also a genre bender with both comedic and sci-fi elements added to the horror mix. Around 43% of audiences came for the horror genre itself, while new scream queen IT girl Sophie Thatcher is responsible for 26% of tickets bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Companion<\/em> also raked in $5.5M across 60 overseas territories for a global opening bow of $15M. Top 3 markets are the UK ($919K), France ($664K), and Mexico ($458K). There are seven more territories for the movie launching in the coming weeks, including Germany (Feb 6), Brazil (Feb 6), and Korea (March 19), but this weekend represents 80% of global theatrical for the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-notable-performances\">Other Notable Performances <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Briarcliff Entertainment&#8217;s military action thriller Valiant One got off to a $725K start on 1,275 screens for a $569 PSA. Shot in 2022, the indie pic stars Chase Stokes and Lana Condor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sunday-s-studio-weekend-estimates-weekend-5-2025-total-3-day-domestic-estimates-82-293-378m-26-8-vs-2024\">Sunday\u2019s Studio Weekend Estimates<br>Weekend 5 \u2013 2025<br>Total 3-Day Domestic Estimates:<br>$82,293,378M | (+26.8% vs 2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"197\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>Weekend Estimate<\/td>\n<td>% Change<\/td>\n<td>Locations<\/td>\n<td>Location Change<\/td>\n<td>PSA<\/td>\n<td>Domestic Total<\/td>\n<td>Week<\/td>\n<td>Distributor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dog Man<\/td>\n<td>$36,000,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>3,885<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$9,266<\/td>\n<td>$36,000,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Companion<\/td>\n<td>$9,500,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>3,285<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$2,892<\/td>\n<td>$9,500,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/td>\n<td>$6,113,000<\/td>\n<td>-29%<\/td>\n<td>3,180<\/td>\n<td>-240<\/td>\n<td>$1,922<\/td>\n<td>$229,510,210<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Walt Disney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>One of Them Days<\/td>\n<td>$6,000,000<\/td>\n<td>-25%<\/td>\n<td>2,306<\/td>\n<td>-369<\/td>\n<td>$2,602<\/td>\n<td>$34,450,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Sony Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flight Risk<\/td>\n<td>$5,600,000<\/td>\n<td>-52%<\/td>\n<td>3,161<\/td>\n<td>n\/c<\/td>\n<td>$1,772<\/td>\n<td>$20,907,918<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Lionsgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonic the Hedgehog 3<\/td>\n<td>$3,225,000<\/td>\n<td>-39%<\/td>\n<td>2,665<\/td>\n<td>-432<\/td>\n<td>$1,210<\/td>\n<td>$230,549,000<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moana 2<\/td>\n<td>$2,836,000<\/td>\n<td>-32%<\/td>\n<td>2,200<\/td>\n<td>-350<\/td>\n<td>$1,289<\/td>\n<td>$453,894,948<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Walt Disney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A Complete Unknown<\/td>\n<td>$2,164,000<\/td>\n<td>-30%<\/td>\n<td>1,515<\/td>\n<td>-495<\/td>\n<td>$1,428<\/td>\n<td>$66,691,601<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Searchlight \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Brutalist<\/td>\n<td>$1,865,690<\/td>\n<td>-30%<\/td>\n<td>1,612<\/td>\n<td>494<\/td>\n<td>$1,157<\/td>\n<td>$12,116,310<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>A24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Den of Thieves 2: Pantera<\/td>\n<td>$1,600,000<\/td>\n<td>-47%<\/td>\n<td>1,471<\/td>\n<td>-637<\/td>\n<td>$1,088<\/td>\n<td>$34,484,869<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Lionsgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Presence<\/td>\n<td>$1,340,000<\/td>\n<td>-60%<\/td>\n<td>1,739<\/td>\n<td>-11<\/td>\n<td>$771<\/td>\n<td>$5,883,377<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Neon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wicked<\/td>\n<td>$1,200,000<\/td>\n<td>-49%<\/td>\n<td>1,318<\/td>\n<td>-813<\/td>\n<td>$910<\/td>\n<td>$470,862,000<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolf Man<\/td>\n<td>$1,150,000<\/td>\n<td>-65%<\/td>\n<td>2,041<\/td>\n<td>-1,313<\/td>\n<td>$563<\/td>\n<td>$19,943,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nosferatu<\/td>\n<td>$800,000<\/td>\n<td>-60%<\/td>\n<td>983<\/td>\n<td>-990<\/td>\n<td>$814<\/td>\n<td>$94,768,000<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Focus Features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brave the Dark<\/td>\n<td>$769,646<\/td>\n<td>-66%<\/td>\n<td>1,700<\/td>\n<td>-530<\/td>\n<td>$453<\/td>\n<td>$3,898,508<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Angel Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Valiant One<\/td>\n<td>$725,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>1,275<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$569<\/td>\n<td>$725,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Briarcliff E\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Babygirl<\/td>\n<td>$330,790<\/td>\n<td>-59%<\/td>\n<td>308<\/td>\n<td>-469<\/td>\n<td>$1,074<\/td>\n<td>$27,745,143<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>A24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 5<\/td>\n<td>$320,000<\/td>\n<td>-57%<\/td>\n<td>398<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>$804<\/td>\n<td>$2,212,000<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Love Me<\/td>\n<td>$204,036<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>527<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$387<\/td>\n<td>$204,036<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Bleecker Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flow<\/td>\n<td>$120,200<\/td>\n<td>-32%<\/td>\n<td>161<\/td>\n<td>-60<\/td>\n<td>$747<\/td>\n<td>$3,913,994<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Janus Films<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Seed of the Sacred Fig<\/td>\n<td>$120,000<\/td>\n<td>274%<\/td>\n<td>250<\/td>\n<td>234<\/td>\n<td>$480<\/td>\n<td>$632,834<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Neon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anora<\/td>\n<td>$63,600<\/td>\n<td>-55%<\/td>\n<td>247<\/td>\n<td>-70<\/td>\n<td>$257<\/td>\n<td>$15,204,597<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Neon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conclave<\/td>\n<td>$60,000<\/td>\n<td>-34%<\/td>\n<td>247<\/td>\n<td>-63<\/td>\n<td>$243<\/td>\n<td>$32,025,000<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Focus Features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homestead<\/td>\n<td>$49,841<\/td>\n<td>-76%<\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<td>-350<\/td>\n<td>$332<\/td>\n<td>$20,754,540<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Angel Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kraven the 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Dog ManUniversal Pictures\/DreamWorks Animation | NEW$36M Domestic Opening Weekend$40.59M Global Total DreamWorks&#8217; animated adaptation of the popular Dog Man book series came in above our highest-end forecast with an estimated $36M from 3,885 screens for a $9,266 Per Screen Average. 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