The Boss Baby

2017 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, 3D, CGI Animation

Synopsis

A suit-wearing, briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his 7-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

Scores

Overall Score
85.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.7%
Review Aggregate
54.8

Critic Consensus

53.1% Fresh • 179 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 179 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotlightheartedvisually strikingstylizedemotionalpoliticaldarksurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alec Baldwin2017$37,500,000$47,996,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count179
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes152,776

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$175,003,040$223,983,885
International2017$352,962,900$451,752,162
Worldwide2017$527,965,950$675,736,060

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 Revenue2017$228,686,680$292,692,807
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,772,000$6,107,614
Digital Purchases ?2017$5,325,000$6,815,391
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,559,000$4,555,113
Physical Purchases ?2017$10,222,000$13,082,991
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$49,000,851$62,715,488
Total Revenues2017$301,565,531$385,969,406
Expenses
Budget ?2017$125,000,000$159,985,710
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$103,476,000 (est)$132,437,451 (est)
Participations2017$24,125,000$30,877,242
Residuals ?2017$3,669,000$4,695,901
Interest & Overhead2017$15,000,000$19,198,285
Total Expenses2017$271,270,000$347,194,589
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$30,295,531$38,774,817

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