DreamWorks Animation's “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025. It was a big opening for the Universal Pictures release adapted from the popular graphic novel series by author Dav Pilkey.

DreamWorks' 'Dog Man,' an animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's hit book series, is opening on top of the box office.

Family-friendly romps continue to dominate at the domestic box office with new animated film Dog Man reigning over theaters this weekend. Directed by Peter Hastings, Dog Man stars Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher and Ricky Gervais and follows the hijinks of a police officer and dog who get fused into one body.

Dog Man” enjoyed a barking good start at the domestic box office, collecting a leading $36 million from 3,885 North American cinemas in its first weekend of release. Universal and DreamWorks Animation's animated canine-crime-fighting film,

Watch out, “Wolf Man” and “Better Man,” because the box office is about to be taken over by “Dog Man.” Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s new movie has made $1.36 million at the box office in Thursday previews.

Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s feature take of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man bit $1.36M in previews yesterday which comps to DWA’s previews for The Bad Guys ($1.15M) and Trolls Band Together ($1.3M), those movies respectively opening to $23.