'Cars 3' races to 1st place at the box office

The Disney/Pixar film pulled in an estimated $53.5 million.

By
JASON CHERVOKAS
June 19, 2017, 10:15 AM ET
2 min read

— -- "Cars 3" blew by "Wonder Woman" to take the top spot at the weekend box office. The latest installment of the Disney/Pixar animated franchise -- featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Armie Hammer and Cristela Alonzo -- pulled in an estimated $53.5 million. ABC News is owned by Disney.

"Wonder Woman" finished in second place with an estimated $40.7 million, bringing its domestic total to just below $275 million. Overseas, the film added another $39.5 million, for a worldwide total of $571.8 million.

In third place was "All Eyez On Me," the Tupac Shakur biopic starring Demetrius Shipp Jr. It surpassed expectations, earning an estimated $27 million. "The Mummy" took fourth place with a $13.9 million haul. It tacked on another $53 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total to nearly $300 million.

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Rounding out the top five was the thriller "47 Meters Down," starring Mandy Moore and Claire Holt, earning an estimated $11.5 million in its opening weekend.

Another new release, "Rough Night," had an even rougher weekend. The R-rated comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, Ilana Glazer and Kate McKinnon earned just $8 million for a seventh place finish.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend gross ticket sales:

  • 1. "Cars 3," $53.5 million
  • 2. "Wonder Woman," $40.7 million
  • 3. "All Eyez On Me," $27 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 million
  • 8. "Captain Underpants," $7.35 million
  • 9. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," $4.98 million
  • 10. "It Comes at Night," $2.6 million