GOAT (2026), Sony Pictures Animation's original animated sports comedy, cost about $80 million to produce and earned about $103.3 million domestically and $195.4 million worldwide. Those later cumulative totals on Box Office Mojo followed an earlier $102.7 million domestic and $185.6 million worldwide tally.
Sony Pictures distributed GOAT widely in U.S. theaters on February 13, 2026. Animation Magazine reported the date was timed to NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.
Table of Contents
- What was the production budget?
- How did opening weekend perform?
- How did it reach $100 million worldwide so fast?
- Did beating its budget mean profit?
What was the production budget?
GOAT was produced for approximately $80 million, reported as $80–$90 million before print-and-advertising costs. TheWrap reported that range in February 2026 in its survey report on original films.
That figure covers production only. Marketing and distribution spending sits outside it, so ticket sales must exceed $80 million by a wide margin for the film to profit.
How did opening weekend perform?
GOAT opened to about $26.0 million domestically over the three-day weekend. It reached about $32 million over the four-day Presidents' Day frame, with roughly $41.8–$47.6 million worldwide.
The Screendollars Newsletter reported those opening figures on February 15, 2026, in its weekend box-office edition. The four-day total gave Sony a holiday-boosted launch rather than a front-loaded three-day result.
How did it reach $100 million worldwide so fast?
GOAT earned about $16.8–$17 million domestically in its second weekend. That lifted it to $58.1–$58.3 million domestic and $102.1–$102.3 million worldwide. ComingSoon reported in February 2026 that the pace made GOAT the second-highest 2026 film at that point.
The hold showed family attendance extending beyond opening-weekend fans. Later totals kept climbing to about $103.3 million domestic and $195.4 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo's 2026 title page in its GOAT listing. The domestic gain was smaller than the overseas gain during that later stretch.
Did beating its budget mean profit?
No. Theaters keep part of ticket sales, and marketing adds major costs. Koimoi, citing Deadline in February 2026, put GOAT's break-even point at roughly $200–$225 million worldwide under the common 2.5-times-budget rule.
For readers judging the result, the math is: GOAT crossed $100 million domestic in its seventh weekend, according to Koimoi citing Box Office Mojo in April 2026. It was then only the second animated 2026 release to do so, a milestone supporting longer play and sequel discussion. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment scheduled video release for March 24, 2026, according to The Numbers.
- About $80 million production budget versus about $195.4 million worldwide gross
- Worldwide gross above budget, but below the estimated $200–$225 million break-even range
- Long family-film legs matter more than opening weekend for closing that gap