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2017 • G • 1h 49m • Animation, Adventure, Comedy • Pixar / Walt Disney Pictures

Get ready to race.

🍅 67% 58%

54

2.5

6.7

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$53.70M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$152.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$383.50M

$230.60M international

Domestic legs2.85x

Budget$175M

2017 rank#21

Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson Starring

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper Starring

Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion Starring

Larry the Cable Guy

Larry the Cable Guy Starring

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer Starring

ScreenplayPixar Produced byKevin Reher, Andrea Warren CinematographyJeremy Lasky (camera), Kim White (lighting) MusicRandy Newman Prod. DesignJay Shuster, William Cone StudioWalt Disney Pictures SeriesCars

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 16-18 1 $53.7M — 4,256 $12,615 $53.7M

2 Jun 23-25 3 $24.1M −55.2% 4,256 $5,657 $98.8M

3 Jun 30-Jul 2 5 $9.7M −59.8% 3,576 $2,710 $120.9M

4 Jul 7-9 6 $5.4M −44.5% 2,702 $1,992 $133.5M

5 Jul 14-16 8 $3.1M −42.0% 2,049 $1,523 $140.0M

6 Jul 21-23 11 $1.9M −38.5% 1,294 $1,483 $144.0M

7 Jul 28-30 12 $956.0K −50.2% 861 $1,110 $146.4M

8 Aug 4-6 17 $539.8K −43.5% 477 $1,132 $147.6M

9 Aug 11-13 23 $330.1K −38.9% 308 $1,072 $148.3M

10 Aug 18-20 24 $249.1K −24.5% 247 $1,009 $148.8M

11 Aug 25-27 30 $168.4K −32.4% 214 $787 $149.1M

12 Sep 1-3 13 $1.8M +952.7% 2,445 $725 $150.9M

13 Sep 8-10 24 $298.8K −83.1% 510 $586 $152.0M

14 Sep 15-17 25 $166.5K −44.3% 259 $643 $152.3M

15 Sep 22-24 32 $76.9K −53.8% 114 $674 $152.4M

16 Sep 29-Oct 1 36 $54.4K −29.2% 88 $619 $152.5M

17 Oct 6-8 31 $111.5K +104.9% 131 $851 $152.6M

18 Oct 13-15 35 $87.7K −21.3% 119 $737 $152.7M

19 Oct 20-22 39 $62.3K −29.0% 94 $663 $152.8M

20 Oct 27-29 44 $40.8K −34.5% 83 $491 $152.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jun 15 #P $2.8M — $2.8M 0 $0 -1

