Mexico Box Office for La Razón de Estar Contigo (2017)

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A Dog’s Purpose
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Mexico Box Office $6,121,126Details
Worldwide Box Office $203,055,427Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $12,966,901 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $6,597,523 Details
Total North America Video Sales $19,564,424
Further financial details...

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Synopsis

The soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$25,000,000
Mexico Releases: January 27th, 2017 (Wide), released as La Razón de Estar Contigo
Video Release: April 18th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and some peril.
(Rating bulletin 2446 (Cert #50725), 10/12/2016)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: A Dog’s Purpose
Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Death of a Pet, Reincarnation, Relationships Gone Wrong, Exes in Love, Romance, Police life, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, 1960s, 1980s, 2010s, 1990s, 1970s, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Family Movie, Family Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Walden Media, Pariah Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Home Market Releases for May 2nd, 2017

May 2nd, 2017

The Red Turtle

We are officially in the worst time of year on the home market. The last of the major Awards Season players have already come out, but it is still too early for the Spring hits to be released. The competition from May Sweeps and the start of the Summer Blockbuster Season means there’s not a lot here that’s going to do well in DVD / Blu-ray sales. Ironically, the lack of a major release means there are a lot of smaller releases that are competing for Pick of the Week, many of which would be lost in the crowd during a busier time of year. This includes I Am Not Your Negro, The Salesman, Real Genius, and Seven Days in May. In the end, I went with The Red Turtle on DVD or Blu-ray as the Pick of the Week. In the meanwhile, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone on Blu-ray gets the Puck of the Week honor, as the “best” Canadian release of the week. I just wish it were coming out in 3D. More...

Home Market Releases for April 18th, 2017

April 18th, 2017

MST3K

We are entering the worst time of the year on the home market. There’s only a trickle of last year’s Awards Season contenders left to deal with, while it is way too early for the major spring releases to come out on DVD / Blu-ray. There are some classic titles that are on this list, like Donnie Darko: 15th Anniversary Limited Edition or Ocean Waves Blu-ray Combo Pack. However, the Pick of the Week isn’t either of these titles, but MST3K: Season 11, which you can watch on Netflix right now. More...

International Box Office: Beast Mode Engaged as Beauty earns $180.0 million

March 22nd, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast dominated the international chart even more than it dominated the domestic one earning $180.0 million in 44 markets. The film’s worldwide opening was the second best for March, behind only Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; however, BvS opened truly worldwide, while Beauty and the Beast only opened in about two thirds of the international market. Unsurprisingly, the film’s biggest single market was China, where it pulled in $44.72 million over the weekend, $45.01 million including Thursday’s previews. It was also a monster hit in the U.K., where it earned $24.37 million in 567 theaters, which was the biggest March opening of all time in that market. The next biggest market was South Korea with $10.68 million on 1,625 screens over the weekend and $11.88 million in total. It also cracked $10 million in Mexico ($11.6 million); Germany ($10.7 million), and Brazil ($10.4 million). At this point, getting to $1 billion worldwide seems like a safe bet, especially with openings in France, Australia, Japan, and other markets left to go. We will of course track its progress there. More...

International Box Office: Kong Just as Tall on the International Chart with $81.6 million

March 16th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island opened in first place on the international chart with $85.1 million in 65 markets, which is more than $3 million higher than Sunday’s estimates. The film’s biggest market was the U.K., where it earned $7.58 million in 567 theaters. It also did well in Mexico ($5.58 million); in Russia ($4.87 million on 1,283 screens); and in Australia ($3.55 million on 523). Impressively, the film broke the record for biggest opening in Vietnam with $2.2 million on 377 screens. More...

International Box Office: Logan Scored Nearly $250 million Worldwide in Opening Weekend

March 8th, 2017

Logan

Logan dominated the international box office chart with $152.7 million in 81 markets for a worldwide opening of $240.9 million. This is almost twice as much as the film cost to make, so it has nearly paid for its entire production budget during the film’s opening weekend. Assuming it has any legs, it will break even before it reaches the home market. China was the biggest single market, as it earned $45.60 million over the weekend for a total opening of $46.38 million, including Thursday previews. The U.K. was well back with an opening of $11.48 million in 602 theaters. Up next is Brazil, which earned $8.2 million, while the film had a total opening of $8.16 million on 954 screens in South Korea, while it earned $8.02 million on 1,200 screens in Russia. The film doesn’t open in Japan until June and it could have over $500 million worldwide by then. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Split Scores Another Touchdown with $14.42 million

February 7th, 2017

Split

As expected, Split earned first place over the weekend with $14.42 million. That’s not bad for Super Bowl weekend. In fact, the overall depth was better than expected, not that you could tell from the week-over-week decline. The overall box office fell 31% to just $98 million. However, this was still 2.5% better than the same weekend last year. That’s a surprise victory. Granted, 2017 is still behind 2016 by 5.1% at $1.06 billion to $1.12 billion, but every little victory helps. More...

