"Ratatouille," an animated comedy about a gourmet rat that gets a chance to cook in a French restaurant, debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $47.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
A rat chased millions of moviegoers into theaters, but the furry star of Ratatouille also whipped up one of the worst openings in the history of Walt Disney Co's cartoon powerhouse Pixar Animation.
Ratatouille stayed atop the international marketplace for the fifth consecutive weekend and raised its running total by an estimated $14.5m from 4,381 theatres in 29 countries for $371.8m. Walt Disney ...