The Sheep Detectives cost an estimated $75 million before marketing, Koimoi reports in Koimoi's break-even analysis. No Bad Movie aggregates about $65.9 million domestic and $128.7 million worldwide by early July 2026 in No Bad Movie's July box-office roundup.
The Sheep Detectives is a Hugh Jackman-led live-action/CGI family mystery-comedy directed by Kyle Balda. Second Union reports Amazon MGM Studios released it theatrically in the U.S. on May 8, 2026, with Sony handling international.
Table of Contents
- What was the production budget?
- How did opening weekend perform?
- How did the total grow after May?
- What would break even require?
What was the production budget?
Koimoi consistently reports an estimated $75 million production budget. That figure excludes marketing and distribution costs.
ComingSoon.net, citing Forbes filings, puts minimum net cost at $64.3 million after a UK tax break. The same filings show about $82.1 million in gross cost during 2024, with further costs expected after 2025 post-production. Net reflects spending after tax relief, while gross shows spending before relief.
How did opening weekend perform?
Koimoi, citing Box Office Mojo, reports about $15.08 million across 3,457 North American theaters on May 8-10, 2026. The film debuted at No.
4 domestically behind bigger tentpoles. Koimoi, again citing Box Office Mojo, puts the opening international haul at about $11.9-$12.1 million. Combined with domestic, the global opening weekend totaled about $27-$28 million.
How did the total grow after May?
Koimoi reported a mid-run point at about $90.9 million worldwide. That split into about $51.2 million domestic and $39.7 million international.
No Bad Movie aggregates about $65.9 million domestic and $128.7 million worldwide by early July 2026. The gain shows long legs after Memorial Day, and Box Office Mojo later lists about $133.1 million worldwide.
What would break even require?
Koimoi applies the common 2.5x rule for theatrical break even in Koimoi's break-even analysis. That math sets the bar well above the reported gross: The shortfall affects exhibitors and Amazon MGM theatrically. ScreenRant points to Prime Video follow-on viewing in August 2026 as the practical path to value.
- $75 million budget times 2.5 equals about $187.5 million
- Reported theatrical target is about $187.5-$200 million worldwide
- Early-July global of about $128.7 million leaves a sizable gap