Dreamworks’ Animated Hit Thrives On Rental Charts

Dreamworks has had a rare yr, and its success has hinged on its animated franchises. Canine Man was Dreamworks Animation’s greatest launch of early 2025, ushering in a formidable $146 million whole for a franchise that has not but been totally established on the silver display screen, even when it’s a spin-off of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Film.

The studio’s 2025 releases constructed on the success of 2024, throughout which the studio launched The Wild Robotic, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Orion and the Darkish. None of those releases has achieved the identical success as different current hits, together with Pixar’s Inside Out 2, however they do mark a studio that’s thriving via low budgets and excessive expectations.

Even the live-action How To Practice Your Dragon (2025) constructed on the success of its animated predecessor, drawing $262 million domestically, alongside $364 million abroad, for a $627 million whole. With spectacular totals this yr, Dreamworks must also be happy that its most up-to-date animated launch has been thriving on the streaming rental charts.

The Unhealthy Guys 2 Is A Streaming Big

Lower than a month after its preliminary launch, Dreamworks’ The Unhealthy Guys 2 is excelling on rental charts. A sequel to The Unhealthy Guys (2022), the film sees Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Diane (Zazie Beetz), and the remainder of the solid, as they proceed to attempt to redefine their reputations.

The Unhealthy Guys 2 has already achieved crucial acclaim, because of an 87% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences have additionally been optimistic, providing a formidable 95% Popcornmeter whole. Most critics praised the film’s humorousness, the participating story, and the distinctive animation that builds on the unique’s fashion.

The animated sequel earned round $150 million on the field workplace, however it is usually drawing in substantial revenue via rental companies. In keeping with iTopChart, it’s the #5 most-rented film in the meanwhile. It sits behind #1 F1: The Film, #2 Mission: Unattainable – The Closing Reckoning, #3 Superman, and #4 Jurassic World Rebirth.

What This Means For The Unhealthy Guys 2

The primary Unhealthy Guys film made $250 million globally, and the sequel seems to be approaching the same whole. It at present sits beneath $150 million, but it surely stays on tempo with the unique and may see extra revenue via its streaming totals. It is probably not a world-beater, however its $80 million finances meant that it by no means wanted to be.

There’s little competitors within the foreseeable future as effectively, so the film ought to have the ability to coast as the one true family-friendly animated theatrical launch. Whereas Zootopia 2 ought to run away with the #1 title when it’s launched on November 26, DreamWorks Animation has months to usher households into theaters.

The Unhealthy Guys 2 ought to attain a revenue at round $200 million, which is a possible chance. In that case, The Unhealthy Guys 3 could possibly be on the horizon, which is thrilling information for Dreamworks. With crucial acclaim, viewers engagement, rental dominance, and a optimistic field workplace pattern, this franchise is on a really optimistic trajectory.

In the meanwhile, The Unhealthy Guys 2 is doing higher than Materialists, Ballerina: From the World of John Wick, Elio, and even the How To Practice Your Dragon remake, which rounds out the highest 10 on the charts. Whereas it debuted surprisingly early, given its August 1 theatrical launch, Dreamworks Animation ought to nonetheless be pleased with its newest hit.