"Cats" cost $95 million to make.<br />The movie is on track to lose a ton after factoring in production and marketing costs.<br />Why did the movie fail?<br />The movie musical has a paltry 18% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.<br />Jeff Bock, the Exhibitor Relations senior box-office analyst, called it a "word-of-mouth failure."<br />The movie wasn't even finished by the time it hit theaters.<br />Universal told thousands of theaters on its opening day that they would receive a new version with "improved visual effects."
