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5.6(537)1h 38m• Comedy, Family
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Movie Saga1997 – 2027
Air Bud Collection
6 Films
5.3 Avg Rating
$33.4M Saga Box Office
1.76x Commercial Multiplier
Air Bud is a 1997 sports comedy film directed by Charles Martin Smith. It sparked the franchise centered on the real-life dog Air Buddy, a cross-bred Golden Retriever, who shoots basketball hoops and appears as Buddy. The film was financially successful, grossing $4 million in its opening weekend and totaling $27.8 million in its run against an estimated $3 million budget. The film was followed by one theatrical sequel, three direct-to-video sequels, and a spin-off film series. In each film, Buddy learns to play a different sport while the spin offs focus on Buddy's children, the Buddies.
Franchise Box Office Economics
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 6 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$33.4M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$19M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$5.6M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
1.76x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
Films in Saga(6)
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5.1(200)1h 30m• Comedy, Family
Josh and Buddy move from basketball to football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
3
5.1(175)1h 22m• Comedy, Family
In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats.
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5.6(170)1h 33m• Comedy, Family
Josh is off to his first year of college and Buddy has stayed behind with Josh’s little sister Andrea and the rest of the family. Andrea, attempting to fit in with her Jr. High classmates, decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers that Buddy is a talented baseball player.
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5.3(149)1h 27m• Comedy, Family
Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
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• Family, Drama
12-year-old Jacob is an aspiring basketball player coping with the recent loss of his father. After he and his mother move to his dad’s childhood home in Fernfield, Jacob discovers a VHS tape of his old man playing basketball on the same court as a hoops-shooting golden retriever. Soon, Jacob begins his own adventure with a neglected golden retriever that he names Buddy.