Beatable. That's how "Cars" now looks for its round three matchup against "The Da Vinci Code," given its $62 million opening, but it's going to be close.
The numbers for "Code" have been dropping fast, but it had a higher opening that "Cars." The key will be "Cars" second-weekend numbers, and the signs are hopeful for Disney-Pixar. Reviews were mixed, but audience surveys indicate that 92 percent rated the movie highly (compared to 49 percent for "The Break Up"). Animated family films tend to take less of a week-to-week hit than most other genres, so "Cars" still looks strong.
"The Break Up," incidentally, took a pretty hard fall - dropping nearly 50 percent to $20 million. It will be hard-pressed to match the $15 million week three number for "X-Men; The Last Stand."
So much for my movie picking acumen. I had Cars losing out to Fast & Furious which I had going to round three before losing to DaVinci, but that looks like a dead issue after the big opening weekend for the latest Disney/Pixar creation. In fact, this weekend might be a tad weak, what with F & F slugging it out with Nacho Libre and the dopey premised Lake House. Cars may well spend a second week at the top of the heap.
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