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Cars 2 Surpasses Original, Wins Weekend Box Office

Cars 2 Surpasses Original, Wins Weekend Box Office

By Author Kay Rhodes

Published: Jun 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM • Updated: Apr 12, 2022 at 10:58 AM

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Cars 2 revved past negative reviews and drove straight to the head of the box office this weekend.

The Pixar sequel surpassed the opening of its original in the process, raking in $68 million and more than doubling the haul of the second-place finisher, Cameron Diaz’s well-performing Bad Teacher.

Take a look at the top five below and remember to visit our friends at Movie Fanatic for ALL your film needs…

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  1. Cars 2: $68 million
  2. Bad Teacher: $31 million
  3. Green Lantern: $18.4 million
  4. Super 8: $12.1 million
  5. Mr. Popper’s Penguins: $10.3 million