Box office Mr. Peabody & Sherman grossed $111.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $164.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $275.7 million. With a budget of $145 million, In the United States and Canada,
Mr. Peabody & Sherman was released alongside
300: Rise of an Empire, and was projected to gross $30 million from 3,934 theatres in its opening weekend. The film earned $8 million on its opening day, and opened to number two in its first weekend, with $32.2 million, behind
300: Rise of an Empire.
Forbes attributed the underperformance to lackluster marketing and lack of interest for the youngest moviegoers, In its second weekend, the film moved up to number one, grossing $21.8 million. In its third weekend, the film dropped to number three, grossing $11.8 million. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number four, grossing $9.1 million.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on August 14, 2014.
Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned
Mr. Peabody & Sherman a score of 59 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.
Peter Bradshaw of
The Guardian felt that the film "takes a little while for the audience to get up to speed, but once this is achieved, there's an awful lot of unexpected fun to be had," while
Mark Kermode of the sister paper
The Observer declared, "DreamWorks' latest offers a fairly consistent stream of sight gags and vocal slapstick, even as the plot veers wildly down a wormhole in the time-space continuum." Kevin McFarland of
The A.V. Club gave the film a C+, saying, "Unlike the whimsical, slapstick-driven shorts on which it's based, this feature-length adaptation adds an obligatory emotional arc that feels at odds with the zany spirit of historical time-travel tales."
A. O. Scott of
The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying, "This DreamWorks Animation production, directed by Rob Minkoff (
Stuart Little,
The Lion King) from a screenplay by Craig Wright, is not perfect, but it is fast-moving, intermittently witty and pretty good fun."
Richard Roeper of the
Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a B, saying, "
Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a whip-smart, consistently funny and good-natured film with some terrific voice performances and one of the most hilarious appearances ever by an animated version of a living human being." Claudia Puig of
USA Today gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "
Mr. Peabody & Sherman is lively, educational and intermittently amusing. The fun, however, grows strained and formulaic as the movie goes on." Michael Phillips of the
Chicago Tribune gave the film two out of four stars, saying, "The film's animation design is strictly generic in its rounded edges and dutiful 3-D IN YOUR FACE!!! gimmicks. And the story gets off to such a sour start, it takes a long time for the comedy to recover." Bill Goodykoontz of
The Arizona Republic gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying, "It retains the main characters, the WABAC machine, the trips through history – but not the sense of nuttiness that made the TV cartoon so delightful." Colin Covert of the
Star Tribune gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "What a relief to see that while
Mr. Peabody's visuals are enhanced to sleek 21st-century standards, the essential charm of the series survives more or less intact." Elizabeth Weitzman of
New York Daily News gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Burrell doesn't quite capture the wry deadpan of the original, but then, neither does the movie. That's okay." Bruce Demara of the
Toronto Star gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Kids of all ages are sure to enjoy this visually splendid, fast-paced blast through the past." Betsy Sharkey of the
Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, saying, "For all the ways the film reflects its earlier TV incarnation, the shadings have been softened.
Mr. Peabody could use a bit more bite." Soren Anderson of
The Seattle Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "Frantically paced by director Rob Minkoff (
The Lion King) and making very effective use of 3D – Hey! Get that sword out of my face! – the movie will surely appeal to kids." Rafer Guzman of
Newsday gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "The movie has trouble stitching together disjointed episodes into a coherent narrative. Thanks to a strong voice cast, however, the characters retain their charm throughout." Leslie Felperin of
The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, saying, "The film's saving grace is its character design and use of 3D techniques to speed things up in every sense when the plot starts to flag." Liam Lacey of
The Globe and Mail gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "
Mr. Peabody is fast-paced and jammed with rib-poking historical references, but it couldn't be called witty, even on the broadly winking level of the original cartoon." Stephen Whitty of the
Newark Star-Ledger gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "Fifty years ago, animated entertainment was a lot quieter. But that was my
Mr. Peabody & Sherman. This is someone else's. And it should give them, and even a few open-minded parents, almost just as much giggly fun."
Owen Gleiberman of
Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B, saying, "
Mr. Peabody & Sherman has a zesty time mixing and matching historical figures, from Marie Antoinette to George Washington. Yet the movie never, to my mind, conjured quite the quirky effervescence of such brainiac animated features as the
Jimmy Neutron or
SpongeBob SquarePants movies." Michael O'Sullivan of
The Washington Post gave the film one out of four stars, saying, "By visual standards alone, the characters, rendered in eye-popping 3-D, resemble nothing so much as
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats. They're just as lifeless and inexpressive, too." Sean Daly of the
Tampa Bay Times gave the film a B, saying, "Before getting sucked into a what-the-wormhole ending that will scramble young brains, time-travel romp
Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a fast, fun 3-D getaway." Tom Huddleston of
Time Out gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This feature-length
Mr Peabody & Sherman is by no means unbearable: there are a few decent gags, and the episodic plot just about manages to hold the interest. But there's little here for any but the most easy-to-please youngsters." Eric Henderson of
Slant Magazine gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying, "The film spent roughly a dozen years in development, and the moronic, corporate detritus from that long time warp is strewn about like so many improbable history lessons." Steven Rea of
The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "
Mr. Peabody & Sherman has a cool, midcentury-modern look (dog and boy live in a populuxe Manhattan penthouse) and a voice cast that may not be A-list but fits the bill nicely." David Gritten of
The Daily Telegraph gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "It's sweet-natured and amusing, with a story to captivate kids; yet the script has enough witty touches to keep adults laughing too."
Accolades ==Television series==