Predicting The 20 Highest Grossing Movies Of 2017
19. Cars 3
Prediction: $550m
The Pixar sequel that nobody asked for, Cars 3 continues the huge merchandising money spinner for Disney (and hopefully improves on the second one).
Why It's Golden
The second one might kill the film's opportunity to make massive money, but there's a reason Disney still heavily site Cars merchandise in the stores: it appeals to a young male audience and the parents who buy things to shut them up. Get the timing right, and Cars 3 will easily make more than $500m.
It's the merchandising money Disney will be more interested in anyway, which is likely to run even higher.
Will It Be Any Good?
It can't be as bad as the second one, and John Lasseter is genuinely a brilliant story-teller. He just let his own passion for cars get in the way of making a universally appealing sequel. Let's hope it's lessons learned, or this won't be good.