'Cats' starring Taylor Swift set to lose over $70 million at global box office

Tom Hooper's musical film Cats had opened to a plethora of negative reviews by both critics and audiences alike. Cats is a film adaptation of a well-kwn Broadway musical but struggled to register major footfalls in atres. film also boasted a multi-star cast featuring talents like Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen but that reportedly did t save film from sinking at box office with an abysmal worldwide opening of $6.5 million on its first weekend. w, it is being reported that Cats is on-track to lose $71 million at box office. 

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Cats set to lose $71 million

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film received a lot of negativity when its first trailer was released back on July 18, 2019. Tom Hooper's ambitious project was made on a reported budget of $90 million with an additional $115 million spent towards advertisement and promotions. But, film has only mand to earn $38 million yet at global box office. Cats also reportedly ran into trouble during release as an updated version with improved CGI was sent out after a day of film's release.

musical was also reportedly Universal Picture's frontrunner for award seasons but has w been pulled back from list of potential award contenders including Academy Awards. It is being reported that though film might just cross $100 million at global box office in its total run, Cats is set to lose numbers as close to $100 million for Universal. 

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