Fri Jun 16 #1 $19.6M — $19.6M 4,256 $4,604 1

Sat Jun 17 #1 $18.4M −5.8% $38.0M 4,256 $4,335 2

Sun Jun 18 #1 $15.6M −15.2% $53.7M 4,256 $3,676 3

Mon Jun 19 #1 $5.5M −65.0% $59.2M 4,256 $1,288 4

Tue Jun 20 #1 $6.8M +23.5% $65.9M 4,256 $1,590 5

Wed Jun 21 #2 $4.3M −35.9% $70.3M 4,256 $1,020 6

Thu Jun 22 #2 $4.4M +2.1% $74.7M 4,256 $1,041 7

Fri Jun 23 #2 $7.7M +74.2% −60.6% $82.4M 4,256 $1,813 8

Sat Jun 24 #3 $9.5M +23.5% −48.4% $92.0M 4,256 $2,238 9

Sun Jun 25 #3 $6.8M −28.3% −56.3% $98.8M 4,256 $1,605 10

Mon Jun 26 #3 $2.9M −57.4% −46.9% $101.7M 4,256 $683 11

Tue Jun 27 #2 $4.1M +41.4% −39.2% $105.8M 4,256 $967 12

Wed Jun 28 #3 $2.9M −30.4% −34.0% $108.7M 4,256 $672 13

Thu Jun 29 #4 $2.5M −11.8% −43.1% $111.2M 4,256 $593 14

Fri Jun 30 #6 $3.1M +21.4% −60.3% $114.3M 3,576 $856 15

Sat Jul 1 #5 $3.7M +21.8% −60.9% $118.0M 3,576 $1,043 16

Sun Jul 2 #5 $2.9M −22.2% −57.6% $120.9M 3,576 $811 17

Mon Jul 3 #5 $2.4M −17.4% −17.7% $123.3M 3,576 $670 18

Tue Jul 4 #5 $2.1M −13.3% −49.5% $125.4M 3,576 $581 19

Wed Jul 5 #5 $1.3M −36.1% −53.6% $126.7M 3,576 $371 20

Thu Jul 6 #5 $1.4M +7.0% −43.7% $128.1M 3,576 $397 21

Fri Jul 7 #6 $1.8M +24.5% −42.3% $129.9M 2,702 $654 22

Sat Jul 8 #6 $2.1M +21.6% −42.4% $132.0M 2,702 $795 23

Sun Jul 9 #6 $1.5M −31.7% −49.4% $133.5M 2,702 $543 24

Mon Jul 10 #6 $721.9K −50.8% −69.9% $134.2M 2,702 $267 25

Tue Jul 11 #6 $1.0M +44.6% −49.7% $135.2M 2,702 $386 26

Wed Jul 12 #5 $808.7K −22.5% −39.0% $136.1M 2,702 $299 27

Thu Jul 13 #5 $810.3K +0.2% −42.9% $136.9M 2,702 $300 28

Fri Jul 14 #8 $952.8K +17.6% −46.1% $137.8M 2,049 $465 29

Sat Jul 15 #7 $1.2M +28.1% −43.2% $139.0M 2,049 $596 30

Sun Jul 16 #7 $946.7K −22.4% −35.5% $140.0M 2,049 $462 31

Mon Jul 17 #7 $457.9K −51.6% −36.6% $140.4M 2,049 $223 32

Tue Jul 18 #7 $670.2K +46.4% −35.8% $141.1M 2,049 $327 33

Wed Jul 19 #7 $500.6K −25.3% −38.1% $141.6M 2,049 $244 34

Thu Jul 20 #7 $481.4K −3.8% −40.6% $142.1M 2,049 $235 35

Fri Jul 21 #10 $532.1K +10.5% −44.2% $142.6M 1,294 $411 36

Sat Jul 22 #10 $786.3K +47.8% −35.6% $143.4M 1,294 $608 37

Sun Jul 23 #10 $600.3K −23.7% −36.6% $144.0M 1,294 $464 38

Mon Jul 24 #10 $377.9K −37.0% −17.5% $144.4M 1,294 $292 39

Tue Jul 25 #10 $410.2K +8.5% −38.8% $144.8M 1,294 $317 40

Wed Jul 26 #10 $307.4K −25.1% −38.6% $145.1M 1,294 $238 41

Thu Jul 27 #10 $319.3K +3.9% −33.7% $145.4M 1,294 $247 42

Fri Jul 28 #12 $269.5K −15.6% −49.3% $145.7M 861 $313 43

Sat Jul 29 #12 $402.3K +49.3% −48.8% $146.1M 861 $467 44

Sun Jul 30 #12 $284.2K −29.3% −52.7% $146.4M 861 $330 45

Mon Jul 31 #12 $151.8K −46.6% −59.8% $146.5M 861 $176 46

Tue Aug 1 #12 $197.7K +30.2% −51.8% $146.7M 861 $230 47

Wed Aug 2 #12 $167.8K −15.1% −45.4% $146.9M 861 $195 48

Thu Aug 3 #12 $179.5K +6.9% −43.8% $147.1M 861 $208 49

Fri Aug 4 #- $163.7K −8.8% −39.3% $147.2M 477 $343 50

