Summary
The Garfield Moviehas been givena VOD release date. Adapting the classic comic series,The Garfield Moviewas released in theaters on June 23, 2025. It featured aleading voice cast including Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, and Cecily Strong. The movie is directed by Mark Dindal and has a screenplay penned by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds.
Per Sony Pictures, a VOD release date forThe GarfieldMoviehas been released.The Garfield Moviewill come to video-on-demand on July 9. The film will be available to buy and rent on digital. Select digital retailers will haveThe GarfieldMoviewith several extra features, among them including a gag reel, a compilation of Easter Eggs, and a deleted scene with Waddingham. Additional features include a progression of animation as well as a spot about the concept art forGarfieldand how it was transformed for the big screen.
How The Garfield Movie Was Received
Critics & Audiences Disagreed On The Garfield Movie
The GarfieldMoviewas widely pannedamong critics at the time of its release. The film received a rotten36% on Rotten Tomatoesamong 131 critics. A huge part of this criticism came from the lackluster voice acting from star Pratt, whose rendition ofGarfieldwas similar to his own speaking voice.
The audience perception ofThe Garfield Moviediffered vastly from that of the critics. In stark opposition to the critical reviews, theaudience rating stood at a positive 80% approval rating. The film also fared decently at the box office during its run. It made $244.8 million worldwide, easily making a profit on its estimated $60 million budget. To date,The Garfield Movieis the 7th highest-grossing movie of 2024, though it will likely soon be passed by thebetter-reviewedDespicable Me 4.
The top-grossing film of 2024 so far isInside Out 2, which has made $1.2 billion to date.
Because ofThe Garfield Movie’s success among audiences and at the box office, the poor critical scores for the film are not as indicative of how the movie will do digitally. Pratt’sThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, despite similar criticism of Pratt’s Mario voice, ended up becoming a massive hit on streaming, making it onto the Netflix global top 10 chart week after week. As such,The Garfield Moviemay follow a similartrend of success as it arrives on VOD.
The Garfield Movie
Cast
The Garfield Movie, released in 2024, follows Garfield, the lasagna-loving cat, as he embarks on an outdoor adventure with his canine companion Odie. The journey begins when Garfield is unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost father, Vic, leading them to join a comedic, high-stakes heist.
