Disney Pixar CARS 2: Worldwide Boxoffice $200 Million+ 12 Days
After two weeks, CARS 2 stands at $123 million US – slightly ahead of CARS after 11 days.
The 51% drop is normal – technically slightly lower than normal after the opening weekend* but the numbers are skewed and are not an apples to apples comparison – as there was a full extra holiday day yesterday while last weekend was just a few midnight shows.
Most big blockbusters drop 40-55% after opening weekend. Unless it’s a holiday with an extra day, anything around a 45% is great – and up to 55% is normal … above 60% is dangerous (see GREEN LANTERN).
International is already at $82 million.
So, $200 million after about 12 days – definitely a hit with most of Europe & Asia still to come.
Numbers via BoxOfficeMojo.com
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5 July 2011
28 Comments
Well after 3 weeks of screening in the U.S. and screening in most parts of Europe,the movie has only made about 270 mil.$ worldwide;
Given it’s production budget of 200 mil.$ this is certainly no cashcow,curieus were it will end up in the Pixar list.
Only time will tell if this will also reflect on Mattel’s production of Cars 2.
I am sure this will certainly effect Disney/Pixar dicission on making Planes and Trains and other nonsense.
Take into account that 2D movie tickets are more expensive. Cars 2 in 3D Imax tickets cost more and the original Cars was not released in that format.
I would have payed extra to watch Cars 1 in Imax. Forget 3D- it just gives me a headache.
I hear you! I just came back from the movie theatre were I have just seen Cars 2 for the first time.
Biggest mistake was to go and see it in 3D,the glasses are useless,too big and they only cover half your eye in the other half you get constant reflection of our own eye,you are trying so hard to focus on the 3D effect that you miss half the movie and end up with a headache!
I guess they only solution to get the proper effect would be to wear A red and green contactlens!
On top off that ticket alone was 11 Euro!
But there was A Cars 2 popcornbox and cup with a small toy Mater at the food stand.
It is only the second day that they show the movie over here in Belgium and it was in A big screening room with 600 seats,including me there were 4 persons to watch the movie!!!
The Hawaian vacation short was Superb.
The movie starts great with the renewed friendship between Mater and McQueen,keeping A steady pass not too fast and keeping A nice balance between the spy story and the race.
However as soon as the race in Italy starts they story is moving way too fast and to much shifting towards the spy story making the racers and story look ridicilous.
I never felt the emotions which I felt with the first movie,there is just no time in the second movie to get any feeling nor emotion for any of the cars.
Personally for me the biggest disapointment was Holly ridicilous looking car with stupid extra’s why is it even A car when she can fly??She is totally wrong to be Mater’s girlfriend.
When it comes to the visual art it is again A masterpiece everything looks awesome real and in that field Pixar rules,but unfortunatelly this is no Toy Story 2!!
I do not believe John Lasseter ever planned on A second movie when he wrote the first one,this is just pressure due to worldwide fanbase(which is totally justified because off the first film)and secondly caused by Mattel who just want to keep producing these cars and make it A steady line next to Hot Wheels!
In very early interviews Pixar is always claiming story comes first and that they would never make Disneycloned sequels,John Lasseter stated this after Disney wanted to make A cheap straight to video sequel to Toy Story.
But this is to me starting too look like the same.
Especially with their upcoming plans on Planes and Boats and other nonsense!!
What is wrong Mr Lasseter(who I always considered as being one of the greatest persons alive) too much corporate pressure from the powers that be?
I always considered the joining of Disney and Pixar to be one of the greatest things ever to happen but now I am doubting it.
Wonder what their new movie BRAVE will bring us hope it goes back to former glory,but please Pixar leave Cars be!!
Almost forgot,coolest vehicle in the movie is defenitely the huge dumptruck which Mater tips over!!Mega massive,megacool!!
If they decide to make this one die cast it would have to be A Ultimate Mega Oversized car on A massive card!!
Would look great and I would certainly buy this one.
Think we all have to take in account also that we are simply given these numbers by those in control of the movie industry so who’s to say how accurate anyway.
They might be accurate but they might not be. We would never know the difference anyway.
What I do know is that many adults didn’t care for the movie and not that high a percentage of people I know have went to see it.
Cars 2 Certainly doesn’t seem to be doing that great from what I am witnessing despite having a massive marketing and advertising buildup. Word of mouth by those that have seen it already isn’t motivating hordes of others to see it either.
I still just don’t understand how they couldn’t make a better movie. Really disappointed after 5 years that’s the best they can do.
Do you guys have stock in Disney? According to BoxOffice Mojo “Gone with the Wind” leaves Cars in the dust. The gate for GWTW was $198,676,459. Adjusted for inflation in ticket prices, the sales in 1939 in current (2011) dollars would be $1,588,070,800. That BILLION folks. And, to throw in the population of 1940, which was 132 million, everybody is left in the dust.
