13 Facts About Cars 2

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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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5.

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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6.

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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7.

Cars 2 is the second Pixar film, after Toy Story, to have a sequel as well as becoming a franchise.

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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 was released in 4, 115 theaters in the USA and Canada setting a record-high for a G-rated film and for Pixar.

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10.

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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