Warner Bros.'s New Dr. Seuss Movie Earns Stellar Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

It looks like Cat in the Hat audiences are having lots of fun with this latest release.

An animated adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss book has recently hit theaters. The movie stars Bill Hader as the lead voice actor in the titular feline role, with a voice cast that includes Bowen Yang, Giancarlo Esposito, Quinta Brunson, America Ferrera, and Xochitl Gomez. As in the original story, the adventurous plot is sparked by the arrival of a tall tuxedo cat in a hat, accompanied by Thing 1 and Thing 2, who guide the leading children on an adventure.

Now that it has been out in theaters for a few days, audiences have had a chance to weigh in on The Cat in the Hat. The Dr. Seuss adaptation’s audience score on Rotten Tomatoes sits at a stellar 87%. This means the vast majority of the more than 250 people who rated it on Rotten Tomatoes liked the movie. Positive comments pointed out the strong animation and that it was an entertaining movie for the whole family.

Viewers are ultimately diverging from critics on this one. The Tomatometer for Cat in the Hat is a whole 40 percentage points below its Popcornmeter, sitting at 47%. Unlike the near-universal positivity of the audience score, this situates The Cat in the Hat in the rotten range on the platform. The mixed response is reflected in the review from ScreenRant‘s Liz Declan, who gave the adaptation 5 out of 10 stars and said it “has more dips than delights” overall.

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What critics and audiences do unite on, however, is the fact that this version of Cat in the Hat is far better than its 2003 live-action counterpart. That movie, led by Mike Myers in the main role, was on the rotten side for both its Popcornmeter and Tomatometer. The audience score sat at a 59% approval rating, whereas critical reception landed an abysmal 11%. That movie is still touted as an uncanny, unsuccessful adaptation.

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It’s the audience who determines the ultimate fate of the movie. So far, Cat in the Hat is on a decent track to do well at the box office, making $20.5 million domestically in its opening weekend. It will eventually face competition from Thanksgiving movies like Hexed, but if it can maintain momentum, The Cat in the Hat could be an overall audience success and become a big redemption more than two decades later.

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