The Dog Stars
Final · 5 weeks in theaters
$39.3M
Worldwide total through Sep 25–27, 2026
- Domestic
- $15.0M
- International
- $24.4M
- Budget
- $110M
- Last weekend
- $10K
- −67% from the weekend before
About the film
Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic drama: a pilot (Jacob Elordi) sharing a fortified homestead with a hardened survivalist (Josh Brolin) hears a radio signal and flies off in search of whoever's left.
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 Sep 25–27 | – | $10K | −67% | 100 | $100 | $15.0M | $39.3M |
| Wk 4 Sep 18–20 | – | $30K | −88% | 110 | $273 | $14.9M | – |
| Wk 3 Sep 11–13 | – | $260K | −91% | 1,030 | $252 | $14.8M | – |
| Wk 2 Sep 4–6 | 10 | $2.8M | −64% | 3,330 | $832 | $13.1M | – |
| Wk 1 Aug 28–30 | 5 | $7.7M | – | 3,330 | $2,315 | $7.7M | – |
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
- The Dog Stars$7.7M
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$892M
- The Odyssey$505M
- Resident Evil$148M
- Verity$74.2M
- Practical Magic 2$67.3M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$63.8M
- Heart of the Beast$62.5M
- Coyote vs. Acme$58.4M
- The End of Oak Street$53.4M
- The Dog Stars$15.0M
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget
- $110M
- Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
- $66.0M–$110M
- Total cost
- $176M–$220M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 44¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $276M–$345M
Total cost ÷ 64¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 38% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.
Money in, money out
- From domestic theaters
- $7.5M
- From international theaters
- $9.7M
- Home, streaming and TV (est.)
- $7.9M
- Minus total cost
- −$176M–$220M
- Estimated loss so far
- $151M–$195M
Projection
These are the film’s final totals.
- Domestic finish
- ~$15.0M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$39.3M
Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work