Cars loses steam, keeps lead

© Dominic von Riedemann

Disney/Pixar film loses 43.9% of its audience but is still Number 1 at the box office.

(Source:Box Office Mojo)

Disney/Pixar's Cars lost nearly 44% of its audience from last weekend, but it managed to stay on top of the box office.

The CG animated movie performed according to analysts' predictions, making $33.7 million and holding off a strong showing by the live-action Nacho Libre which raked in $28.3 million at the box office.

Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties took the #7 spot, with $7,2 million. That's far below the first film's initial take of $21.7 million.

Cars has so far grossed $117 million in two weeks, inching closer to Dreamworks' Over the Hedge which earned $139 million over 5 weeks. That animated film rounded out the Top 10, making $4.3 million over the weekend.

The Top 5:

1) Cars: $33,731,634

2) Nacho Libre: $28,309,599

3) The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: $23,973,840

4) The Lake House: $13,616,196

5) The Break-Up: $9,831,145


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