The Cat in the Hat Opens Second in North America With $20.5 Million: Warner Bros. Animation Release Plays 4,003 Theaters for $30.5 Million Worldwide
Los Angeles, California — Warner Bros. Animation's The Cat in the Hat finished its opening weekend in North America with an estimated $20.5 million from 4,003 theaters, a per-screen average of about $5,121, placing second on the November 6–8, 2026 weekend chart behind Godzilla Minus Zero's estimated $31.61 million, according to Sunday estimates released on November 8.
The film is a CGI adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic book, with Bill Hader voicing the title cat. A draft filed yesterday reported the film's Friday gross of $6 million including previews, its A CinemaScore, and industry estimates of $18 million to $20 million for the weekend; the final Sunday estimate of $20.5 million came in just above the top of that range. Overseas, the film added about $10 million for a worldwide opening weekend of about $30.5 million.
Weekend coverage put the film's production budget at about $92 million. All figures are Sunday studio estimates, with confirmed numbers due on November 9. This report states the box-office figures, their basis and the film's credits only, without commentary.
(Source: Boxoffice Pro weekend report and Seat42F weekend chart citing Box Office Mojo data, November 8, 2026; budget figure as reported by JoBlo's weekend roundup)
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Source: Boxoffice Pro and Seat42F weekend charts
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