And on Blu-ray in 2007. The film was accompanied by the short One Man Band for its theatrical and home media releases. Merchandise based on the film ( including scale models of several of the cars) broke records for retail sales of merchandise based on a Disney/Pixar film, [2] bringing an estimated $10 billion for 5 years after the film’s release.[3] The film was dedicated to Joe Ranft, who was killed in a car accident during the film’s production.A sequel, titled Cars 2, was released on June 24, 2011, [4] and a spin-off film titled Planes, produced by DisneyToon Studios, was released on August 9, 2013, [5] which was followed by its own sequel, Planes: Fire & Rescue, released on July 18, 2014. A series of short animated films titled Cars Toonsdebuted in 2008 on Disney
Channel andDisney XD.[6] A third film in thefranchise, Cars 3, is scheduled for release on June 16, 2017.[7]
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