Posted on 12/22/2019 11:54:41 AM PST by EdnaMode
The atrocious response from audiences and critics toward the feature adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webbers Cats has no doubt upset execs at Universal and Working Title this weekend. The movie wound up opening below its $10M-$15M projections to $6.5M, and while you cant expect much business-wise from adult-skewing movies outside of Star Wars before Christmas Day, the audience PostTrak exits of 2 Stars and a C+ CinemaScore indicate a significantly less than Greatest Showman or Mary Poppins Returns box office future (those two holiday films scored A and A- CinemaScores) for the Tom Hooper directed musical.
In an age when we demand other prolific choices on the marquee outside of standard superhero and family franchise IP, musicals have shown to be a solid form of counterprogramming that taps into female audiences. Hence, the biggest mistake would be (yes, critics, Im saying this) for Universal and Working Title to not make a movie version of Cats.
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Yeah them too. There was a big “I’m into Broadway, but not THAT Broadway” move in Cats’ heyday. There were “serious” goers, and Webber fans.
Tay has had such a good year she can handle this. Especially since she got paid and also for the song. Plus she got to co-write with Andrew Lloyd Webber which was probably quite a thrill.
Now we await Joes proposal. And maybe a tiny blonde baby at some point. Just dont stop writing awesome songs.
Right? Im ok with her staying in her music lane. Also no pity for her - she got paid well and had fun (and got to write with ALW!)
My granddad was to have said: We paid money to see this?
Real cats would lick themselves and then take a nap.
So is what you get on day 2 of explosive shit storms.
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