A Dog's Purpose (2017)

A dog discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives of the humans it teaches to laugh and love. Reincarnated as multiple canines over the course of five decades, the lovable pooch develops an unbreakable bond with Ethan.

All Releases

Domestic (31.5%)
$64,508,620
International (68.5%)
$140,527,199
Worldwide
$205,035,819
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Domestic Opening$18,222,810
Budget$22,000,000
Earliest Release DateJanuary 19, 2017 (Italy)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Drama Family Fantasy

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticJan 27, 2017$18,222,810$64,508,620

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomMay 5, 2017$781,430$4,125,142
PolandFeb 17, 2017$442,230$2,647,461
ItalyJan 19, 2017$660,429$1,618,181
GermanyFeb 23, 2017$316,689$1,076,869
SpainOct 6, 2017$248,540$923,194
HungaryJan 26, 2017$131,753$719,085
Czech RepublicJan 26, 2017$90,995$707,428
FranceApr 19, 2017$224,768$599,584
SwitzerlandJan 22, 2017$5,525$491,523
UkraineFeb 23, 2017$167,465$460,843
IsraelMar 16, 2017$86,342$387,186
NetherlandsMay 18, 2017$98,459$356,561
SlovakiaFeb 2, 2017$96,688$323,446
RomaniaJan 27, 2017$68,197$318,077
AustriaFeb 23, 2017$80,044$262,365
BelgiumApr 26, 2017$47,619$177,566
LithuaniaFeb 24, 2017$41,616$174,846
PortugalApr 6, 2017$52,533$168,059
United Arab EmiratesFeb 23, 2017$71,378$161,815
South AfricaFeb 24, 2017$54,822$124,125
BulgariaFeb 3, 2017$14,259$96,804
EstoniaFeb 24, 2017$18,026$92,371
LatviaFeb 24, 2017$15,671$90,846
CroatiaApr 13, 2017$80,590
GreeceJan 26, 2017$23,593$66,754
LebanonFeb 23, 2017$17,007$56,194
SloveniaApr 27, 2017$8,173$33,100
IcelandMar 3, 2017$8,839$21,854
EgyptMar 1, 2017$11,678
Serbia and MontenegroApr 27, 2017$4,497$11,650
CyprusJan 26, 2017$8,457

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoJan 27, 2017$1,846,693$6,121,122
PeruJan 26, 2017$483,135$2,425,772
BrazilJan 26, 2017$839,403$2,166,627
ChileJan 26, 2017$118,965$1,304,318
ArgentinaFeb 2, 2017$364,217$1,112,812
ColombiaMar 9, 2017$302,722$1,000,590
EcuadorFeb 24, 2017$175,430$938,834
PanamaFeb 2, 2017$239,373$652,720
VenezuelaFeb 3, 2017$54,648$651,224
BoliviaJan 26, 2017$44,872$326,704
UruguayJan 26, 2017$17,370$103,699
ParaguayJan 26, 2017$23,561$93,682
Trinidad & TobagoMar 15, 2017$26,521$37,026

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
JapanSep 29, 2017$1,446,314$8,119,759
AustraliaMay 4, 2017$894,108$3,577,022
TaiwanFeb 24, 2017$2,235,998
Russia/CISMar 30, 2017$816,924$1,917,076
South KoreaNov 22, 2018$289,285$700,809
SingaporeMar 2, 2017$186,245$495,444
PhilippinesMar 1, 2017$348,888$489,481
Hong KongAug 24, 2017$153,297$359,347
New ZealandMay 4, 2017$89,349$338,116
MalaysiaFeb 23, 2017$97,036$306,625
ThailandMar 2, 2017$67,980$149,199

China

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
ChinaMar 3, 2017$17,321,220$88,226,996