The Call of the Wild

2020 | Adventure, Drama, Family, Animal, Animation, Dog

Synopsis

A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.

Scores

Overall Score
89.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Review Aggregate
73.1

Critic Consensus

58.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlythin plotemotionallightheartedvisually strikingrealisticfunnycharacter-drivenaction-packeduplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Harrison Ford2020$14,557,000$17,645,000(est)
Omar Sy2020$8,961,000$10,862,000(est)
Dan Stevens2020$6,747,000$8,178,000(est)
Karen Gillan2020$5,516,000$6,686,000(est)
Bradley Whitford2020$4,718,000$5,719,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count211
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes62,127

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$62,342,368$75,567,236
International2020$48,824,300$59,181,541
Worldwide2020$111,166,670$134,748,780

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 Revenue2020$50,700,904$61,456,235
Digital Rentals ?2020$18,126,000$21,971,121
Digital Purchases ?2020$16,777,000$20,335,954
Physical Rentals ?2020$4,224,000$5,120,049
Physical Purchases ?2020$12,734,000$15,435,301
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$15,585,592$18,891,809
Total Revenues2020$118,147,496$143,210,469
Expenses
Budget ?2020$135,000,000$163,637,944
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$21,383,000 (est)$25,919,038 (est)
Participations2020$2,363,000$2,864,270
Residuals ?2020$3,106,000$3,764,885
Interest & Overhead2020$16,200,000$19,636,553
Total Expenses2020$178,052,000$215,822,690
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$-59,904,504$-72,612,221

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