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'Cars' cruises to 1st place with $62.8 million opening

LOS ANGELES — The animated comedy "Cars" raced to first place at the weekend box office with a $62.8 million debut, maintaining the Disney-Pixar cartoon brand's undefeated record with a seventh straight hit.

The weekend's other new wide release, 20th Century Fox's horror remake "The Omen," was No. 4 with $15.45 million.

The previous weekend's top movie "The Break-Up," slipped to second place with $20.5 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday:

1. "Cars," $62.8 million.

2. "The Break-Up," $20.5 million.

3. "X-Men: The Last Stand," $15.55 million.

4. "The Omen," $15.45 million.

5. "Over the Hedge," $10.301 million

6. "The Da Vinci Code," $10.3 million.

7. "A Prairie Home Companion," $4.7 million.

8. "Mission: Impossible III," $3 million.

9. "RV," $2 million.

10. "Poseidon," $1.8 million.

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