The Cat in the Hat is opening in second place at the North American box office with an estimated $18.7 million, behind Godzilla Minus Zero. The Warner Bros. Pictures Animation adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book took $6 million on Friday, with Bill Hader voicing the Cat.
Godzilla Minus Zero pulled in $14.5 million on Friday on its way to a record $32 million weekend, which made for tough competition. Opening weekend is rarely the whole story for a family film, though. They tend to hold up over long theatrical runs as parents look for something to do with the kids, and they often find a second life on streaming.
More Seuss on the Way
The Cat in the Hat is also only the start of Warner Bros.’ animated Dr. Seuss slate. The next film is Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, set for theaters and IMAX on March 17, 2028. Jon M. Chu and Jill Culton are directing, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing, and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are writing original songs.
Warner Bros. also announced a Thing One and Thing Two spinoff in 2020, built around the Cat’s two troublemaking sidekicks. That project has no release date.
Sources: Variety | Animation Magazine | AV Club | TheWrap
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