“Cars 3” (Disney-Pixar) took in roughly $53.5 million in the United States and Canada, enough to push “Wonder Woman” into second place after a two-week run at No. Analysts said the “Cars 3” production budget was in line with other Pixar films — $150 million to $200 million. The domestic opening total for “Cars 3,” which received mostly favorable reviews, was 19 percent lower than initial results for “Cars 2” in 2011. Generally speaking, it’s hard to regain momentum after a bad sequel: “Cars 2” was Pixar’s first flop with critics. Marketing efforts included a 27-city tour of life-size Cruz Ramirez and Lightning McQueen look-alike cars, with an emphasis on cities with large Hispanic populations.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2017 17:15 UTC