Garfield: The Movie

2004 | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Anthropomorphic Animal, Anthropomorphic Character, Cartoon Adaptation, Children's TV Show Adaptation, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

Jon Arbuckle buys a second pet, a dog named Odie. However, Odie is then abducted and it is up to Jon's cat, Garfield, to find and rescue the canine.

Scores

Overall Score
79.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.5%
Review Aggregate
31.6

Critic Consensus

14.5% Fresh • 131 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 131 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, thin plot. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnyfamily-friendlythin plotgrittypacing issueslightheartedcoming of agedark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Breckin Meyer2004$4,882,000$8,108,000(est)
Jennifer Love Hewitt2004$3,005,000$4,991,000(est)
Stephen Tobolowsky2004$2,263,000$3,758,000(est)
Bill Murray2004$1,850,000$3,072,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count133
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes98,757

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$75,369,590$125,163,790
International2004$127,802,830$212,237,940
Worldwide2004$203,172,420$337,401,730

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 Revenue2004$88,805,927$147,477,071
Digital Rentals ?2004$198,000$328,812
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$20,898,000$34,704,619
Physical Purchases ?2004$43,727,000$72,615,985
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$18,842,398$31,290,947
Total Revenues2004$172,477,324$286,427,398
Expenses
Budget ?2004$50,000,000$83,033,349
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$31,616,000 (est)$52,503,647 (est)
Participations2004$13,798,000$22,913,883
Residuals ?2004$5,687,000$9,444,213
Interest & Overhead2004$7,500,000$12,455,002
Total Expenses2004$108,601,000$180,350,095
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$63,876,324$106,077,303

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