PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

Paramount · Released Aug 14, 2026 · PG · 1h 28m

Final · 9 weeks in theaters

$159M

Worldwide total through Oct 9–11, 2026

Domestic
$53.2M
International
$106M
Budget
$40.0M
Last weekend
$70K
−30% from the weekend before

About the film

Shipwrecked on a tropical island full of dinosaurs, the PAW Patrol pups team up with a long-stranded pup named Rex to stop Mayor Humdinger before his mining wakes a volcano.

Distance to break-even

Weekend by weekend

$20.3M
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
$70K
Wk 9
Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
Wk 9 Oct 9–11–$70K−30%180$389$53.2M$159M
Wk 8 Oct 2–4–$100K−58%162$617$53.1M–
Wk 7 Sep 25–27–$240K−65%318$755$52.9M–
Wk 6 Sep 18–20–$690K−45%827$834$52.5M–
Wk 5 Sep 11–1312$1.3M−62%1,606$778$51.5M–
Wk 4 Sep 4–68$3.3M−34%2,613$1,267$48.5M–
Wk 3 Aug 28–307$5.0M−45%3,110$1,614$43.5M–
Wk 2 Aug 21–234$9.2M−55%3,609$2,541$35.5M–
Wk 1 Aug 14–164$20.3M–3,545$5,712$20.3M–

How it stacks up

Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

Opening weekend · top 10 of 34
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
  2. The Odyssey$124M
  3. Resident Evil$60.1M
  4. Verity$32.0M
  5. Street Fighter$30.8M
  6. Practical Magic 2$30.0M
  7. Other Mommy$27.8M
  8. Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
  9. Clayface$24.0M
  10. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$20.3M
Domestic total after 9 weekends
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$951M
  2. The Odyssey$601M
  3. Insidious: Out of the Further$66.1M
  4. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$53.2M
  5. Buddy$27.0M
  6. Tony$15.5M

Show the math

Break-even

Production budget
$40.0M
Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
$24.0M–$40.0M
Total cost
$64.0M–$80.0M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar
43¢
Later: home, streaming and TV
+20¢
Break-even worldwide
$101M–$126M

Total cost ÷ 63¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.2× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 33% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

Money in, money out

From domestic theaters
$26.6M
From international theaters
$42.5M
Home, streaming and TV (est.)
$31.9M
Minus total cost
−$64.0M–$80.0M
Estimated profit so far
$21.0M–$37.0M

Projection

These are the film’s final totals.

Domestic finish
~$53.2M
Worldwide finish
~$159M

Verdict: Hit. How verdicts work

Sources

Budget: The Numbers.

Budgets, grosses, break-even points and profits are estimates based on publicly reported numbers. They aren't official studio financials. Verdicts are ReelMatrix's opinion. How the numbers work