Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003)

The Cat in the Hat
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $101,018,283Details
International Box Office $32,800,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $133,818,283
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $16,263,958
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $277,120
Total $16,541,078
OpusData ID: 4210100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The trouble-making Cat in the Hat arrives at the home of bored young Sally Walden and her brother, Conrad, while their mother is out. The family’s pet fish objects to the Cat’s presence, but that doesn’t stop the hat-wearing giant feline from trying to have fun, no matter how much destruction is left in his wake.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,329,160 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$109,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,464 opening theaters/3,467 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,210,508

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2003 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Wide), released as Cat in the Hat (Australia)
Video Release: March 16th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild crude humor and some double entendres.
Running Time: 82 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Famously Bad, Visual Effects
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Gold Digger, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Single Parent, Unemployed
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 1 $38,329,160   3,464 $11,065   $38,329,160 1
Nov 28, 2003 1 $24,459,685 -36% 3,464 $7,061   $75,830,805 2
Dec 5, 2003 5 $7,141,855 -71% 3,409 $2,095   $85,297,270 3
Dec 12, 2003 9 $4,166,590 -42% 2,955 $1,410   $90,728,185 4
Dec 19, 2003 11 $2,311,890 -45% 2,121 $1,090   $93,924,705 5
Dec 26, 2003 17 $1,260,080 -45% 1,299 $970   $97,011,510 6
Jan 2, 2004 21 $988,295 -22% 1,057 $935   $99,383,495 7
Jan 9, 2004 27 $343,130 -65% 549 $625   $99,879,690 8
Jan 16, 2004 31 $222,205 -35% 334 $665   $100,173,205 9
Jan 23, 2004 36 $158,485 -29% 317 $500   $100,446,895 10
Feb 6, 2004 43 $100,000   146 $685   $100,750,000 12
Feb 20, 2004 51 $74,769   112 $668   $100,970,499 14
Feb 27, 2004 59 $34,365 -54% 91 $378   $101,018,283 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2003 1 $11,200,000     3,464 $3,233   $11,200,000 1
Nov 22, 2003 1 $16,402,040 +46%   3,464 $4,735   $27,264,720 2
Nov 23, 2003 1 $10,686,440 -35%   3,464 $3,085   $38,329,160 3
Nov 24, 2003 1 $1,974,000 -82%   3,464 $570   $40,304,000 4
Nov 25, 2003 1 $2,581,000 +31%   3,464 $745   $42,884,000 5
Nov 26, 2003 1 $5,000,000 +94%   3,464 $1,443   $47,900,000 6
Nov 27, 2003 3 $4,800,000 -4%   3,464 $1,386   $52,700,000 7
Nov 28, 2003 1 $10,500,000 +119% -6% 3,464 $3,031   $63,200,000 8
Nov 29, 2003 1 $9,308,895 -11% -43% 3,467 $2,685   $70,751,650 9
Nov 30, 2003 1 $5,079,155 -45% -52% 3,467 $1,465   $75,830,805 10
Dec 1, 2003 5 $693,000 -86% -65% 3,467 $200   $76,524,000 11
Dec 2, 2003 7 $572,000 -17% -78% 3,467 $165   $77,096,000 12
Dec 3, 2003 6 $521,000 -9% -90% 3,467 $150   $77,617,000 13
Dec 4, 2003 6 $538,000 +3% -89% 3,467 $155   $78,155,000 14
Dec 5, 2003 7 $1,800,000 +235% -83% 3,409 $528   $80,000,000 15
Dec 6, 2003 5 $3,204,460 +78% -66% 3,409 $940   $83,047,330 16
Dec 7, 2003 4 $2,249,940 -30% -56% 3,409 $660   $85,297,270 17
Dec 8, 2003 8 $308,000 -86% -56% 3,409 $90   $85,606,000 18
Dec 9, 2003 10 $322,000 +5% -44% 3,409 $94   $85,928,000 19
Dec 10, 2003 9 $326,000 +1% -37% 3,409 $96   $86,253,000 20
Dec 11, 2003 10 $308,000 -6% -43% 3,409 $90   $86,561,000 21
Dec 12, 2003 9 $900,000 +192% -50% 2,955 $305   $87,500,000 22
Dec 13, 2003 9 $1,994,680 +122% -38% 2,955 $675   $89,487,100 23
Dec 14, 2003 7 $1,241,085 -38% -45% 2,955 $420   $90,728,185 24
Dec 17, 2003 10 $209,000   -36% 2,320 $90   $91,381,000 27
Dec 18, 2003 10 $231,000 +11% -25% 2,320 $100   $91,613,000 28
Dec 21, 2003 10 $816,585   -34% 2,121 $385   $93,924,705 31
Dec 22, 2003 9 $605,125 -26%   2,121 $285   $94,529,830 32
Dec 23, 2003 9 $680,000 +12%   2,121 $321   $95,209,830 33
Dec 24, 2003 9 $386,000 -43% +85% 2,121 $182   $95,595,830 34
Jan 19, 2004 26 $80,160     334 $240   $100,253,365 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 1 $51,371,120   3,464 $14,830   $51,371,120 1
Nov 28, 2003 2 $26,784,295 -48% 3,464 $7,732   $78,155,415 2
Dec 5, 2003 6 $8,406,180 -69% 3,409 $2,466   $86,561,595 3
Dec 12, 2003 10 $5,051,220 -40% 2,955 $1,709   $91,612,815 4
Dec 19, 2003 11 $4,138,615 -18% 2,121 $1,951   $95,751,430 5
Dec 26, 2003 16 $2,643,770 -36% 1,299 $2,035   $98,395,200 6
Jan 2, 2004 21 $1,141,360 -57% 1,057 $1,080   $99,536,560 7
Jan 9, 2004 31 $414,440 -64% 549 $755   $99,951,000 8
Jan 16, 2004 32 $337,410 -19% 334 $1,010   $100,288,410 9
Feb 20, 2004 54 $88,188   112 $787   $100,983,918 14
Feb 27, 2004 62 $34,365 -61% 91 $378   $101,018,283 15

