Despite bad reviews, Cars 2 delivered big at the box office, grossing $68 million in its opening weekend.
The surprise of the weekend was the low budget Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz flick, Bad Teacher, which only cost $20 million to make, but which brought in $31 million in its opening weekend. The raunchy comedy raked in another $12.9 million internationally for a total global opening of $49.3 million.
Due to unfavorable word of mouth, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds‘ Green Lantern dropped almost 70% in ticket sales compared to its opening weekend last week, grossing only $18.4 million.
Here is the list of the top 10 grossing films of the weekend (June 24 – 26, 2011:
1. Cars 2, $68.0 million, new release
2. Bad Teacher, $31.0 million, new release
3. Green Lantern, $18.4 million, $89.3 million total to date
4. Super 8, $12.1 million, $95.2 million total to date
5. Mr. Popper’s Penguins, $10.3 million, $39.4 million total to date
6. X-Men: First Class, $6.6 million, $132.8 million total to date
7. The Hangover Part II, $5.9 million, $243.9 million total to date
8. Bridesmaids, $5.4 million, $146.7 million total to date
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, $4.7 million, $229.1 million total to date
10. Midnight in Paris, $4.5 million, $28.6 million total to date
2. Bad Teacher, $31.0 million, new release
3. Green Lantern, $18.4 million, $89.3 million total to date
4. Super 8, $12.1 million, $95.2 million total to date
5. Mr. Popper’s Penguins, $10.3 million, $39.4 million total to date
6. X-Men: First Class, $6.6 million, $132.8 million total to date
7. The Hangover Part II, $5.9 million, $243.9 million total to date
8. Bridesmaids, $5.4 million, $146.7 million total to date
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, $4.7 million, $229.1 million total to date
10. Midnight in Paris, $4.5 million, $28.6 million total to date
