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Released
2021 · FILM

Clifford the Big Red Dog

When a magical puppy transforms into a giant red dog, Emily and her uncle must outwit a greedy genetics company and navigate the chaos of New York City, discovering the true meaning of love and acceptance along the way.

“Adventure has never been bigger.”

Directed by
Walt Becker
Written by
Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Runtime
96 min
AdventureComedyFamily
Streaming on
  • Tubi

Synopsis

Emily faces challenges fitting in both at home and at school until she discovers a small red puppy who becomes her best friend. When Clifford experiences a sudden and magical growth spurt, transforming into a giant dog, he draws the attention of a genetics company. Emily and her Uncle Casey must then confront greed as they flee across New York City. Throughout their journey, Clifford impacts the lives of those around him, helping Emily and her uncle learn about acceptance and unconditional love.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 26

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Sabrina PliscoShot by Peter Lyons CollisterScored by John DebneyDesigned by Naomi Shohan

Box Office

2021 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$116.6M

Budget$64.0M
Worldwide gross$116.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $48.9M — 42% of worldwide · International: $67.6M (58%)

Opening weekend: $5.6M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $5.6M — 11% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,407 theaters

Also known as

  • Clifford der große rote Hundde
  • Clifford, el gran perro rojoes
  • Cliffordfr
  • Clifford - Il grande cane rossoit

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