Cars (franchise)

Cars
Official logo for the first film.
Created by	John Lasseter Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien
Original work	Cars (2006)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	2006–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Cars film series: Cars (2006) Cars 2 (2011) Cars 3 (2017) Planes spin-off series: Planes (2013) Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Short film(s)	Cars short film series: Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool (2017) Dancing with the Cars (2021) Unparalleled Parking (2021) Planes short film series: Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular (2014)
Animated series	Cars Toons (2008–2014) Cars on the Road (2022)
Games
Video game(s)	Cars (2006) Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures (2006) Cars Mater-National Championship (2007) Cars Race-O-Rama (2009) The World of Cars Online (2010–2012) Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (2010) Cars 2 (2011) Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure (2012)** Disney Infinity (2013)** Cars 3: Driven to Win (2017)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Cars (2006) Cars 2 (2011) Cars 3 (2017)
Original music	"Real Gone" "Our Town" "Ride"
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Cars Quatre Roues Rallye (2007–present) Radiator Springs Racers (2012–present) Luigi's Flying Tires (2012–2015) Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters (2016–present) Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy (2019–2024) Cars Road Trip (2021–present)
Themed area	Cars Land (2012–present)
** Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.

Cars is an American animated film series and media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft and Jorgen Klubien. The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was followed by the sequels Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017). The now-defunct Disneytoon Studios produced the two spin-off films Planes (2013) and Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014).

The first two Cars films were directed by Lasseter, then-chief creative officer of Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, while Cars 3 was directed by Brian Fee, a storyboard artist on the previous installments. Lasseter served as executive producer of Cars 3 and the Planes films. Together, all three Cars films have accrued over $1.4 billion in box office revenue worldwide while the franchise has amassed over $10 billion in merchandising sales within its first five years.