The Cat in the Hat, the new animated take on the Dr. Seuss classic, opened in the US on November 6 and finished second at the weekend box office with about $20 million. First place went to Godzilla Minus Zero.

That's below expectations: Box Office Pro had forecast $40–50 million, and other projections pointed to $25–35 million. The film reportedly cost $86 million.

Aviso Weekend figures are estimates and may be revised.

What audiences and critics say

Measure Result
CinemaScore (audiences) A
PostTrak (audiences) 81% positive
Rotten Tomatoes (critics) 47%
Metacritic (critics) 46/100

The strong audience grade could help it hold in the coming weeks, especially since it's the only major animated release in theaters until Disney's Hexed arrives over Thanksgiving.

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Who's behind it

It's Warner Bros.' first animated Dr. Seuss movie, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation with animation by DNEG. Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja direct.

Bill Hader voices the Cat, with Xochitl Gomez and Tiago Martinez as siblings Gabby and Sebastian, Matt Berry as Waffles the goldfish, and Quinta Brunson, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera and Bowen Yang in the cast.

Dato The 2003 live-action version starring Mike Myers grossed $134 million worldwide on a $109 million budget.