CATS (December 20, 2019) - As Dreamt by H. P. Lovecraft

[6souls]

[Bombur]

Ricky: Look mom, CATS!
Mom: Don't look at them Ricky! I don't want you to be influenced by..., OHGODNO.
Ricky: I'm a furry now mom!

[Silenka]

This is going to make bank for the same reason as the Emoji movie.

[Fiye]

This is going to make bank for the same reason as the Emoji movie.

Bank the emoji movie did not make.



edit: I realize this is a net x4 profit on this movie but considering what other films have been able to gross comparatively while not simultaneous eroding any good will and turning into a circus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emoji_Movie

It held the record for the worst opening for a film in over 4,000 theaters, until it was surpassed two weeks later by The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, which had an opening of $8.3 million from 4,003 theaters.[69]

I have no idea what the net profit is after marketing or if marketing was included in the production costs.

Editedit: For reference the Spiderman into the spider-verse and the Trilogy of Hotel Transylvania have easily more than doubled that.

[6souls]

Typical marketing is the same amount spent on production.

[Tyrath]

This is going to make bank for the same reason as the Emoji movie.

It comes out the same day as Star Wars.

That's a nope.

[Tyrath]

Also it has a budget of $300 mil rofl.

[Laugana]

It comes out the same day as Star Wars.

That's a nope.

Are they mad?! Scheduling the opening on the same day is insane.

[Tyrath]

Literally every other movie is steering clear of that whole weekend. Not sure why they would put Cats up against it.

Maybe they just wanna bury it and move on?

[mallister]

Also it has a budget of $300 mil rofl.

fucking how?!!

[dasva]

Look the drugs it took get this made and approved aren't cheap ya know

[Melena]

fucking how?!!

Remind yourself how much it cost WB to CGI off a fucking mustache and that will answer your question.

[synistar]

Currently being eviscerated by the press

[Corrderio]

Geesh and I thought Rise of the Skywalker was taking a beating.

[Xno Kappa]

Also it has a budget of $300 mil rofl.

I would love to see a documentary in a few years over how the process of this movie being approved and its budget came to be.

[Byrd]

From the New York Times' review:

Watching CATS is like stumbling upon an unholy and heretofore unknown genre of porn. Every time these horny fur demons tongue a milk bowl and start moaning I was certain the FBI would raid the theater.

I am curious why a movie based on an extremely successful musical is so incredibly awful. Not curious enough to see it, but still curious. You would think at least some of that story and music would translate over.

[Mythe_Seraph]

Did ANYONE expect this to do ANYTHING other than bomb??? Nobody should be surprised here this was a fucking awful idea

[Laugana]

I never got into Cats, I mean, I like the song Memory but that’s about it, none of the rest of it appeals at all.

[Byrd]

I would love to see a documentary in a few years over how the process of this movie being approved and its budget came to be.

The Disaster Artist II. Maybe they're playing the long game and expecting money to be made by the follow up documentary.

Did ANYONE expect this to do ANYTHING other than bomb??? Nobody should be surprised here this was a fucking awful idea

The same thing could be said about the original Broadway production, and that's one of the longest running productions ever. A movie version of an extremely successful Broadway play isn't exactly novel or (typically) all that risky - it usually has a built in audience, at least to some extent.

[Xno Kappa]

From the New York Times' review:



I am curious why a movie based on an extremely successful musical is so incredibly awful. Not curious enough to see it, but still curious. You would think at least some of that story and music would translate over.

I actually went to the play when I was like 16-17. There isn’t so much of a story as it’s just a series of random characters singing why they should be the chosen one. It was all pretty terrible and I distinctly remember wondering why it was so popular.