On what date was Pixar’s Cars 2 released in the United States?

Pixar’s Cars 2 was released in the United States on June 24, 2011.

The film is the second feature in the Cars franchise and expands the setting beyond Radiator Springs. Mater becomes involved in an international spy adventure while accompanying Lightning McQueen in the World Grand Prix, a fictional racing competition held in multiple countries.

Cars 2 followed the original Cars, which opened in 2006, and preceded Cars 3, which arrived in 2017. Those dates are a frequent source of confusion because all three films were released in June in the United States.

John Lasseter directed Cars 2 with Brad Lewis as co-director. The film’s international locations, secret-agent plot, and new racing competitors distinguish it from the more small-town and road-trip focus of the first movie.