| Movie Summary | 
The Grinch | 
The Cat in the Hat | 
Horton Hears a Who! | 
The Lorax |
| Genre | Family Comedy | Family Comedy | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | Universal | Universal | Fox | Universal |
| Release Date | November 17, 2000 | November 21, 2003 | March 14, 2008 | March 2, 2012 |
| Domestic Gross | $260,044,825 | $101,149,285 | $154,529,439 | $214,030,500 |
| Production Budget | $123 million | $109 million | $85 million | $70 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 44 min. | 1 hr. 22 min. | 1 hr. 28 min. | 1 hr. 35 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | G | PG |
| MPAA Reason | some crude humor | for mild crude humor and some double-entendres | | brief mild language. |
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| Domestic Summary | The Grinch | The Cat in the Hat | Horton Hears a Who! | The Lorax |
| Total Gross | $260,044,825 | $101,149,285 | $154,529,439 | $214,030,500 |
| Opening Weekend* | $55,082,330 | $38,329,160 | $45,012,998 | $70,217,070 |
| Theaters | 3,127 | 3,464 | 3,954 | 3,729 |
| Average | $17,615 | $11,065 | $11,384 | $18,830 |
| Opening % of Total | 21.2% | 37.9% | 29.1% | 32.8% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -5.4% | -36.2% | -45.4% | -44.7% |
| Widest Release | 3,256 | 3,467 | 3,961 | 3,769 |
| Close Date | March 1, 2001 | March 18, 2004 | September 4, 2008 | July 26, 2012 |
| In Release | 105 days / 15 weeks | n/a | 175 days / 25 weeks | 147 days / 21 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | The Grinch | The Cat in the Hat | Horton Hears a Who! | The Lorax |
| Worldwide Gross | $345,141,403 | $133,960,541 | $297,138,014 | $348,840,316 |
| Foreign Gross | $85,096,578 | $32,811,256 | $142,608,575 | $134,809,816 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 24.7% | 24.5% | 48.0% | 38.6% |
| Domestic Gross | $260,044,825 | $101,149,285 | $154,529,439 | $214,030,500 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 75.3% | 75.5% | 52.0% | 61.4% |
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| People Summary | The Grinch | The Cat in the Hat | Horton Hears a Who! | The Lorax |
| Actor: Jim Carrey | #1 | - | #5 | - |
| Composer: John Powell | - | - | #15 | #7 |
| Producer: Brian Grazer | #1 | #14 | - | - |
| Producer: Christopher Meledandri | - | - | #5 | #2 |
| Writer: Cinco Paul | - | - | #3 | #2 |
| Writer: Ken Daurio | - | - | #3 | #2 |
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| Genres & Franchises | The Grinch | The Cat in the Hat | Horton Hears a Who! | The Lorax |
| Genre: Animation | - | - | #44 | #21 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | - | - | #38 | #18 |
| Genre: Family - Children's Book Adaptation | #11 | #25 | #18 | #15 |
| Showdown: Dr. Seuss Showdown | #1 | #4 | #3 | #2 |
| Showdown: Pre-Thanksgiving Family Comparison | #1 | #3 | - | - |
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| Chart Rankings | The Grinch | The Cat in the Hat | Horton Hears a Who! | The Lorax |
| All Time Domestic | #65 | #519 | #231 | #114 |
| All Time Worldwide | #232 | - | #297 | #226 |
| Opening Weeks | #87 | #247 | #183 | #94 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends | #4 | #30 | - | - |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends | #5 | #31 | - | - |
| Single Day Gross | #248 | #605 | #417 | #99 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #116 | - | - | #157 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #98 | #242 | #163 | #39 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #110 | - | - | #56 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #91 | - | - | #77 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #87 | - | - | #73 |
| Opening Weekends | #109 | #230 | #170 | #58 |
| Opening Weekends - March | - | - | #10 | #5 |
| Opening Weekends - November | #16 | #29 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #23 | #45 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - Spring | - | - | #13 | #7 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #60 | - | - | #81 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #105 | - | #160 | #58 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #94 | - | - | #103 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #62 | - | - | #83 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #40 | #269 | #226 | #210 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #29 | #269 | #225 | #207 |
| Second Weekends | #18 | #169 | #167 | #50 |
| Third Weekends | #31 | - | #116 | #53 |
| Fourth Weekends | #25 | - | - | #80 |
| Fifth Weekends | #16 | - | - | #141 |
| Sixth Weekends | #12 | - | - | #184 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #17 | #137 | #277 | #262 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #32 | #310 | #606 | #572 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #49 | #488 | #905 | #860 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #252 | #1422 | #2225 | #2156 |
| Rated G and PG | #22 | #179 | #84 | #44 |
| Rated PG | #18 | #145 | - | #35 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #26 | #51 | - | #12 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #33 | #64 | #47 | #14 |
| Widest Releases | #377 | #247 | #58 | #95 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #465 | #229 | #55 | #102 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #142 | #82 | - | #39 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #118 | #84 | - | #37 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #76 | - | #174 | #86 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #72 | - | - | #82 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #67 | - | - | #93 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #431 | #82 | #333 | #421 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #58 | - | - | #32 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #504 | #672 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #57 | #257 | #252 | #167 |
| Thanksgiving 3-day Weekends Adjusted | #3 | #37 | - | - |
| Thanksgiving 5-day Weekends Adjusted | #3 | #36 | - | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #52 | #202 | #225 | #68 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #70 | - | - | #97 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - March | - | - | #11 | #6 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - November | #12 | #33 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #76 | #221 | #230 | #97 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #17 | #48 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring | - | - | #15 | #8 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #8 | #186 | - | #106 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #15 | - | - | #144 |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #53 | - | #198 | #141 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #30 | - | - | #100 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #13 | #47 | - | #18 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #17 | #61 | #63 | #24 |
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