Box Office: ‘Cats’ Declawed Overseas, ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Hit Global Records1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s back to the litter box for Cats. Universal’s big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical flamed out at the international box office, igniting with a dismal $13.6 million from 38 foreign territories.
Those ticket sales take the global tally of Cats. to $38 million, including $17.8 million in North America. Directed by Tom Hooper, Cats cost $100 million, meaning it could lose some serious change for the studio.
Korea led the way overseas, pulling in $5 million from 470 locations. Australia ($1.17 million) and Germany ($1 million) were the only other markets to crack the million-dollar mark, placing Cats in fourth and seventh place on box office charts, respectively. The only major territories left to open are Russia (2 January), Japan (24 January) and Italy (20 February).
Photo Credit: Film still from ‘Cats’; Universal Pictures
