The Secret Life of Pets
“Ever wonder what your pets do when you're not home?”
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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Part of The Secret Life of Pets Collection
3 films
Cast
33 people
Louis C.K.
Max (voice)
Known for
Louie
American Hustle
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Also in
The Monuments Men
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Eric Stonestreet
Duke (voice)
Known for
Modern Family
The Loft
Kevin Hart
Snowball (voice)
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Central Intelligence
Jenny Slate
Gidget (voice)
Known for
Zootopia
Big Mouth
Ellie Kemper
Katie (voice)
Known for
The Office
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Albert Brooks
Tiberius (voice)
Known for
Finding Nemo
Drive
Lake Bell
Chloe (voice)
Known for
Harley Quinn
No Escape
Dana Carvey
Pops (voice)
Known for
Wayne's World
The Master of Disguise
Hannibal Buress
Buddy (voice)
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tag
Bobby Moynihan
Mel (voice)
Known for
We Bare Bears
Hoppers
Chris Renaud
Norman (voice)
Known for
Despicable Me
Cro Minion
Chris Renaud Director · Ken Daurio Writer Cinco Paul Writer
Worldwide gross $875M · Budget $75M · United States release July 8, 2016
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$875,457,937
Gross vs. budget
11.7×
Production
Illumination
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Dentsu
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Illumination Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · June 16, 2016
Premiere · Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy
United States · July 8, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 22, 2016
Digital
United States
December 6, 2016 · Physical
Albania
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Argentina
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
September 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Belarus
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Cambodia
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Cameroon
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Chile
July 21, 2016 · Theatrical
China
August 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Croatia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Cyprus
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
France
July 27, 2016 · Theatrical
October 11, 2016 · Digital · VOD
December 1, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
August 16, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
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Georgia
August 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
December 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 9, 2016 · Theatrical
India
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
August 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
September 4, 2016 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Kenya
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Kuwait
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
July 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 3, 2016 · Theatrical
August 24, 2016 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
August 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
June 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Pakistan
July 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Peru
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
September 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 5, 2016 · Theatrical
November 28, 2016 · Physical
Switzerland
July 27, 2016 · Theatrical · French
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical · German
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
June 29, 2016 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Togo
July 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 18, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 18, 2016 · Limited theatrical
June 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
July 1, 2016 · Theatrical
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