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Cars(2006)
Released
2006 · FILM

Cars

When arrogant rookie Lightning McQueen risks everything to win the Dinoco 400 and secure a prestigious sponsorship, his refusal to trust his team leads to disaster, forcing him to race against time and his own ego in a high-stakes tiebreaker that could define his career.

“Ahhh... it's got that new movie smell.”

Directed by
John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Written by
Phil Lorin, Dan Fogelman
Rated
FSK · FSK 6
Runtime
116 min
AdventureAnimationComedy
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

Lightning McQueen, an ambitious rookie race car aiming for success, learns that life emphasizes the journey rather than the finish line after being unexpectedly diverted to the small Route 66 community of Radiator Springs. While traveling across the country toward the Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two experienced professionals, McQueen becomes acquainted with the town.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 775+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Nicholas A SmithShot by Jean Claude KalacheScored by Randy NewmanDesigned by William ConeSound by David AcordVFX by Jessica Giampietro Mcmackin Harvill

Box Office

2006 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$462.0M

Budget$120.0M
Worldwide gross$462.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $244.1M — 53% of worldwide · International: $217.9M (47%)

Opening weekend: $60.1M — 25% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $83.3M — 34% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,985 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Cars - Quatre rouesfr
  • Cars - Motori ruggentiit
  • (Working Title)Бібікі
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 14, 2006
  • AustraliaJun 8, 2006
  • MalaysiaJun 8, 2006
  • New ZealandJun 8, 2006
  • PhilippinesJun 8, 2006

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Pixar Animation StudiosWalt Disney Pictures
Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures DistributionBuena Vista InternationalBuena Vista International MexicoB&H Film Distribution
Other companiesSound Ideas Studios, Todd-AO Studios, Act One Script Clearance, Bristol Motor Speedway, Buena Vista Games

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