Sat Aug 5 #- $217.6K +33.0% −45.9% $147.5M 477 $456 51

Sun Aug 6 #- $158.5K −27.2% −44.2% $147.6M 477 $332 52

Mon Aug 7 #15 $114.6K −27.7% −24.5% $147.7M 477 $240 53

Tue Aug 8 #15 $103.6K −9.5% −47.6% $147.8M 477 $217 54

Wed Aug 9 #- $82.8K −20.1% −50.7% $147.9M 477 $174 55

Thu Aug 10 #- $72.5K −12.4% −59.6% $148.0M 477 $152 56

Fri Aug 11 #- $91.3K +25.8% −44.2% $148.1M 308 $296 57

Sat Aug 12 #- $144.3K +58.2% −33.7% $148.2M 308 $469 58

Sun Aug 13 #- $94.5K −34.6% −40.4% $148.3M 308 $307 59

Mon Aug 14 #- $48.1K −49.1% −58.0% $148.4M 308 $156 60

Tue Aug 15 #- $62.6K +30.3% −39.6% $148.4M 308 $203 61

Wed Aug 16 #- $45.9K −26.7% −44.6% $148.5M 308 $149 62

Thu Aug 17 #- $42.9K −6.4% −40.8% $148.5M 308 $139 63

Fri Aug 18 #- $72.5K +69.0% −20.5% $148.6M 247 $294 64

Sat Aug 19 #- $102.9K +41.9% −28.7% $148.7M 247 $417 65

Sun Aug 20 #- $73.7K −28.4% −22.0% $148.8M 247 $298 66

Mon Aug 21 #- $30.7K −58.4% −36.1% $148.8M 247 $124 67

Tue Aug 22 #- $38.6K +25.8% −38.3% $148.8M 247 $156 68

Wed Aug 23 #- $29.8K −22.9% −35.1% $148.9M 247 $121 69

Thu Aug 24 #- $25.1K −15.6% −41.4% $148.9M 247 $102 70

Fri Aug 25 #- $47.8K +90.2% −34.0% $148.9M 214 $224 71

Sat Aug 26 #- $73.9K +54.4% −28.2% $149.0M 214 $345 72

Sun Aug 27 #- $46.7K −36.7% −36.6% $149.1M 214 $218 73

Mon Aug 28 #- $17.5K −62.6% −43.1% $149.1M 214 $82 74

Tue Aug 29 #- $20.4K +17.0% −47.1% $149.1M 214 $95 75

Wed Aug 30 #- $17.1K −16.4% −42.7% $149.1M 214 $80 76

Thu Aug 31 #- $17.3K +1.3% −31.2% $149.1M 214 $81 77

Fri Sep 1 #- $309.2K +1687.0% +546.3% $149.4M 2,445 $126 78

Sat Sep 2 #13 $705.0K +128.1% +854.4% $150.2M 2,445 $288 79

Sun Sep 3 #13 $759.1K +7.7% +1523.9% $150.9M 2,445 $310 80

Mon Sep 4 #11 $610.4K −19.6% +3394.7% $151.5M 2,445 $250 81

Tue Sep 5 #- $95.6K −84.3% +367.8% $151.6M 2,445 $39 82

Wed Sep 6 #- $66.4K −30.6% +288.6% $151.7M 2,445 $27 83

Thu Sep 7 #- $60.0K −9.5% +247.0% $151.7M 2,445 $25 84

Fri Sep 8 #- $58.5K −2.5% −81.1% $151.8M 510 $115 85

Sat Sep 9 #- $150.0K +156.4% −78.7% $152.0M 510 $294 86

Sun Sep 10 #- $90.3K −39.8% −88.1% $152.0M 510 $177 87

Mon Sep 11 #- $15.0K −83.4% −97.5% $152.1M 510 $29 88

Tue Sep 12 #- $20.1K +34.2% −79.0% $152.1M 510 $39 89

Wed Sep 13 #- $17.0K −15.3% −74.4% $152.1M 510 $33 90

Thu Sep 14 #- $18.2K +7.1% −69.6% $152.1M 510 $36 91

Fri Sep 15 #- $34.4K +88.9% −41.2% $152.1M 259 $133 92

Sat Sep 16 #- $79.2K +130.2% −47.2% $152.2M 259 $306 93

Sun Sep 17 #- $52.8K −33.4% −41.5% $152.3M 259 $204 94

Mon Sep 18 #- $10.3K −80.5% −31.2% $152.3M 259 $40 95

Tue Sep 19 #- $12.1K +17.9% −39.6% $152.3M 259 $47 96

Wed Sep 20 #- $9.8K −18.9% −42.1% $152.3M 259 $38 97

Thu Sep 21 #- $13.4K +36.1% −26.4% $152.3M 259 $52 98

Fri Sep 22 #- $19.7K +47.3% −42.6% $152.3M 114 $173 99

Sat Sep 23 #- $35.7K +80.7% −55.0% $152.4M 114 $313 100

Sun Sep 24 #- $21.4K −39.9% −59.4% $152.4M 114 $188 101

