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#1,743 All-time worldwide
#48 2009 releases

Movie profile

Hotel for Dogs

2009 · 100 min · Dream Works Pictures

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $117.0M
Budget $35.0M
Gross minus budget $82.0M
ROI 3.34x

Domestic gross

$50.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$66.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$15.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Hotel for Dogs ranks

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Quick answer

How did Hotel for Dogs (2009) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Hotel for Dogs (2009) earned a reported $117.0M worldwide against a reported $35.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $82.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.34x. In this database it currently ranks #1,743 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #48 among 2009 releases.

Worldwide gross
$117,000,198
Budget
$35,000,000
Gross minus budget
$82,000,198
ROI
3.34x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 16, 2009
Production
DreamWorks Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Cold Spring Pictures
Countries
US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2009, Hotel for Dogs is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Family title from DreamWorks Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $117.0M, reported production budget is $35.0M, gross-minus-budget is $82.0M, ROI is 3.34x. For comparison, it currently sits #1,743 all-time in the current chart set and #48 among 2009 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.