'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.
