Underdog

2007 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Animal, Anthropomorphic Animal, Anthropomorphic Character, Cartoon Adaptation, Children's TV Show Adaptation, Dog, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.

Scores

Overall Score
69.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.2%
Review Aggregate
32.7

Critic Consensus

14.3% Fresh • 63 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 63 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlythin plotfunnypacing issuesupliftingcharacter-drivenrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Belushi2007$1,504,000$2,277,000(est)
Peter Dinklage2007$926,000$1,401,000(est)
John Slattery2007$697,000$1,055,000(est)
Patrick Warburton2007$570,000$863,000(est)
Brad Garrett2007$488,000$738,000(est)
Amy Adams2007$429,000$650,000(est)
Jason Lee2007$385,000$583,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count68
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes23,548

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$43,760,604$66,221,429
International2007$21,509,872$32,550,155
Worldwide2007$65,270,476$98,771,584

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$30,484,251$46,130,776
Digital Rentals ?2007$859,000$1,299,895
Digital Purchases ?2007$320,000$484,245
Physical Rentals ?2007$14,792,000$22,384,229
Physical Purchases ?2007$33,239,000$50,299,444
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$10,940,151$16,555,357
Total Revenues2007$90,634,402$137,153,947
Expenses
Budget ?2007$25,000,000$37,831,647
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$28,383,000 (est)$42,951,025 (est)
Participations2007$7,251,000$10,972,691
Residuals ?2007$4,116,000$6,228,602
Interest & Overhead2007$4,250,000$6,431,380
Total Expenses2007$69,000,000$104,415,345
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$21,634,402$32,738,602

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