Cars 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
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Cars 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
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Cars 2 premiered in Hollywood on June 18, 2011, and was released in the United States on June 24, 2011.
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Cars 2 received mixed reviews from critics but continued the studio's streak of box office success, grossed $562 million worldwide against its $200 million budget, becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2011 and the highest-grossing film of the Cars trilogy.
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Cars 2 informs his superior, an unknown mastermind, that Redline passed on his information.
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Much of the cast from the original Cars 2 remained intact for the sequel, but three voice actors of the original film have died since its release.
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Joe Ranft died in an automobile accident on August 16, 2005, ten months before Cars 2 (which was dedicated in memorial to him) was released, and therefore Red played no vocal role in the film.
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Cars 2 is the fourth Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino after The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Up.
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Cars 2 sold a total of 1, 983, 374 DVD units during its opening week, generating $31.
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On its opening weekend as a whole, Cars 2 debuted at No 1 ahead of Green Lantern and Bad Teacher with $66.
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The website's critical consensus reads, "Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can't disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood.
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Central current of the negative reviews was the theory that Cars 2 was forced out of Pixar by its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, out of greed to drive merchandising sales.
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