The Stray

2017 | Drama, Family, Animal, Dog

Synopsis

A young father takes his nine-year-old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.

Scores

Overall Score
43.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.1%
Review Aggregate
54.5

Critic Consensus

44.4% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlylightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Cassidy2017$34,000$44,000(est)
Sarah Lancaster2017$21,000$27,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes1,304

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$1,579,440$2,021,503
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$1,579,440$2,021,503

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$789,720$1,010,751
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,527,000$3,234,271
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,820,000$3,609,278
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,885,000$2,412,585
Physical Purchases ?2017$5,414,000$6,929,302
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$631,776$808,601
Total Revenues2017$14,067,496$18,004,788
Expenses
Budget ?2017$469,000 (est)$600,266 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$496,000 (est)$634,823 (est)
Participations2017$563,000$720,576
Residuals ?2017$723,000$925,357
Interest & Overhead2017$93,800$120,053
Total Expenses2017$2,344,800$3,001,076
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$11,722,696$15,003,712

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