Après lui, le déluge
"Son of Flubber" was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $22,129,412 at the box office, earning $7.1 million in theatrical rentals, making it the 6th highest-grossing film of 1963. The film holds an 86% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. It was not as well received critically as the original.