Cats (2019 film)

Cats
Cats
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Hooper
Screenplay by	Lee Hall; Tom Hooper;
Based on	Cats; by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats; by T. S. Eliot;
Produced by	Debra Hayward; Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Tom Hooper;
Starring	James Corden; Judi Dench; Jason Derulo; Idris Elba; Jennifer Hudson; Ian McKellen; Taylor Swift; Rebel Wilson; Francesca Hayward;
Cinematography	Christopher Ross
Edited by	Melanie Oliver
Music by	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Production; companies	Working Title Films; Amblin Entertainment; Perfect World Pictures; Monumental Pictures; The Really Useful Group;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	16 December 2019 (Alice Tully Hall); 20 December 2019 (United Kingdom and United States);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$80–100 million
Box office	$75.5 million

Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 Broadway musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The film was directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It features an ensemble cast, including James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward in her film debut.

Filming took place from December 2018 to April 2019. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 20 December 2019 by Universal Pictures. Cats received negative reviews by critics, many of whom named it one of the worst films of all time. It grossed $75.5 million on a budget of $80–100 million, resulting in an estimated loss of $71 million after ancillary costs,^[6] and making it one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time.

^ "Cats (U)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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^ "Cats (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ "Cats (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (29 December 2019). "'Cats' Bound To Lose At Least $71M After All Ancillaries: Here's How". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[1] "Cats (U)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

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[BOM-4] "Cats (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[NUM-5] "Cats (2019)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[6] D'Alessandro, Anthony (29 December 2019). "'Cats' Bound To Lose At Least $71M After All Ancillaries: Here's How". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

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