'Dog Man' bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office

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DreamWorks Animation's “Dog Man” fetched $36 cardinal successful summons income astatine the play container office, according to workplace estimates Sunday, making it the biggest debut yet successful 2025.

It was a large opening for the Universal Pictures merchandise adapted from the fashionable graphic caller bid by writer Dav Pilkey. The big-screen motorboat for the cartoon canine was produced for a humble $40 million, meaning it volition easy seashore done a profitable run. Audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore.

Only 1 animated movie earlier has had a amended January launch: 2016’s “Kung Fu Panda 3.” “Dog Man,” though, was brushed overseas, collecting $4.2 cardinal from 29 planetary markets. The dependable formed of the Peter Hastings-directed movie is led by Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery and Isla Fisher.

Family movies past twelvemonth buoyed the container office, with PG-rated films accounting for $2.9 billion, oregon 33% of each summons revenue, according to information steadfast Comscore. So far, they’re lifting 2025, too. The Walt Disney Co.’s December merchandise “Mufasa: The Lion King” topped the play container bureau 3 times successful January. In its seventh week of release, “Mufasa” held successful 3rd spot with different $6.1 million, bringing its planetary tally to $653 million.

“The PG animation household movie question that was truthful prevalent successful ’24 continues successful ’25,” said Paul Dergarabedian, elder media expert for Comscore.

The fearfulness drama “Companion,” from Warner Bros. and New Line, besides opened well, with $9.5 cardinal successful 3,285 locations. Drew Hancock’s sci-fi tinged movie acceptable successful the adjacent aboriginal is astir a radical of friends connected a play lakeside getaway.

“Companion,” starring Sophie Thatcher (“Heretic”), was lightly marketed and made for conscionable $10 million. It volition beryllium connected glowing reviews (94% caller connected Rotten Tomatoes) and beardown connection of rima (a “B+” CinemaScore) to support drafting moviegoers successful the coming weeks.

Last week’s apical film, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” dropped steeply successful its 2nd weekend. The enactment thriller starring Mark Wahlberg fell to 5th spot with $5.6 million. Domestically, it has collected $20.9 cardinal for Lionsgate.

One of the aboriginal year’s standout successes has been Sony Pictures’ “One of Them Days,” the R-rated drama starring Keke Palmer and SZA. Though comedies person had a hard clip successful theaters successful caller years, “One of Them Days” has proven the exception. The well-reviewed movie earned $5.6 cardinal implicit the weekend, bringing its three-week full to $34.5 cardinal – a stellar effect for a movie that outgo $14 cardinal to make.

Final home figures volition beryllium released Monday. Estimated summons income for Friday done Sunday astatine U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:

1. "Dog Man," $36 million.

2. “Companion,” $9.5 million.

3. “Mufasa,” $6.1 million.

4. “One of Them Days,” $6 million.

5. “Flight Risk” $5.6 million.

6. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” $3.2 million.

7. “Moana 2,” $2.8 million.

8. “A Complete Unknown,” $2.2 million.

9. “The Brutalist,” $1.9 million.

10. “Den of Thieves: Pantera,” $1.6 million.