Weekend Estimates: Split Wins Third Weekend

February 5th, 2017

Split

Rings managed to win on Friday, but the weekend as a whole will belong to Split, which is expected to top the chart with $14.6 million, according to Universal’s Sunday morning projection. Rings will finish second with $13 million or so, and A Dog’s Purpose will win Sunday (making this a rare weekend where three different films will top the daily chart) to finish the weekend with $10.8 million, and $32.9 million to date. More...

Friday Estimates: Rings Wins Friday with $5.2 million, Split will Repeat over Weekend

February 4th, 2017

Rings

It will be a close race this weekend with Rings topping the chart on Friday with $5.6 million, putting it just ahead of Split … for now. Its word-of-mouth is terrible. It did get its first positive review, but its Tomatometer Score is just 6% positive, while it earned a C minus from CinemaScore. On the positive side, overall this is actually better than predicted, and it looks like it will earn close to $14 million, instead of just under $13 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Split Be Separated from the Top Spot?

February 2nd, 2017

Rings

The new releases this week are not strong, so we could see Split remain on top for the third weekend in a row. Rings should at least be in a fight for first place, if it just does as well as Resident Evil: The Final Chapter did last weekend. On the other hand, The Space Between Us is being eviscerated by the critics and it really needed good word of mouth to thrive. If it opens in the top five, I will be impressed. This weekend last year, Hail, Caesar! was the number one new release and it earned just $11.36 million. Rings should top that. Unfortunately, the number one film was Kung Fu Panda 3, which earned more than than $20 million. There’s no way Split will match that, so 2017 is going to lose in the year-over-year competition. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Split Outnumbers the Competition with $25.66 million

January 31st, 2017

Split

It was a surprisingly strong weekend at the box office, no thanks to the new releases. Split easily won with $25.66 million over the weekend, well ahead of A Dog’s Purpose, which earned second place with $18.22 million. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter got off to a fast start, but collapsed over the rest of the weekend. Finally, the less said about Gold the better. Overall, the box office was really strong with $141 million. Granted, this was 2.5% lower than last week, but it was 1.3% better than the same weekend last year. This growth is entirely due to Split’s hold plus the Oscar bounce a number of films got. Year-to-date, 2017 has earned $929 million, which is 4.7% lower than last year’s pace of $975 million. It is still too soon to make any real predictions for 2017’s long term success. That said, 2017 did cut into 2016’s lead and it is now down by $46 million or 4.7%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Split Retains Box Office Crown with Big Second Weekend

January 29th, 2017

Split

An impressive decline of 34% in its second weekend and a crop of middling to poor performances by new releases will be enough to keep Split safely at the top of the box office chart this weekend. With Universal projecting $26.3 million for the weekend as of Sunday morning, Split is well ahead of the studio’s new release, A Dog’s Purpose, which will come in with around $18.4 million. Split will finish the weekend with around $78 million in total. More...

Friday Estimates: Dog Doesn’t Have Universal Appeal

January 28th, 2017

A Dog’s Purpose

Friday was the beginning of a good weekend for Universal, but it wasn’t a good day for the box office as a whole, as two of the three new wide releases struggled. Split was down just 46% when compared to last Friday and earned $7.9 million. Assuming it acts like, well, practically every film ever made, it will have an even better Saturday and that puts it on pace to earn about $25 million over the weekend. It will top $100 million during the first weekend of February and will still be in wide release over Presidents’ Day long weekend. This is fantastic news for the studio. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Resident Moves into Theaters with $1 million in Previews - Update

January 27th, 2017

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter opened with $1 million in previews on Thursday, easily topping the competition. It was only half as much as Split managed last weekend, but if The Final Chapter earned half as much during its opening weekend, the studio would be very happy. That seems unlikely, as this is the latest installment in a franchise, so it should be more front-loaded as a result. Additionally, its reviews are much weaker than Split’s are, so the word of mouth won’t be as strong. That said, we predicted just over $17 million and we’re sticking with that for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Final Come in First? Or will Dog Find a Purpose?

