Buddy
Final · 9 weeks in theaters
$27.0M
Domestic total through Oct 23–25, 2026
- Domestic
- $27.0M
- International
- –
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Last weekend
- $0K
- −100% from the weekend before
About the film
Buddy the orange unicorn (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key) is the star of a cheerful kids' show, until one child refuses to play along and the sunny world starts to rot. A horror-comedy with Cristin Milioti.
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 Oct 23–25 | – | $0K | −100% | 13 | – | $27.0M | – |
| Wk 8 Oct 16–18 | – | $10K | −67% | 22 | $455 | $27.0M | – |
| Wk 7 Oct 9–11 | – | $30K | −86% | 50 | $600 | $27.0M | – |
| Wk 6 Oct 2–4 | – | $210K | −70% | 543 | $387 | $26.9M | – |
| Wk 5 Sep 25–27 | – | $700K | −64% | 722 | $970 | $26.4M | – |
| Wk 4 Sep 18–20 | 10 | $1.9M | −46% | 1,543 | $1,264 | $24.9M | – |
| Wk 3 Sep 11–13 | 6 | $3.6M | −38% | 1,720 | $2,105 | $21.4M | – |
| Wk 2 Sep 4–6 | 7 | $5.8M | +6% | 1,771 | $3,275 | $14.3M | – |
| Wk 1 Aug 28–30 | 6 | $5.5M | – | 1,277 | $4,276 | $5.5M | – |
How it stacks up
Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
- The Odyssey$124M
- Resident Evil$60.1M
- Verity$32.0M
- Street Fighter$30.8M
- Practical Magic 2$30.0M
- Other Mommy$27.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
- Clayface$24.0M
- Buddy$5.5M
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$951M
- The Odyssey$601M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$66.1M
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$53.2M
- Buddy$27.0M
- Tony$15.5M
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget
- $3.0M
- Marketing (estimated for an independent distributor)
- $4.0M–$10.0M
- Total cost
- $7.0M–$13.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 47¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $10.4M–$19.4M
Total cost ÷ 67¢ per box office dollar. That's 3.5–6.5× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 70% from the US and Canada, typical for an independent distributor.
Projection
These are the film’s final totals.
- Domestic finish
- ~$27.0M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 70%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Hit. How verdicts work