Dog Man's bark is just as big as its bite, as it will likely reach a massive worldwide box office milestone this weekend.

Dog Man,” an animated adventure set in the “Captain Underpants” universe, opened in first place at the domestic box office.

DreamWorks Animation's “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025.

Leading the way is DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man which is out in 617 venues after opening in the US last weekend. The story centres around a police officer, half dog and half man, who is up against a feline supervillain. Directed by Peter Hastings, the voice cast features Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu, Lil Rel Howery and Isla Fisher.

Without the same level of brand recognition, Dog Man couldn't quite put up opening weekend numbers that matched with Mike Mitchell's Kung Fu Panda 4 (which was Dreamworks Animation's biggest hit in 2024), but the new title has basically matched the performance of Chris Sanders' The Wild Robot from last fall, and that puts it on very good footing.

Dog Man”—starring the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery and Ricky Gervais—is scurrying to a No. 1 debut at this weekend’s box office.

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