Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is now a global hit on Netflix. The animated feature starred Lana Condor in the title role as a young woman who is trying to hide the fact that she and her family are secretly sea monsters. The star-studded ensemble voice cast of the movie also included Toni Collette as Ruby’s mother Agatha, Colman Domingo as her father Arthur, Jane Fonda as her Grandmamah, and Annie Murphy as the wicked mermaid Queen Nerissa. In spite of this, the movie was a major flop in theaters and is estimated to have lost Universal $80 million.
Netflix has now calculated their global list of the Top 10 most-watched English-language movies during the week of February 19 through February 25. DreamWorks’ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken has landed on the list at No. 5 thanks to 6.5 million viewers streaming the movie for a total of 9.8 million hours. It has even landed above the Netflix original animated movie Orion and the Dark, which is at No. 9 during its fourth weekend on the platform.
Can There Be Redemption For Ruby Gillman?
The Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken box office operated at such a substantial loss that it seems unlikely it could ever turn a profit. With a production budget of $70 million, it most likely needed to earn at least $140 million just to break even. However, it made only $41.6 million at the worldwide box office, just barely earning back more than half of its budget.
While the Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ending neatly wrapped up the story of the movie, it left the door open for further installments should they be greenlit. With its box office gross, that possibility seemed entirely unlikely. However, this groundswell of audience support on Netflix could potentially lead to keener general interest in a follow-up.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken also has an audience score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside its Fresh critic score of 65%. The movie’s prospects on Netflix seem unlikely to help it hit its large break-even point unless it continues to be a hit for many more weeks to come. While a movie sequel at the budget level of the original may not be possible, should its popularity continue, this newfound streaming success could help the property find longevity online, perhaps as an animated show.
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DreamWorks Animation presents Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, an animated action-adventure film that follows high-schooler Ruby Gillman as she tries to fit in at Oceanside High. When Ruby finally discovers that she’s directly descended from the protectors of the seas, the Krakens, she’ll have to dig deep to protect her school and the oceans themselves from the popular but dangerous mermaid, Chelsea.
- Director
- Kirk DeMicco
- Release Date
- June 30, 2023
- Studio(s)
- DreamWorks Animation
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Writers
- Pam Brady , Brian C. Brown , Elliott DiGuiseppi
- Cast
- Lana Condor , Toni Collette , Annie Murphy , Sam Richardson , Liza Koshy , Will Forte , Colman Domingo , Jaboukie Young-White
- Runtime
- 90 Minutes
