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Released
2003 · FILM

The Cat in the Hat

When their mother is away on a rainy day, siblings Sally and Conrad are visited by the wild and mischievous Cat in the Hat, whose chaotic antics threaten to destroy everything unless they can outwit the unpredictable feline force of fun.

“Don't mess with the hat.”

Directed by
Bo Welch, Jack Gill
Written by
Dr Seuss, Alec Berg
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
82 min
AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

On a rainy day with their mother away, Conrad and Sally, along with their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. What begins as fun quickly spirals into chaos, and the siblings must find a way to get rid of the troublesome feline.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 257+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Don ZimmermanShot by Emmanuel LubezkiScored by David NewmanDesigned by Alex McdowellSound by Mark BinderCostumes by Rita Ryack

Box Office

2003 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$133.8M

Budget$109.0M
Worldwide gross$133.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $101.1M — 76% of worldwide · International: $32.7M (24%)

Opening weekend: $38.3M — 38% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $51.4M — 51% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,464 theaters

Also known as

  • Ein Kater macht Theaterde
  • Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Haten
  • El Gatoes
  • Le Chat chapeautéfr
  • Il gatto... e il cappello mattoit
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesNov 8, 2003
  • BoliviaNov 21, 2003
  • CanadaNov 21, 2003

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
DistributionUniversal Pictures, CJ Entertainment, DreamWorks Distribution, United International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsSteve Johnson's Edge FX, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Pacific Title and Art Studio, Cobalt FX, Stan Winston Digital
Other companiesCore Products Co., EyeWire Collection, Getty Images, Classic Images, Sports Promotions of Florida

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