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $1,195,403 288 288 693 $1,933,074 4/6/2020
  
Rest of World $30,866,926
  
International Total $32,800,000 4/6/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Mike Myers    The Cat

Supporting

Alec Baldwin    Lawrence Quinn
Kelly Preston    Joan Walder
Dakota Fanning    Sally Walden
Spencer Breslin    Conrad
Amy Hill    Mrs. Kwan
Sean Hayes    Mr. Humberfloob / The Fish
Frank Welker    Nevins
Clint Howard    Kate the Caterer
Paris Hilton    Female Club-Goer
Dan Castellaneta    Thing One / Thing Two

Production and Technical Credits

Bo Welch    Director
Alec Berg    Screenwriter
David Mandel    Screenwriter
Jeff Schaffer    Screenwriter
Dr Seuss    Based on the book by Dr. Seuss
Brian Grazer    Producer
Eric McLeod    Executive Producer
Gregg Taylor    Executive Producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood    Executive Producer
Maureen Peyrot    Executive Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Cinematographer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Marc Shaiman    Song Writer
Scott Wittman    Song Writer
Alex McDowell    Production Designer
Alec Hammond    Supervising Art Director
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Victor Martinez    Set Designer
Sam Page (Set Designer)    Set Designer
Andre Chainbreuil    Set Designer
Richard Reynolds    Set Designer
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Luke Freeborn    Set Designer
Hugo Santiago    Set Designer
Anne Kuljian    Set Decorator
Rita Ryack    Costume Designer
Pud Cusack    Sound Mixer
Michael Hilkene    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Johnson    Special Make-up Effects
Douglas Hans Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kurt Williams    Visual Effects Designer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Jack Gill    Second Unit Director
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Juel Bestrop    Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

