Australia Box Office for Cat in the Hat (2003)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $1,933,074 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $133,818,283 | Details |
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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.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $109,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | April 1st, 2004 (Wide), released as Cat in the Hat |
| Video Release: | March 16th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for mild crude humor and some double entendres. |
| Running Time: | 82 minutes |
| Keywords: | Visual Effects, Family Comedy, Famously Bad, Single Parent, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Gold Digger, Unemployed, False Identity |
| 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 |
Polly Wants a Number One Spot
January 21st, 2004
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is usually celebrated by the movie industry by dumping movies that the studios have little faith in, in hopes that the holiday crowds will give it an undeserved boost. This year two of the three new releases beat expectations (at least for the 3-day weekend) and the one that didn't had the best reviews for the week. (I really must stop basing my prediction on quality.) The 3-day total box office was 7% above last weekend, but down 8% from last year. The 4-day yearly decline was about the same.
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Along Comes a New Number One
January 16th, 2004
With three new movies opening wide this weekend, we should finally have a new number one at the box office. But don't expect it to be number one in the minds of the critics. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday we should see a sizeable increase at the box office. More...Blame it on the Tryptophan
December 9th, 2003
The post Thanksgivings weekend was even tougher on the movie industry than predicted with only one movie in the top five living up to expectations. Some analysts are blaming it on the storm in the Northeast, but the internal multiplier doesn't really support that. And while the box office did drop 40% from last week, it was well ahead of last year to the tune of almost 20%. Year-to-date 2003 is still more than $100 million behind 2002 and with only one movie left that is a sure bet to make that much, catching up is not expected.
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Will Last be First?
December 5th, 2003
Guessing what movie will finish first this weekend is a no-brainer. Guessing where the second new release of the weekend will land is a little trickier. Leftovers... I mean holdovers will suffer the post holiday blues this weekend, especially family friendly films.
More...Leftovers for Thanksgivings
December 1st, 2003
While all but one for the movies opening over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend failed to make a big splash at the box office, the holdovers picked up the slack. The extra helpings of family films helped this Thanksgiving weekend 7% up from last year for the 3-day weekend. But a weak Wednesday / Thursday lead to a 6% drop for the 5-day weekend. The mixed results sent 2003's box office a little further behind 2002.
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A Thankless Holiday
November 28th, 2003
This Thanksgiving is turning out to be rather disappointing. Early estimates are about on par with last year when all five wide releases failed to make a major impact at the box office. This year will be a little better, but only because of inflation.
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Number One for 21 Grams
November 25th, 2003
The Cat in the Hat takes Top Spot
November 24th, 2003
The Cat in the Hat to Win with a Big, Big Grin
November 21st, 2003
Movie Websites Launches for November 14 - November 20
November 20th, 2003
Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6
November 6th, 2003
Movie Websites Launches for August 28 - September 3
September 3rd, 2003
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/04/02 | - | $1,195,403 | 288 | $4,151 | $1,195,403 | 1 | |
| 2004/05/07 | - | $82,815 | 177 | $468 | $1,766,715 | 6 | |
| 2004/05/14 | - | $50,673 | -39% | 113 | $448 | $1,796,589 | 7 |
| 2004/05/21 | - | $34,616 | -32% | 64 | $541 | $1,870,079 | 8 |
| 2004/05/28 | - | $25,176 | -27% | 51 | $494 | $1,933,074 | 9 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4/1/2004 | $1,195,403 | 288 | 288 | 693 | $1,933,074 | 4/6/2020 |
| North America | 11/21/2003 | $38,329,160 | 3,464 | 3,467 | 19,318 | $101,018,283 | |
| Rest of World | $30,866,926 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $133,818,283 | 4/6/2020 | |||||
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Leading Cast
| Mike Myers | The Cat |
Supporting Cast
| 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 |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
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 |
| 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 |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.