Alpha Dog

2007 | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Actual Events Adaptation

Synopsis

Johnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.

Scores

Overall Score
80.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.6%
Review Aggregate
62.3

Critic Consensus

55.1% Fresh • 136 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 55% of 136 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, coming of age. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-drivencoming of agetragicemotionalstylizedfamily-friendlygrittyscarysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Foster2007$427,000$647,000(est)
Shawn Hatosy2007$263,000$398,000(est)
Emile Hirsch2007$198,000$300,000(est)
Christopher Marquette2007$162,000$245,000(est)
Sharon Stone2007$139,000$210,000(est)
Justin Timberlake2007$122,000$185,000(est)
Anton Yelchin2007$109,000$166,000(est)
Bruce Willis2007$100,000$151,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count142
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes110,538

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$15,309,602$23,167,498
International2007$17,041,524$25,788,357
Worldwide2007$32,351,124$48,955,852

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2007$14,471,411$21,899,092
Digital Rentals ?2007$783,000$1,184,887
Digital Purchases ?2007$291,000$440,360
Physical Rentals ?2007$13,471,000$20,385,205
Physical Purchases ?2007$30,270,000$45,806,558
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$3,674,304$5,560,200
Total Revenues2007$62,960,715$95,276,302
Expenses
Budget ?2007$9,500,000$14,376,026
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$11,875,000 (est)$17,970,032 (est)
Participations2007$5,037,000$7,622,320
Residuals ?2007$3,446,000$5,214,714
Interest & Overhead2007$1,900,000$2,875,205
Total Expenses2007$31,758,000$48,058,298
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$31,202,715$47,218,004

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