Movie Comparison: Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003) vs. Mr. Poppers's Penguins (2011)

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  Dr. Seuss’
The Cat in
the Hat
Mr. Poppers's
Penguins
Domestic Title Mr. Popper's
Penguins
Domestic Release Date Nov 21, 2003Jun 17, 2011
Production Budget $109,000,000$55,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,4643,339
Maximum Theaters 3,4673,342
Theatrical Engagements 19,31815,730
Domestic Opening Weekend $38,329,160$18,445,355
Domestic Box Office $101,018,283$68,224,452
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$180,508,491$92,743,962
International Box Office $32,800,000$121,400,000
Worldwide Box Office $133,818,283$189,624,452
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Dr. Seuss’
The Cat in
the Hat
Mr. Poppers's
Penguins
1st Friday $11,200,000 /
$11,200,000
$6,369,445 /
$6,369,445
1st Saturday $16,402,040 /
$27,264,720
$6,516,139 /
$12,885,584
1st Sunday $10,686,440 /
$38,329,160
$5,559,771 /
$18,445,355
1st Monday $1,974,000 /
$40,304,000
$2,383,334 /
$20,828,689
1st Tuesday $2,581,000 /
$42,884,000
$2,751,773 /
$23,580,462
1st Wednesday $5,000,000 /
$47,900,000
$2,688,452 /
$26,268,914
1st Thursday $4,800,000 /
$52,700,000
$2,878,765 /
$29,147,679
2nd Friday $10,500,000 /
$63,200,000
$3,707,272 /
$32,854,951
2nd Saturday $9,308,895 /
$70,751,650
$3,780,873 /
$36,635,824
2nd Sunday $5,079,155 /
$75,830,805
$2,657,517 /
$39,293,341
2nd Monday $693,000 /
$76,524,000
$1,362,476 /
$40,655,817
2nd Tuesday $572,000 /
$77,096,000
$1,727,335 /
$42,383,152
2nd Wednesday $521,000 /
$77,617,000
$1,340,791 /
$43,723,943
2nd Thursday $538,000 /
$78,155,000
$1,300,779 /
$45,024,722
3rd Friday $1,800,000 /
$80,000,000
$1,712,692 /
$46,737,414
3rd Saturday $3,204,460 /
$83,047,330
$1,892,770 /
$48,630,184
3rd Sunday $2,249,940 /
$85,297,270
$1,932,494 /
$50,562,678
3rd Monday $308,000 /
$85,606,000
$1,164,984 /
$51,727,662
3rd Tuesday $322,000 /
$85,928,000
$1,010,146 /
$52,737,808
3rd Wednesday $326,000 /
$86,253,000
$1,062,283 /
$53,800,091
3rd Thursday $308,000 /
$86,561,000
$1,096,683 /
$54,896,774
4th Friday $900,000 /
$87,500,000
$1,126,179 /
$56,022,953
4th Saturday $1,994,680 /
$89,487,100
$1,195,556 /
$57,218,509
4th Sunday $1,241,085 /
$90,728,185
$832,700 /
$58,051,209
4th Monday - /
-
$465,479 /
$58,516,688
4th Tuesday - /
-
$608,275 /
$59,124,963
4th Wednesday $209,000 /
$91,381,000
$515,596 /
$59,640,559
4th Thursday $231,000 /
$91,613,000
$464,102 /
$60,104,661
5th Friday - /
-
$431,313 /
$60,535,974
5th Saturday - /
-
$553,718 /
$61,089,692
5th Sunday $816,585 /
$93,924,705
$383,324 /
$61,473,016
5th Monday $605,125 /
$94,529,830
$242,685 /
$61,715,701
5th Tuesday $680,000 /
$95,209,830
$279,652 /
$61,995,353
5th Wednesday $386,000 /
$95,595,830
$270,182 /
$62,265,535
5th Thursday - /
-
$300,217 /
$62,565,752
6th Friday - /
-
$304,423 /
$62,870,175
6th Saturday - /
-
$376,238 /
$63,246,413
6th Sunday - /
-
$254,407 /
$63,500,820
6th Monday - /
-
$152,596 /
$63,653,416
6th Tuesday - /
-
$172,321 /
$63,825,737
6th Wednesday - /
-
$169,518 /
$63,995,255
6th Thursday - /
-
$162,672 /
$64,157,927
7th Friday - /
-
$163,611 /
$64,321,538
7th Saturday - /
-
$181,505 /
$64,503,043
7th Sunday - /
-
$122,426 /
