Cats Don't Dance

1997 | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Synopsis

Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

Scores

Overall Score
52.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.8%
Review Aggregate
73.2

Critic Consensus

76.9% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, gritty, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlygrittydarksatiricalfunnystylizedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Scott Bakula1997$3,961,000$7,743,000(est)
Jasmine Guy1997$2,439,000$4,766,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes9,055

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$3,566,637$6,971,053
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$3,566,637$6,971,053

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1997$1,783,318$3,485,527
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$12,292,000$24,024,925
Physical Purchases ?1997$16,423,000$32,099,035
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$1,426,655$2,788,421
Total Revenues1997$31,924,973$62,397,907
Expenses
Budget ?1997$32,000,000$62,544,548
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$2,808,000 (est)$5,488,284 (est)
Participations1997$638,000$1,246,982
Residuals ?1997$2,184,000$4,268,665
Interest & Overhead1997$5,440,000$10,632,573
Total Expenses1997$43,070,000$84,181,053
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$-11,145,027$-21,783,146

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