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 The big winner is Disney and Pixar's "Cars 3," which is
speeding to $53.5 million from 4,256 locations, putting it in
first place. That's a lower opening than "Cars" ($60.1 million)
and "Cars 2" ($66.1 million), but still enough to win the
weekend. The first two "Cars" movies combined have made more
than $435 million in the U.S. and $1 billion globally. The
"Cars" films are far from Disney and Pixar's highest earners,
but "Cars 3" is another example that even a decent opening for
the duo is a victory in the big picture.
The movie comes from director Brian Fee, who was a storyboard
artist on the first two "Cars" films, as well as "Ratatouille"
and "Wall-E." The ensemble voice cast of "Cars 3" includes Owen
Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Larry the Cable Guy,
Bonnie Hunt, Nathan Fillion, Kerry Washington, and Lea DeLaria.
"Cars 3" bumps "Wonder Woman" out of first place, but the super
hero movie continues to show strong. With an estimated $40.7
million from 4,018 locations, the Warner Bros. and DC Comics
film is seeing another extremely low drop of 32% from last
weekend.
Otherwise, Tupac biopic "All Eyez on Me" from Lionsgate and
Summit is beating out expectations with an estimated $27.1
million from 2,471 locations. Demetrius Shipp Jr. plays the
mythologized rapper. Benny Bloom -- who has two feature films
and a long list of music videos on his resume -- directed the
film that explores Shakur's origins, rise, and imprisonment. The
release date aligns with what would have been Shakur's 46th
birthday.
"47 Meters Down" is opening to $11.5 million from 2,270
locations. It's the first major release from Entertainment
Studios, which acquired the project from its original
distributor, Dimension Films. Mandy Moore and Claire Holt star
as sisters who decide to go cage diving, and end up at risk of
being attacked by sharks.
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Finally, "Rough Night," a raunchy, fem-centric R-rated comedy from
Sony, is on track to earn only $8.1 million from 3,162 locations.
The project combines the talents of director and co-writer Lucia
Aniello, co-writer and actor Paul W. Downs, and star Ilana Glazer --
the three are frequent collaborators on Comedy Central's "Broad
City" and "Time Traveling Bong." Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon,
Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, and Glazer make up a rowdy girl gang who
reunite for a bachelorette weekend that goes horribly wrong.
"It is genuinely a funny movie that was made at the right price, and
there is a place for Rough Night as summer counter-programming in
the coming weeks," said Sony's distribution chief Adrian Smith.
"Rough Night" will land in seventh for the weekend behind its fellow
newcomers, "Wonder Woman," the second weekend of "The Mummy" ($13.9
million) and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"
($8.5 million).
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