The trouble-making Cat in the Hat arrives at the home of bored young Sally Walden and her brother, Conrad, while their mother is out. The family’s pet fish objects to the Cat’s presence, but that doesn’t stop the hat-wearing giant feline from trying to have fun, no matter how much destruction is left in his wake.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,329,160 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$109,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,464 opening theaters/3,467 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,210,508

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2003 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Wide), released as Cat in the Hat (Australia)
Video Release: March 16th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild crude humor and some double entendres.
Running Time: 82 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Famously Bad, Visual Effects
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Gold Digger, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Single Parent, Unemployed
Subgenre: Family Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 1 $38,329,160   3,464 $11,065   $38,329,160 1
Nov 28, 2003 1 $24,459,685 -36% 3,464 $7,061   $75,830,805 2
Dec 5, 2003 5 $7,141,855 -71% 3,409 $2,095   $85,297,270 3
Dec 12, 2003 9 $4,166,590 -42% 2,955 $1,410   $90,728,185 4
Dec 19, 2003 11 $2,311,890 -45% 2,121 $1,090   $93,924,705 5
Dec 26, 2003 17 $1,260,080 -45% 1,299 $970   $97,011,510 6
Jan 2, 2004 21 $988,295 -22% 1,057 $935   $99,383,495 7
Jan 9, 2004 27 $343,130 -65% 549 $625   $99,879,690 8
Jan 16, 2004 31 $222,205 -35% 334 $665   $100,173,205 9
Jan 23, 2004 36 $158,485 -29% 317 $500   $100,446,895 10
Feb 6, 2004 43 $100,000   146 $685   $100,750,000 12
Feb 20, 2004 51 $74,769   112 $668   $100,970,499 14
Feb 27, 2004 59 $34,365 -54% 91 $378   $101,018,283 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 21, 2003 1 $11,200,000     3,464 $3,233   $11,200,000 1
Nov 22, 2003 1 $16,402,040 +46%   3,464 $4,735   $27,264,720 2
Nov 23, 2003 1 $10,686,440 -35%   3,464 $3,085   $38,329,160 3
Nov 24, 2003 1 $1,974,000 -82%   3,464 $570   $40,304,000 4
Nov 25, 2003 1 $2,581,000 +31%   3,464 $745   $42,884,000 5
Nov 26, 2003 1 $5,000,000 +94%   3,464 $1,443   $47,900,000 6
Nov 27, 2003 3 $4,800,000 -4%   3,464 $1,386   $52,700,000 7
Nov 28, 2003 1 $10,500,000 +119% -6% 3,464 $3,031   $63,200,000 8
Nov 29, 2003 1 $9,308,895 -11% -43% 3,467 $2,685   $70,751,650 9
Nov 30, 2003 1 $5,079,155 -45% -52% 3,467 $1,465   $75,830,805 10
Dec 1, 2003 5 $693,000 -86% -65% 3,467 $200   $76,524,000 11
Dec 2, 2003 7 $572,000 -17% -78% 3,467 $165   $77,096,000 12
Dec 3, 2003 6 $521,000 -9% -90% 3,467 $150   $77,617,000 13
Dec 4, 2003 6 $538,000 +3% -89% 3,467 $155   $78,155,000 14
Dec 5, 2003 7 $1,800,000 +235% -83% 3,409 $528   $80,000,000 15
Dec 6, 2003 5 $3,204,460 +78% -66% 3,409 $940   $83,047,330 16
Dec 7, 2003 4 $2,249,940 -30% -56% 3,409 $660   $85,297,270 17
Dec 8, 2003 8 $308,000 -86% -56% 3,409 $90   $85,606,000 18
Dec 9, 2003 10 $322,000 +5% -44% 3,409 $94   $85,928,000 19
Dec 10, 2003 9 $326,000 +1% -37% 3,409 $96   $86,253,000 20
Dec 11, 2003 10 $308,000 -6% -43% 3,409 $90   $86,561,000 21
Dec 12, 2003 9 $900,000 +192% -50% 2,955 $305   $87,500,000 22
Dec 13, 2003 9 $1,994,680 +122% -38% 2,955 $675   $89,487,100 23
Dec 14, 2003 7 $1,241,085 -38% -45% 2,955 $420   $90,728,185 24
Dec 17, 2003 10 $209,000   -36% 2,320 $90   $91,381,000 27
Dec 18, 2003 10 $231,000 +11% -25% 2,320 $100   $91,613,000 28
Dec 21, 2003 10 $816,585   -34% 2,121 $385   $93,924,705 31
Dec 22, 2003 9 $605,125 -26%   2,121 $285   $94,529,830 32
Dec 23, 2003 9 $680,000 +12%   2,121 $321   $95,209,830 33
Dec 24, 2003 9 $386,000 -43% +85% 2,121 $182   $95,595,830 34
Jan 19, 2004 26 $80,160     334 $240   $100,253,365 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 1 $51,371,120   3,464 $14,830   $51,371,120 1
Nov 28, 2003 2 $26,784,295 -48% 3,464 $7,732   $78,155,415 2
Dec 5, 2003 6 $8,406,180 -69% 3,409 $2,466   $86,561,595 3
Dec 12, 2003 10 $5,051,220 -40% 2,955 $1,709   $91,612,815 4
Dec 19, 2003 11 $4,138,615 -18% 2,121 $1,951   $95,751,430 5
Dec 26, 2003 16 $2,643,770 -36% 1,299 $2,035   $98,395,200 6
Jan 2, 2004 21 $1,141,360 -57% 1,057 $1,080   $99,536,560 7
Jan 9, 2004 31 $414,440 -64% 549 $755   $99,951,000 8
Jan 16, 2004 32 $337,410 -19% 334 $1,010   $100,288,410 9
Feb 20, 2004 54 $88,188   112 $787   $100,983,918 14
Feb 27, 2004 62 $34,365 -61% 91 $378   $101,018,283 15

