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Sausage Party

Film · 2016 · Notable

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The R-rated animated comedy beat forecasts with a $34.3 million domestic opening.

Trailer · Sony Pictures Entertainment on YouTube
SAUSAGE PARTY - Official Restricted Trailer (HD)
TIME
Screen Shot 2016-03-15 at 4.11.38 PM
TIME
SUICIDE SQUAD
Variety
'Sausage Party' Trailer: Seth Rogen's R-Rated Animated Movie About Hot Dogs - SlashFilm
SlashFilm
'Sausage Party' Just Blew The Roof Off SXSW, Red Band Trailer Released
Cartoon Brew
6 Reasons Why 'Sausage Party' Sizzled at the Box Office
TheWrap
Prime Video Reveals ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Premiere Date
Animation World Network

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Reach72Contagion35Breadth90Velocity3Longevity5455

Numbers

Worldwide gross (The Numbers; higher tracker total)
$141.3M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · The Numbers
Peak date
Week of Aug 17, 2016
Mar 14 ’16 to Week of Aug 17, 2016
Platforms
7
Started on Box office
Leverage
7.4×
$141.3M on $19M budget

Mechanics

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  • Underdog
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  • Real-world spectacle
  • Pairing

How it spread

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Sausage Party screened at SXSW, then audience tweets and trailer discussion spread to Reddit and national press. Sony used paid ads and planned partnerships. Its domestic opening beat forecasts, and animator complaints followed.

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesJun ’13OctNov ’14Dec ’15May ’16AugSepMar ’17Oct ’18May ’20Dec ’21Jan ’23PeakPressBox officeYouTubeXRedditOpen webApp stores
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Timeline (16)

  1. September 2013

    Sony Pictures Entertainment precursor · Sep 24 ’13

    Sony and Annapurna announced an R-rated animated film written by Seth Rogen and his collaborators.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2016

    Sony / SXSW precursor · Mar 1 ’16

    Sony announced a public work-in-progress screening at SXSW for March 14.[2]

    'Sausage Party' Trailer: Seth Rogen's R-Rated Animated Movie About Hot Dogs - SlashFilm

  3. Seth Rogen / SXSW seed · Mar 14 ’16

    A rough cut screened publicly at SXSW’s Paramount Theatre in Austin.[3][4][5][2]

    'Sausage Party' Just Blew The Roof Off SXSW, Red Band Trailer Released
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide gross (The Numbers; higher tracker total)
$141.3M
As of Oct 14, 2026 · The Numbers
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesJun ’13OctNov ’14Dec ’15May ’16AugSepMar ’17Oct ’18May ’20Dec ’21Jan ’23PeakPressBox officeYouTubeXRedditOpen webApp stores
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  1. September 2013

    Sony Pictures Entertainment precursor · Sep 24 ’13

    Sony and Annapurna announced an R-rated animated film written by Seth Rogen and his collaborators.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2016

    Sony / SXSW precursor · Mar 1 ’16

    Sony announced a public work-in-progress screening at SXSW for March 14.[2]

    'Sausage Party' Trailer: Seth Rogen's R-Rated Animated Movie About Hot Dogs - SlashFilm

  3. Seth Rogen / SXSW seed · Mar 14 ’16

    A rough cut screened publicly at SXSW’s Paramount Theatre in Austin.[3][4][5][2]

    'Sausage Party' Just Blew The Roof Off SXSW, Red Band Trailer Released

  1. owner response · Mar 14 ’16

  2. platform jump · Mar 15 ’16

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