Cats Box Office Loss. “cats, one of 2019’s biggest box office flops, won’t have nine lives now that industry analysis are saying it will take in a $100 million loss. As bad as the reviews are and as small as the box office take is, take comfort:

After its disappointing $6.5 million domestic debut ahead of christmas, “cats” failed to gain any traction during the busiest time of year for moviegoing. The original musical is widely regarded as one of the most popular broadway shows ever, while simultaneously acknowledged for just. Dark fate, hellboy, and dark phoenix all among the biggest box office bombs of the year.

So yeah, it’s safe to say that cats is a gigantic box office bomb, one which will surely haunt universal in the years to come.

Due to the secrecy surrounding costs and profit margins in the film industry, figures of losses are usually rough estimates at best, and there. Box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered. And honestly, when you look at the numbers, it would appear that $70 million is generous. In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb (or box office flop), thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it.