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By Lee Tistaert Published November 22, 2003
The Brian Grazer production performed similarly to Shrek, on its way to a weekend figure that could near $40 million.
Despite a title that just about everyone would be familiar with, Mike Myers? transformation in Cat in the Hat didn?t exactly have the box office welcoming of Jim Carrey?s turn in The Grinch. The Brian Grazer production performed similarly to Shrek, on its way to a weekend figure that could near $40 million.
Playing in 3,463 theaters, Cat in the Hat grossed $10.6 million on Friday, averaging $3,072 per-screen. The figure was in line with Shrek?s opening night gross, which took in $11.6 million for $3,226 per-screen; and Daddy Day Care?s second day performance, which was $10.9 million and $3,247 per-screen. By contrast, The Grinch grossed $15.7 million for a $5,025 average, earning $55.0 million for the weekend.
If Cat in the Hat receives relevant holdups over the weekend as Shrek, the Universal release should check out with roughly $40 million for 3-day weekend; but that figure could also find itself slightly under the mark.
Even without buzz of a pointless thirty-second nude spot, Halle Berry?s thriller, Gothika, performed very well for just 2,386 theaters, grossing $6.9 million for a $2,875 per-screen average. The performance even edged out Swordfish (also starring Berry and produced by Joel Silver), which had grabbed $5.8 million for a $2,180 average; the figure was in line, per-screen wise, with Underworld, which earned $8.6 million and $2,952 per-screen. For the weekend, Gothika is headed for about $19 - 21 million.
Elf will likely challenge Gothika for the third place position, as it came in with $5.5 million, unwilling to give up at the box office; the comedy looks to hit about $20 million for the 3-day frame.
Playing in 3,463 theaters, Cat in the Hat grossed $10.6 million on Friday, averaging $3,072 per-screen. The figure was in line with Shrek?s opening night gross, which took in $11.6 million for $3,226 per-screen; and Daddy Day Care?s second day performance, which was $10.9 million and $3,247 per-screen. By contrast, The Grinch grossed $15.7 million for a $5,025 average, earning $55.0 million for the weekend.
If Cat in the Hat receives relevant holdups over the weekend as Shrek, the Universal release should check out with roughly $40 million for 3-day weekend; but that figure could also find itself slightly under the mark.
Even without buzz of a pointless thirty-second nude spot, Halle Berry?s thriller, Gothika, performed very well for just 2,386 theaters, grossing $6.9 million for a $2,875 per-screen average. The performance even edged out Swordfish (also starring Berry and produced by Joel Silver), which had grabbed $5.8 million for a $2,180 average; the figure was in line, per-screen wise, with Underworld, which earned $8.6 million and $2,952 per-screen. For the weekend, Gothika is headed for about $19 - 21 million.
Elf will likely challenge Gothika for the third place position, as it came in with $5.5 million, unwilling to give up at the box office; the comedy looks to hit about $20 million for the 3-day frame.
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November 22, 2003 What I am fairly sure of is the slim chance of this being another Grinch, and I could even see this movie having somewhat weak legs; I could see some people disliking this movie with a passion. -- Lee Tistaert