January 26th, 2017

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

It is not a good week at the box office. There are two films opening at saturation level theaters counts, 3,000 or more theaters, and both have a shot at first place. A Dog’s Purpose was expected to win with relative ease, but recent controversy, and weak reviews, have put that in doubt. This leaves an opening for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter to squeak out a win. However, it will be dealing with direct competition and that’s going to hurt. Finally there’s Gold, which is barely opening truly wide and is just hoping for a spot in the top ten. This weekend last year, Kung Fu Panda 3 opened with just over $40 million. This could be more than all three wide releases open with this weekend. 2017 does have better depth, but it won’t be enough to win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Prizes, Evil Prizes

January 20th, 2017

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

I thought A Dog’s Purpose would have a real shot at first place next weekend, but ... oh boy. If you haven’t seen the video supposed taken on the set yet, it’s tough to watch. It is also by PETA and released by TMZ, so I’m not 100% convinced it is legit. Those are two organizations I don’t trust. (Personally, I give to the local branch of the SPCA. Also, when you donate to charities like this, do NOT tell them what to do with the money. A lot of people do and they have to follow these requests and this results in popular programs being over-funded and less glamorous programs going under-funded.) Because of this video, there is talk of a boycott and that could really hurt its box office numbers. This leaves Resident Evil: The Final Chapter as the safe choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

A Dog’s Purpose Trailer

January 2nd, 2017

Drama starring Josh Gad, directed by Lasse Hallström opens January 27 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2017 Preview: January

January 1st, 2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2017/01/27 2 $1,822,160   0     $1,822,160 1
2017/02/03 3 $1,122,000 -38% 0     $3,821,384 2
2017/02/10 6 $483,422 -57% 0     $5,135,993 3
2017/02/17 8 $297,632 -38% 0     $5,662,341 4
2017/02/24 - $173,417 -42% 260 $667   $5,941,471 5
2017/03/03 - $76,953 -56% 147 $523   $6,057,147 6
2017/03/10 - $23,925 -69% 69 $347   $6,103,413 7
2017/03/17 10 $4,836 -80% 18 $269   $6,116,060 8
2017/03/24 - $1,192 -75% 5 $238   $6,118,675 9
2017/04/07 - $79   1 $79   $6,121,126 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 2/2/2017 $364,217 84 94 321 $1,112,812 1/1/2019
Australia 5/5/2017 $893,180 271 271 1470 $3,383,485 10/9/2018
Brazil 1/26/2017 $839,403 0 354 656 $2,166,627 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 2/3/2017 $14,274 0 0 0 $97,056 2/26/2019
Chile 1/26/2017 $0 0 43 236 $1,304,318 12/20/2018
China 2/25/2017 $71,800 0 64169 186768 $88,070,000 8/25/2020
Colombia 3/9/2017 $301,605 130 130 384 $975,134 1/1/2019
Czech Republic 1/27/2017 $91,058 83 85 498 $706,511 1/1/2019
France 4/21/2017 $224,768 0 0 0 $599,584 6/27/2018
Germany 2/24/2017 $316,689 0 0 0 $1,076,869 6/29/2018
Hong Kong 8/25/2017 $153,297 21 21 33 $359,347 10/28/2018
Italy 1/20/2017 $656,076 0 2 2 $1,618,181 10/25/2018
Japan 9/29/2017 $1,900,000 240 312 1405 $8,119,759 2/22/2018
Lithuania 2/17/2017 $3,735 6 124 449 $174,641 8/15/2018
Malaysia 2/23/2017 $133,039 40 40 151 $306,625 3/28/2017
Mexico 1/27/2017 $1,822,160 0 260 500 $6,121,126 4/12/2017
Netherlands 5/16/2017 $98,305 54 54 294 $356,561 11/2/2018
New Zealand 5/5/2017 $89,275 76 76 344 $338,609 6/26/2017
North America 1/27/2017 $18,222,810 3,059 3,178 18,021 $64,321,890 4/12/2018
Panama 2/2/2017 $253,752 108 108 262 $652,766 1/1/2019
Peru 1/26/2017 $0 0 76 276 $2,425,329 1/1/2019
Philippines 3/1/2017 $348,888 137 137 159 $489,481 12/20/2018
Poland 2/17/2017 $442,230 0 0 0 $2,647,461 1/1/2019
Portugal 4/7/2017 $52,661 39 40 126 $167,967 5/18/2017
Russia (CIS) 3/31/2017 $815,027 454 454 1415 $1,917,076 1/1/2019
Singapore 3/2/2017 $228,386 28 28 95 $502,889 5/4/2017
Slovakia 2/3/2017 $96,750 66 66 221 $323,082 6/12/2017
South Korea 11/7/2018 $0 0 170 431 $647,439 5/27/2020
Spain 10/6/2017 $248,569 193 193 834 $923,194 10/30/2018
Taiwan 2/24/2017 $716,838 81 87 316 $2,236,101 4/12/2017
Thailand 3/2/2017 $67,980 43 43 98 $149,199 3/28/2017
United Kingdom 5/5/2017 $1,683,627 502 502 2364 $3,931,150 8/2/2017
Venezuela 2/3/2017 $54,648 56 62 471 $677,887 5/12/2017
 
Rest of World $4,155,271
 
Worldwide Total$203,055,427 8/25/2020

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Josh Gad    Bailey/Buddy/Tino/Ellie

