The Dog Problem

2007 | Comedy, Animal, Dog

Synopsis

When Solo, the writer of one book, runs out of money for therapy, his therapist suggests getting a dog. Problems arise.

Scores

Overall Score
28.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.9%
Review Aggregate
57.2

Critic Consensus

57.1% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Giovanni Ribisi2007$0$0(est)
Lynn Collins2007$0$0(est)
Scott Caan2007$0$0(est)
Kevin Corrigan2007$0$0(est)
Mena Suvari2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes3,434

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$1,344$2,034
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$1,344$2,034

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$672$1,017
Digital Rentals ?2007$7,000$10,593
Digital Purchases ?2007$2,000$3,027
Physical Rentals ?2007$115,000$174,026
Physical Purchases ?2007$259,000$391,936
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$458,672$694,093
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$9,000$13,619
Residuals ?2007$28,000$42,371
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$417,000$631,032
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$41,672$63,061

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