Cars 3 zips past Wonder Woman for top spot
Lightning McQueen and his pals in Cars 3raced to the top spot at the box office this weekend, pushing Wonder Woman into second place for the first time since it opened.
Studio estimates on Sunday said Disney and Pixar’s Cars 3 opened with $53.5 million (U.S.) — a low for the $1-billion series.
In its third weekend, Wonder Woman held strong with $40.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $274.6 million.
In third place, the Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me debuted with a notable $27.1 million, while the Mandy Moore shark thriller 47 Meters Down netted $11.5 million.
The raunchy comedy Rough Night got off to a rough start in seventh place. Sony’s R-rated bachelorette party gone wrong pic earned only $8.1 million against a $20 million budget. 1. Cars 3, $53.5 million. 2. Wonder Woman, $40.8 million. 3. All Eyez on Me, $27.1 million. 4. The Mummy, $13.9 million. 5. 47 Meters Down, $11.5 million. 6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, $8.5 million. 7. Rough Night, $8.1 million. 8. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, $7.4 million. 9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, $5 million. 10. It Comes At Night, $2.6 million.