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $1,195,403 288 288 693 $1,933,074 4/6/2020
  
Rest of World $30,866,926
  
International Total $32,800,000 4/6/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Mike Myers    The Cat

Supporting

Alec Baldwin    Lawrence Quinn
Kelly Preston    Joan Walder
Dakota Fanning    Sally Walden
Spencer Breslin    Conrad
Amy Hill    Mrs. Kwan
Sean Hayes    Mr. Humberfloob / The Fish
Frank Welker    Nevins
Clint Howard    Kate the Caterer
Paris Hilton    Female Club-Goer
Dan Castellaneta    Thing One / Thing Two

Production and Technical Credits

Bo Welch    Director
Alec Berg    Screenwriter
David Mandel    Screenwriter
Jeff Schaffer    Screenwriter
Dr Seuss    Based on the book by Dr. Seuss
Brian Grazer    Producer
Eric McLeod    Executive Producer
Gregg Taylor    Executive Producer
Karen Kehela Sherwood    Executive Producer
Maureen Peyrot    Executive Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Cinematographer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Marc Shaiman    Song Writer
Scott Wittman    Song Writer
Alex McDowell    Production Designer
Alec Hammond    Supervising Art Director
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Victor Martinez    Set Designer
Sam Page (Set Designer)    Set Designer
Andre Chainbreuil    Set Designer
Richard Reynolds    Set Designer
Easton Smith    Set Designer
Luke Freeborn    Set Designer
Hugo Santiago    Set Designer
Anne Kuljian    Set Decorator
Rita Ryack    Costume Designer
Pud Cusack    Sound Mixer
Michael Hilkene    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Johnson    Special Make-up Effects
Douglas Hans Smith    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kurt Williams    Visual Effects Designer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Jack Gill    Second Unit Director
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Juel Bestrop    Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.