 The film closed on April 16, 2015 and had earned $12,429,583 in the domestic box office, with $1,173,870 overseas for a worldwide total of $13,603,453.On Rotten Tomatoes, the film had an approval rating of 17%, based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10, as of February 2019.The website's critical consensus states, "Like most modern animated movies, "Strange Magic" is lovely to look at; unfortunately, there isn't much going on beneath the surface."