And, when some of us were kids, the Saturday matinees in the 1950’s for kids featured 25 color cartoons, some Three Stooges, and a feature film all for 25 cents. The matinees ran from 10 AM to 4 PM, when the adult films started.
Of course you could raise the twenty five cents by recycling five quart size soda bottles from the garbage cans or streets. Two liter bottles had not been invented yet. 🙂
Oh, no VHS or DVD sales back in the dinosaur age. No Disney Parks! Oh, the humanity! How deprived! 🙂
(MET: GWTW is not a 100% correct comparison as it actually includes re-releases through the mid 1970’s … yes, they actually used to re-release the monster blockbusters … so the adjusted for inflation lists also tends to boost many Disney animated films which of course got re-releases … same with the SW films on the list … BTW, Pirates 4 just passed $1-billion in worldwide grosses).
You have to take into account also that was before TVs were invented.
Actually, television as we know it today was invented in 1927 and began being widely produced commercially in the late 1930’s.
Yes, but in 1939 when Gone with the Wind came out, TVs were not in almost every household as they are today. Very few people owned one.
(MET: Until the mid 1960’s, the studios did not offer big theatrical movies to TV networks. “Classics” were available but not GWTW. Part of the reason for widescreen epics (in Cinemascope, etc) was to get people to the theaters what they would be unable to watch on TV …).
Quite a nostalgic note, Steve; I recall that “deprivation”! I can remember when that quarter got me into the matinee and, in addition, paid for a trip to the concession stand! That sure beat a 9 dollar ticket and at least that much again for refreshments! And then there were those cliffhanger serials that kept us coming back each week. One day, while walking the mile to home from the show I found 15 cents near a bus stop and thought I’d died and went to heaven! Deprived? For a kid from the public housing project it was a very rich time to live in. Thanks for the memory!
Dan
Hi danrio,
You’re welcome for the memories. I grew up in a public housing project in Queens, New York (Ravenswood). As a kid I use to search for soda bottles in the bushes where the older kids hung out. They were too lazy or “rich” to return those bottles. If I wasn’t using the money for the movies, I was buying Topps Baseball Cards at Julie’s candy store for five cents a pack. I could not afford new comics at five cents so I bought used comics at Murray’s toy shop for three cents each. He bought used comics for two cents. Only a profit margin of one cent per comic. Now if you find a new comic for less than $3.99 you’d be lucky.
I think you know the deprived comment was tongue in cheek. A world without video games in the afternoon = a world with street games. My own son looked at me like I was a nut case, when I tried to teach him one on one stick ball. The kids now are deprived!
Come on, let me hear the old folks comments! 🙂
Steve,
I’ve said my public piece. Rather than clog up Met’s blog with a couple of seniors reminiscing, drop me a line.
Danrio(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
I wish the number of seats sold were counted instead of dollars. Movie tickets today cost more than twice what they did when I saw Star Wars so of course movies bring in more revenue, but are more people actually seeing the movie? Count seats to know which movies have done the best.
I like your idea, so I Googled all-time box office results adjusted for inflation and found this:
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
Here are the total estimated ticket sales:
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm?adjust_yr=1&p=.htm
I can’t believe Finding Nemo sold more tickets than Toy Story 3! Woo Hoo! If you want to know, on that list, only 3 Pixar Films were on it, Finding Nemo (65), Toy Story 3 (88), and Toy Story 2 (100). AND due to inflation ticket prices, FINDING NEMO made more money than Toy Story 3!
I am amazed the first Toy Story is not in the Top 100.
This is cool to realize I went to 3 of the top 10 and 9 of the top 20 of the most estimated ticket sales at a theater…
I have only seen two of the top ten in the theatre and eight of the top twenty.
I’ve seen 4 of the Top 10 in the theater, and 9 of the Top 20.
That the info I used for my original comment!
Sorry I beat you by about 19 minutes — I must be a quicker typer! 🙂
I did not know we are engaged in a race (Cars Three?) My comment of July 5th (6:38 PM) was without the link you provided. I just mentioned the figures were from BoxOfficeMojo. But, you’re first, second, third, fourth, to Infinity and Beyond! 🙂
I think we will see a POTC 4 kind of thing, where the movie makes 70 percent of its money overseas
Transformers 3 was amazing in 3D…but for those of who who complained cars was too violent…DO NOT take your kids to this one!
Transformers 3 opened in a lot more countries than Cars 2 has so far. Also if you are a male aged 11-31 with no children, are you going to see Transformers 3 or Cars 2?
So, they are already over BE point. Good deal.
Isn’t that gross box office receipts, though? Doesn’t it have to be at least $200m net to break even? What’s the bottom line after the theaters have covered their costs and taken their cut of the profits?
(MET: Yes, gross BO. Yes, generally 200% is considered breakeven so for CARS, around $400 million but it’s just a general Rule of Thumb – because advertising & marketing for CARS was probably another $150 MM but it’s writeoff plus it counts partner contribution so KimClark, & State Farm contributed a large number towards that. Who knows how much StateFarm paid for the product placement …).