‘Dog Man,’ champion of the box office and friendship for everyone

Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025.

1. Dog Man

Weekend gross: $36M
Total domestic gross: $36M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA

In a weekend with no big releases, Universal Pictures’ Dog Man scored a surprisingly big debut. The animated adaption of the Dav Pilkey franchise opened with $36 million, blowing away the completion.

Dog Man’s estimated $36 million opening weekend is almost exactly what The Wild Robot opened with last September. That animated masterpiece, which was snubbed for a Best Picture nomination at this year’s Oscars, debuted with $35.8 million on the way to a domestic haul of $143.9 million.

In the Pilkey canon, Dog Man’s first weekend outperformed the $23.9 million that Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie grossed over its debut back in 2017.

2. Companion

Weekend gross: $9.5M
Total domestic gross: $9.5M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA

While it wasn’t the $36 million that Dog Man dug up this weekend, Warner Bros.’ Companion still managed to easily outdo returning movies like Mufasa: The Lion King.