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Cars 2

2011 G 1h 46m Adventure, Animation, Comedy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

The Mission Begins.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$191M
Final
Opening Weekend
$66.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
2.89x
Opening → Total
Budget
$200M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$560M
$368M international
2011 Rank
#8
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 24-26 1 $66.1M $66.1M 4,115 $16K 1
Jul 1-3 2 $26.3M -60.3% $117.2M 4,115 $6K 2
Jul 8-10 4 $15.2M -42.1% $148.8M 3,990 $4K 3
Jul 15-17 5 $8.4M -44.7% $165.4M 3,249 $3K 4
Jul 22-24 7 $5.7M -32.7% $176.4M 2,668 $2K 5
Jul 29-31 10 $2.3M -58.5% $182.1M 1,763 $1K 6
Aug 5-7 12 $1.2M -47.9% $184.8M 926 $1K 7
Aug 12-14 17 $660K -46.0% $186.2M 494 $1K 8
Aug 19-21 23 $348K -47.2% $187.0M 297 $1K 9
Aug 26-28 27 $234K -32.7% $187.4M 233 $1K 10
Sep 2-4 21 $1.2M +415.3% $188.7M 2,043 $590 11
Sep 9-11 35 $181K -85.0% $189.6M 353 $513 12
Sep 30-Oct 2 23 $382K +111.0% $190.1M 255 $1K 13
Oct 7-9 20 $285K -25.5% $190.5M 262 $1K 14
Oct 14-16 25 $212K -25.4% $190.8M 265 $800 15
Oct 21-23 31 $144K -32.0% $191.0M 193 $747 16
Oct 28-30 36 $89K -38.3% $191.1M 143 $622 17
Nov 4-6 39 $88K -1.4% $191.2M 121 $726 18
Nov 11-13 40 $67K -24.0% $191.3M 101 $660 19

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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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Weekly Gross Decline (%)

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Lasseter
ScreenplayBen Queen
Produced byDenise Ream
CinematographyJeremy Lasky, Sharon Calahan
MusicMichael Giacchino
StarringLarry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, John Turturro
StudioWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures