This weekend’s opening bow of Cars 2 found an estimated $68 million in coin in theaters across the nation.
That’s the fourth highest opener of a June release and the fifth highest for any Pixar film, beyond Toy Story 3 ($110 mil), The Incredibles ($70.5 mil), Finding Nemo ($70.3 mil) and Up ($68.1 mil). Striking 4,115 locations in its domestic run, the opening score also has it above its predecessor, Cars, which took in $60.1 million in its 2006 summer premiere.
The folks over at Sony Pictures are likewise pleased with the release of their R-rated comedy, Bad Teacher. The Cameron Diaz-Jason Segel vehicle managed to grab $31.0 million over its opening report and has already crossed the budget barrier, which is said to be around $20 million.
Following distantly behind in 3rd place is Warner Bros. Pictures’ Green Lantern. Despite the report that the studio wishes to produce a sequel to the Ryan Reynolds release, the film found itself dropping 65% in its second frame by scraping in only $18.3 million. The comic release is showing at 3,816 locations so Warner Bros. execs found their recent adventure averaging only $4,809 per showing. Combined with last weekend’s lackluster win, the latest numbers has its domestic tally at only $89.3 million after 10 days of release. If we combine that with the current soft foreign number of $29.4 million it has from oversea sales, the studio has $118.7 million worldwide. The budget has said to be around $200 million, not including marketing costs.
Paramount Pictures takes down the 4th spot with the return of J.J. Abrams’ thriller Super 8. The film took down another $12.1 million in its third frame, increasing the Bad Robot production’s domestic score to the tune of $95.1 million. With a budget of only $50 million, it’s another decent production for Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg. Tack on the $36.0 million they’ve found from international venues and you will get a global cume of $131.1 million. Mania.com
| Rank | Movie | Weekend | Theaters | Average | Total | Budget |
| 1 | Cars 2 | $68.0 mil | 4,115 | $16,525 | $68.0 mil | $200 |
| 2 | Bad Teacher | $31.0 mil | 3,049 | $10,167 | $31.0 mil | $20 |
| 3 | Green Lantern | $18.3 mil | 3,816 | $4,809 | $89.3 mil | $200 |
| 4 | Super 8 | $12.1 mil | 3,424 | $3,534 | $95.1 mil | $50 |
| 5 | Mr. Popper’s Penguins | $10.3 mil | 3,342 | $3,082 | $39.4 mil | $55 |
| 6 | X-Men: First Class | $6.6 mil | 2,633 | $2,507 | $132.8 mil | $160 |
| 7 | Hangover Part II | $5.8 mil | 2,755 | $2,129 | $243.9 mil | $80 |
| 8 | Bridesmaids | $5.3 mil | 2,031 | $2,645 | $146.6 mil | $32.5 |
| 9 | Pirates of the Caribbean 4 | $4.7 mil | 2,244 | $2,095 | $229.0 mil | $250 |
| 10 | Midnight in Paris | $4.4 mil | 951 | $4,712 | $28.5 mil | $30 |
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