Supporting Cast

Britt Robertson    Teen Hannah
K.J. Apa    Teen Ethan
John Ortiz    Carlos
Dennis Quaid    Adult Ethan
Peggy Lipton    Adult Hannah
Bryce Gheisar    Ethan (8 Years Old)
Juliet Rylance    Ethan’s Mom
Luke Kirby    Ethan’s Dad
Gabrielle Rose    Grandma Fran
Michael Bofshever    Grandpa Bill
Logan Miller    Todd
Kirby Howell-Baptiste    Maya
Pooch Hall    Al
Nicole Laplaca    Wendi
Primo Allon    Victor
Peter Kelamis    Dad’s Boss
Caroline Cave    Boss’ Wife
Jane McGregor    Rachel
Robert Mann    Delivery Workman
Ron Verwymeren    Delivery Workman
David J. Lyle    Country Vet
Kelly-Ruth Mercier    Atlanta Vet
Cory Wojcik    Puppy Mill Owner
Ross Douglas Noble    Puppy Mill Customer
Andrew W. Nolan    Football Coach
Jordan Butterill    Teammate
John C. McDonald    Teammate
Kwesi Ameyaw    Cop
Dean Monroe McKenzie    Detective
Michael Patric    Sam
Brent Holtzman    Police Captain
Paul Jarrett    Police Lieutenant
Christopher Pearce    Policeman
Violet Haas    Elderly Woman
Darcy Higginbotham    Farmhand
Denesha Lee    Animal Control Officer
Kalyn Bomback    Animal Control Yolanda
Dan De Jaeger    Father at Shelter
Anita Daher    Mother at Shelter
Reine Lecuyer    Daughter at Shelter
Rayna Ens-Armstrong    Daughter at Shelter
Mackenzie Thornton    Tweener Girl
Avery Thompson    Tweener Girl
Aidan Ritchie    Ambulance Attendant
Brooke Warrington    Bree (7 Years Old)
Kenyan Alexander Walcott    Ty (5 Years Old)
Treyton Augustus Walcott    Richie (4 Years Old)
John Bluethner    Professor
James Janssens    Alzheimer’s Patient
Paul Griggs    Hot Dog Vendor
Grant Burr    Hardware Store Clerk
Tom Young    Hardware Store Employee
Ronald Boyd Johnson    Neighbor
Alicia Johnston    Hysterical Mother
Chris Webb    Kidnapper
Naomi Frenette    Kidnapped Girl

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Lasse Hallström    Director
Bruce W. Cameron    Screenwriter
Cathryn Michon    Screenwriter
Audrey Wells    Screenwriter
Maya Forbes    Screenwriter
Wally Wolodarsky    Screenwriter
Bruce W. Cameron    Story based on the Novel by
Gavin Polone    Producer
Alan C. Blomquist    Executive Producer
Mark Sourian    Executive Producer
Lauren Pfeiffer    Executive Producer
Michael Carlin    Production Designer
Robert Leighton    Editor
Rachel Portman    Composer
Terry Stacey    Director of Photography
Shay Cunliffe    Costume Designer
Liza Richardson    Music Supervisor
John Papsidera    Casting Director
Alan C. Blomquist    Unit Production Manager
Lesley Oswald    Unit Production Manager
Stephen P. Dunn    First Assistant Director
Martin Ellis    Second Assistant Director
Holly Bario    Co-Producer
Kim Todd    Co-Producer
Lesley Oswald    Co-Producer
Brendan Taylor    Visual Effects Supervisor
Skip Lievsay    Re-recording Mixer
Lawrence Zipf    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Barry    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Eliza Paley    Supervising Sound Editor
Rejean Labrie    Supervising Art Director
Larry Spittle    Art Director
Craig Sandells    Set Decorator
Leon Johnson    Sound Mixer
Tony Kenny    Special Effects Coordinator
Tim Freestone    Special Effects Coordinator
Valerie Laven-Cooper    Costume Supervisor
Doug Morrow    Make up
Pina Robinson    Hairstylist
Alanna Mills    Script Supervisor
Cathie Edgar    Location Manager
Cliff Sumter    Location Manager
Leslee Feldman    Additional Casting-Casting Executive
Kim Winther    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Deanna Brigidi-Stewart    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Brendan Taylor    Second Unit Director
Mark Graziano    Post-Production Executive
Alison Beckett    Post-Production Supervisor
Brad Rohrer    Post-Production Supervisor
Corinne Villa    First Assistant Editor
Danny Miller    Assistant Editor
Timothy Feeley    Assistant Editor
Gregg London    Additional Editor
Mariusz Glabinski    Sound Designer
Lidia Tamplenizza    Sound Editor
Michael Feuser    Sound Editor
Heather Gross    Sound Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.