Cars races to first place

It's not completely unexpected: Cars was the top grossing movie at the North American box office. The latest Pixar extravaganza took in $62.8, which was an opening that fell behind previous Pixar movies like The Incredibles and Finding Nemo, but which still solidifies Pixar's spotless track record of turning out the hits. If you consider the fact that the theaters are being flooded with new animated movies, and they are no longer more or less a novelty (like when the aforementioned movies came out), plus add the fact that the year has already seen a few very succesful animated movies, the opening figure is all the more impressive. It will be interesting to see how well the movie is going to perform in the coming weeks, and how much money will flood into Disney's treasure chest when the movie is released internationally.