How Buddy performed
Budget
$25.0M
Worldwide Gross
$10.1M
Gross Profit
−$14.9M
Return
0.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Family) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Trudy Lintz
Rene Russo
Trudy Lintz
Bill Lintz
Robbie Coltrane
Bill Lintz
Dick Croner
Alan Cumming
Dick Croner
Emma
Irma P. Hall
Emma
Professor Spatz
Paul Reubens
Professor Spatz
Joe Bowman
John Aylward
Joe Bowman
Mrs. Bowman
Mimi Kennedy
Mrs. Bowman
Minister
Philip Baker Hall
Minister
Fair Cop
Dane Cook
Fair Cop
Skinny Man
Michael Reid MacKay
Skinny Man
Policeman
John Ennis
Policeman
Buddy (voice)
Frank Welker
Buddy (voice)
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