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Oscar Predictions: Dog Man

DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man should rule the upcoming box office frame with a decent family audience showing. Based on Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel and a spinoff of 2017’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Peter Hastings directs and voices the title character. Further behind the mic contributions come from Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Billy Boyd, and Ricky Gervais.

Reviews are mixed and even the positive notices are far from raves. Rotten Tomatoes stands at 70% with Metacritic at 60. While DreamWorks may have been the first studio to win Animated Feature at the Academy Awards via 2001’s Shrek, the bulk of their library has missed the cut. That should be the case with Dog Man. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…

Dog Man Box Office Prediction

DreamWorks Animation looks for Dog Man to top the charts when it debuts January 31st. A spin-off of 2017’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Peter Hastings directs and provides the voice of the title canine. The adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel features behind the mic work from Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd, and Ricky Gervais.

In the summer of 2017, Underpants dropped with a $23.9 million premiere. That turned out to be a front loaded opening as it ended up with $73.9 million domestically. That could be right around where Dog sits and that should be enough for a first place showing.

Dog Man opening weekend prediction: $25.4 million

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Companion Box Office Prediction