Pixar has its entry in the summer box office derby as Cars 3 opens next weekend. The threequel will have the honor of being the highest grossing animated sequel of the season for two weeks until Despicable Me 3 arrives.
Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Bonnie Hunt, Kerry Washington, and Nathan Fillion are among the actors lending their voices to the project. Reportedly, the late Paul Newman (who contributed to the original) will also be heard in flashback sequences.
The auto themed comedy franchise is not considered among the best that Pixar has produced. The 2006 original opened to $60 million with an eventual $244 million domestic haul. The 2011 sequel premiered a bit higher at $66 million, but earned considerably less overall at $191 million. That’s rather low compared to what Pixar has done in recent years. It’s also worth noting that Cars 2 is generally considered the worst of the 17 pictures the studio has produced thus far.
Bottom line: summer ’17 Pixar will be nothing compared to summer ’16 Pixar when Finding Dory opened to $135 million and ended up being the season’s highest grosser at $486 million. I’ll predict Cars 3 does manage to make just under what the first did 11 years ago and eventually struggles to make $191 million made by its predecessor.
Cars 3 opening weekend prediction: $57.8 million
For my Rough Night prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/06/08/rough-night-box-office-prediction/
For my All Eyez on Me prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/06/09/all-eyez-on-me-box-office-prediction/
For my 47 Meters Down prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2017/06/09/47-meters-down-box-office-prediction/
All My Life... I Wanted To Be A Blogster 