$64,625,469
7th Monday - /
-
$71,302 /
$64,696,771
7th Tuesday - /
-
$107,078 /
$64,803,849
7th Wednesday - /
-
$114,545 /
$64,918,394
7th Thursday - /
-
$101,464 /
$65,019,858
8th Friday - /
-
$128,153 /
$65,148,011
8th Saturday - /
-
$166,777 /
$65,314,788
8th Sunday - /
-
$112,181 /
$65,426,969
8th Monday - /
-
$63,386 /
$65,490,355
8th Tuesday - /
-
$79,534 /
$65,569,889
8th Wednesday - /
-
$68,664 /
$65,638,553
8th Thursday - /
-
$68,882 /
$65,707,435
9th Friday - /
-
$120,767 /
$65,828,202
9th Saturday - /
-
$152,606 /
$65,980,808
9th Sunday - /
-
$113,483 /
$66,094,291
9th Monday $80,160 /
$100,253,365
$56,850 /
$66,151,141
9th Tuesday - /
-
$62,134 /
$66,213,275
9th Wednesday - /
-
$56,520 /
$66,269,795
9th Thursday - /
-
$54,867 /
$66,324,662
10th Friday - /
-
$90,138 /
$66,414,800
10th Saturday - /
-
$128,717 /
$66,543,517
10th Sunday - /
-
$83,289 /
$66,626,806
10th Monday - /
-
$33,403 /
$66,660,209
10th Tuesday - /
-
$40,973 /
$66,701,182
10th Wednesday - /
-
$33,531 /
$66,734,713
10th Thursday - /
-
$33,674 /
$66,768,387
  Dr. Seuss’
The Cat in
the Hat
Mr. Poppers's
Penguins
Opening Weekend $38,329,160 /
$38,329,160
$18,445,355 /
$18,445,355
2nd Weekend $24,459,685 /
$75,830,805
$10,145,662 /
$39,293,341
3rd Weekend $7,141,855 /
$85,297,270
$5,537,956 /
$50,562,678
4th Weekend $4,166,590 /
$90,728,185
$3,154,435 /
$58,051,209
5th Weekend $2,311,890 /
$93,924,705
$1,368,355 /
$61,473,016
6th Weekend $1,260,080 /
$97,011,510
$935,068 /
$63,500,820
7th Weekend $988,295 /
$99,383,495
$467,542 /
$64,625,469
8th Weekend $343,130 /
$99,879,690
$407,111 /
$65,426,969
9th Weekend $222,205 /
$100,173,205
$386,856 /
$66,094,291
10th Weekend $158,485 /
$100,446,895
$302,144 /
$66,626,806
11th Weekend - /
-
$261,040 /
$67,029,427
12th Weekend $100,000 /
$100,750,000
$304,858 /
$67,426,377
13th Weekend - /
-
$162,541 /
$67,701,506
14th Weekend $74,769 /
$100,970,499
$161,828 /
$67,893,865
15th Weekend $34,365 /
$101,018,283
$109,085 /
$68,038,540
16th Weekend - /
-
$69,498 /
$68,131,160
17th Weekend - /
-
$36,778 /
$68,181,940
18th Weekend - /
-
$20,038 /
$68,218,041
19th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
20th Weekend - /
-
- /
-
  Dr. Seuss’
The Cat in
the Hat
Mr. Poppers's
Penguins
Opening Week $51,371,120 /
$51,371,120
$29,147,679 /
$29,147,679
2nd Week $26,784,295 /
$78,155,415
$15,877,043 /
$45,024,722
3rd Week $8,406,180 /
$86,561,595
$9,872,052 /
$54,896,774
4th Week $5,051,220 /
$91,612,815
$5,207,887 /
$60,104,661
5th Week $4,138,615 /
$95,751,430
$2,461,091 /
$62,565,752
6th Week $2,643,770 /
$98,395,200
$1,592,175 /
$64,157,927
7th Week $1,141,360 /
$99,536,560
$861,931 /
$65,019,858
8th Week $414,440 /
$99,951,000
$687,577 /
$65,707,435
9th Week $337,410 /
$100,288,410
$617,227 /
$66,324,662
10th Week - /
-
$443,725 /
$66,768,387
11th Week - /
-
$353,132 /
$67,121,519
12th Week - /
-
$417,446 /
$67,538,965
13th Week - /
-
$193,072 /
$67,732,037
14th Week $88,188 /
$100,983,918
$197,418 /
$67,929,455
15th Week $34,365 /
$101,018,283
$132,207 /
$68,061,662
16th Week - /
-
$83,500 /
$68,145,162
17th Week - /
-
$52,841 /
$68,198,003
18th Week - /
-
$26,449 /
$68,224,452
19th Week - /
-
- /
-
20th Week - /
-
- /
-

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.