The Bad Guys

2022 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, CGI Animation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.

Scores

Overall Score
88.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.4%
Review Aggregate
85.3

Critic Consensus

87.9% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyfunnystylizedvisually strikinglightheartedemotionalsuspensefulaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sam Rockwell2022$4,431,000$4,749,000(est)
Marc Maron2022$2,727,000$2,923,000(est)
Awkwafina2022$2,053,000$2,201,000(est)
Craig Robinson2022$1,679,000$1,799,000(est)
Anthony Ramos2022$1,436,000$1,539,000(est)
Zazie Beetz2022$1,264,000$1,355,000(est)
Danielle Brooks2022$1,135,000$1,216,000(est)
Natasha Lyonne2022$1,034,000$1,108,000(est)
Maria Bakalova2022$952,000$1,020,000(est)
Alex Borstein2022$884,000$947,000(est)
Richard Ayoade2022$827,000$886,000(est)
Lilly Singh2022$778,000$834,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count99
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes73,124

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$97,459,240$104,451,535
International2022$152,928,640$163,900,634
Worldwide2022$250,387,890$268,352,180

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 Revenue2022$109,901,076$117,786,021
Digital Rentals ?2022$6,269,000$6,718,775
Digital Purchases ?2022$9,459,000$10,137,644
Physical Rentals ?2022$1,704,000$1,826,255
Physical Purchases ?2022$5,240,000$5,615,948
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$24,364,810$26,112,884
Total Revenues2022$156,937,886$168,197,527
Expenses
Budget ?2022$80,000,000$85,739,667
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$39,703,000 (est)$42,551,525 (est)
Participations2022$6,278,000$6,728,420
Residuals ?2022$2,111,000$2,262,455
Interest & Overhead2022$12,000,000$12,860,950
Total Expenses2022$140,092,000$150,143,019
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$16,845,886$18,054,508

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