Cars Zooms To First Place At Box Office

Posted on June 12, 2006

Disney/Pixar's new animated film Cars zoomed to the top of the box office this weekend, making $62,800,000. The reviews for the film weren't great, but desperate parents were thrilled to have a movie they could drag the tots off to for a couple of hours.

The Break-Up starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn remained in second place ahead of The X-Men, with a total box office to date of $74,095,000., which is an excellent return for a romantic comedy.

A Prarie Home Companion, starring Meryl Streep and Lindsay Lohan, opened in limited release at 760 theaters nationwide. It made $4,671,000 for the weekend, with a respectable per-theater take.