"Cats" Film Gets Special Effects Patch on Day of Release
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Universal Notifies Theaters 'Cats' Is Being Updated With "Improved Visual Effects"
How many lives does Cats have?
On Friday - the movie's opening day - Universal notified thousands of theaters they will be receiving an updated version of Tom Hooper's troubled film with "some improved visual effects," according to a copy of the memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
The move is unheard of for a finished title already in release, according to cinema operators and Hollywood studio executives. Insiders say it is being done at Hooper's request.
Cats - which has been savaged by critics - is in need of any help it can get at the box office after opening to $2.6 million on Friday and receiving a C+ CinemaScore from moviegoers.
Also at Time.
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