Mon Sep 25 #- $5.2K −75.7% −49.4% $152.4M 114 $46 102

Tue Sep 26 #- $5.6K +7.7% −53.8% $152.4M 114 $49 103

Wed Sep 27 #- $4.9K −13.4% −50.7% $152.4M 114 $43 104

Thu Sep 28 #- $4.8K −0.8% −64.0% $152.4M 114 $42 105

Fri Sep 29 #- $10.9K +126.2% −44.8% $152.4M 88 $124 106

Sat Sep 30 #- $27.2K +149.8% −23.6% $152.5M 88 $310 107

Sun Oct 1 #- $16.3K −40.3% −24.1% $152.5M 88 $185 108

Mon Oct 2 #- $3.5K −78.4% −32.6% $152.5M 88 $40 109

Tue Oct 3 #- $3.9K +10.7% −30.8% $152.5M 88 $44 110

Wed Oct 4 #- $3.2K −17.8% −34.2% $152.5M 88 $36 111

Thu Oct 5 #- $4.3K +36.0% −9.9% $152.5M 88 $49 112

Fri Oct 6 #- $27.0K +520.8% +147.4% $152.5M 131 $206 113

Sat Oct 7 #- $48.2K +78.8% +77.0% $152.6M 131 $368 114

Sun Oct 8 #- $36.3K −24.8% +123.0% $152.6M 131 $277 115

Mon Oct 9 #- $22.3K −38.5% +535.7% $152.6M 131 $170 116

Tue Oct 10 #- $11.0K −50.7% +183.5% $152.6M 131 $84 117

Wed Oct 11 #- $8.8K −20.1% +175.4% $152.6M 131 $67 118

Thu Oct 12 #- $10.4K +18.0% +139.0% $152.7M 131 $79 119

Fri Oct 13 #- $22.8K +119.9% −15.3% $152.7M 119 $192 120

Sat Oct 14 #- $38.0K +66.5% −21.1% $152.7M 119 $320 121

Sun Oct 15 #- $26.8K −29.4% −26.0% $152.7M 119 $226 122

Mon Oct 16 #- $6.3K −76.5% −71.7% $152.7M 119 $53 123

Tue Oct 17 #- $6.2K −2.1% −43.8% $152.8M 119 $52 124

Wed Oct 18 #- $5.9K −4.7% −33.0% $152.8M 119 $50 125

Thu Oct 19 #- $8.6K +45.5% −17.4% $152.8M 119 $72 126

Fri Oct 20 #- $17.1K +99.0% −25.3% $152.8M 94 $182 127

Sat Oct 21 #- $26.8K +57.3% −29.4% $152.8M 94 $286 128

Sun Oct 22 #- $18.4K −31.5% −31.5% $152.8M 94 $196 129

Mon Oct 23 #- $4.3K −76.8% −32.4% $152.8M 94 $45 130

Tue Oct 24 #- $4.0K −5.9% −35.0% $152.8M 94 $43 131

Wed Oct 25 #- $3.5K −12.5% −40.3% $152.8M 94 $37 132

Thu Oct 26 #- $3.7K +5.6% −56.7% $152.8M 94 $40 133

Fri Oct 27 #- $10.5K +183.1% −38.4% $152.9M 83 $127 134

Sat Oct 28 #- $18.1K +72.5% −32.5% $152.9M 83 $218 135

Sun Oct 29 #- $12.1K −33.0% −33.9% $152.9M 83 $146 136

Mon Oct 30 #- $2.8K −77.1% −35.0% $152.9M 83 $33 137

Tue Oct 31 #- $3.9K +40.5% −2.9% $152.9M 83 $47 138

Wed Nov 1 #- $2.7K −30.5% −22.9% $152.9M 83 $33 139

Thu Nov 2 #- $2.9K +6.5% −22.2% $152.9M 83 $35 140

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$148.9M

Jun 15Jul 3Jul 20Aug 7Aug 24

Weekend grossWk 10 · $249.1K

$53.7M

$24.1M

$9.7M

$5.4M

$3.1M

$1.9M

$956.0K

$539.8K

$330.1K

$249.1K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,256 → 247 −94.2%

4,256 open247 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −24.5%

−55.2%

W1→2

−59.8%

W2→3

−44.5%

W3→4

−42.0%

W4→5

−38.5%

W5→6

−50.2%

W6→7

−43.5%

W7→8

−38.9%

W8→9

−24.5%

W9→10

Steepest −59.8%Best hold −24.5%

Run milestones

$100M in 11 days

$100M

Day 11

Jun 26

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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