The Truth About Cats & Dogs

1996 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.

Scores

Overall Score
76.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.7%
Review Aggregate
69.7

Critic Consensus

92.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticfunnyupliftingcharacter-drivenlightheartedstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Uma Thurman1996$499,000$998,000(est)
Janeane Garofalo1996$307,000$614,000(est)
Ben Chaplin1996$231,000$463,000(est)
Jamie Foxx1996$189,000$378,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count47
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes29,880

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$34,861,807$69,701,395
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$34,861,807$69,701,395

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 Revenue1996$17,430,904$34,850,697
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$33,592,000$67,162,590
Physical Purchases ?1996$39,798,000$79,570,635
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$8,715,452$17,425,349
Total Revenues1996$99,536,355$199,009,271
Expenses
Budget ?1996$17,915,000 (est)$35,818,582 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$9,117,000 (est)$18,228,189 (est)
Participations1996$7,963,000$15,920,925
Residuals ?1996$5,840,000$11,676,278
Interest & Overhead1996$3,583,000$7,163,716
Total Expenses1996$44,418,000$88,807,690
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$55,118,355$110,201,581

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