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Pixar continues to be the king at the box-office! "Cars 2" becomes the 12th film of the animation studio to debut at No. 1. The animated adventure, featuring the voices of Larry the Cable Guy as Mater and Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, landed at the top with $68 million.

"Cars 2" also becomes the first Pixar film that's not loved by the critics, yours truly included.
("Cars 2" movie review)

Meanwhile, "Bad Teacher" surprised with a strong No. 2 debut of $31 million. The film, featuring a winning performance by Cameron Diaz, was a hit-or-miss love-affair that benefited greatly from the actress.

Previous weekend's box-office champ, Ryan Reynolds' "Green Lantern" fell hard to No. 3 with $18.4 million. The superhero flicks suffered a steep 65% decline from its opening weekend. So far, "Green Lantern" has made $89.3 million. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. wants to make a sequel! Really?

Here's the Top 10 Box-Office films for weekend of July 24th:

• "Cars 2," $68 million ($42.9 million international).
• "Bad Teacher," $31 million ($12.9 million international).
• "Green Lantern," $18.4 million.
• "Super 8," $12.1 million ($10.5 million international).
• "Mr. Popper's Penguins," $10.3 million.
• "X-Men: First Class," $6.6 million.
• "The Hangover Part II," $5.9 million.
• "Bridesmaids," $5.4 million ($11.5 million international).
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," $4.7 million ($13.5 million international).
• "Midnight in Paris," $4.5 million.