Shrek Beats His Own Record

Green monster smashes expectations on the way to an new animated record

By Sarah Seltzer, Newser User

Posted May 21, 2007 7:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – It's the year of the threequels. With the success of the third Spider-Man and this weekend's triumph of Shrek the Third, all eyes are on the upcoming third Pirates of the Carribean. Dreamworks bigwigs were cautious leading up to green monster's latest bow, but its $122 million take smashed the previous record for an animated film of $108 million—set by Shrek II.

Shrek's next quest is to hold steady against Pirates next weekend, and in the international market, where it's being rolled out to coincide with holidays around the world, the LA Times reports. Last summer's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," captured the opening-weekend record that had been held by "Spider-Man."

In this computer animated image released by Paramount Pictures Shrek and Fiona are awakened by their old friends Donkey and Puss In Boots in a scene from DreamWorks' "Shrek the Third." The "Shrek" films... (Associated Press)

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

To report an error on this story, notify our editors.

More Newser Stories

'Pirates' booty fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

(NEWSER) - The third installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is making some serious booty, but won't knock Spiderman off his perch. In a battle of titans with poor to middling reviews, "Spiderman 3" will keep the domestic weekend record of $151 million, with "Pirates" sailing behind at $126.5 million. More»

Date Night Conquers Titans

Fey-Carell vehicle wins down-to-the-wire weekend battle

(NEWSER) - Steve Carell and Tina Fey held off a challenge from a horde of 3D Greek gods as Date Night recorded a narrow preliminary victory over Clash of the Titans at the weekend box office, Variety reports. The mistaken-identity caper raked in $27.1 million to $26.9 million for the action fantasy flick. In third place, the animated How to Train Your Dragon ($25.4 million) turned in another solid performance. More»

For Pirates 4, No Boob Jobs Need Apply

Casting call for sequel includes ban on implants

(NEWSER) - Casting is under way for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and the requirements are strange indeed: "Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants." In Los Angeles! No cheating, either—besides being required to know how to swim and dive, candidates will have to run during the bluntly named "show and tell day," reports the Sunday Times of London. More»

Dear John Topples Avatar

With $32M haul, tearjerking chick flick unseats blue beings after 8 weeks

(NEWSER) - For the first time in 2010, a movie other than Avatar ruled the weekend box office, as the Nicholas Sparks chick flick Dear John unseated the sci-fi phenomenon with a $32.4 million debut. James Cameron's latest, which opened Dec. 18, did $23.6 million to finish second and run its domestic total to $630.1 million. It has already passed Cameron's Titanic as the all-time international box office champ. More»

Thank Inflation for Avatar 's Box Office Record

Gone with the Wind may trump Cameron's epic

(NEWSER) - Avatar will soon gross $1.85 billion worldwide, but becoming the box office champ doesn't mean it's the most successful movie of all time. Remember, a ticket to Gone with the Wind cost an average of only 23¢—45 times less than an Avatar ticket. This list ranks films by inflation-adjusted domestic gross, and the big picture is quite humbling for Avatar—its $560 million places it 26th, between Grease and Thunderball. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Shrek Beats His Own Record

Green monster smashes expectations on the way to an new animated record

OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR

film • Dreamworks • Shrek the Third • Pirates of the Caribbean • box office • movies

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

'Pirates' booty fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

Date Night Conquers Titans

Fey-Carell vehicle wins down-to-the-wire weekend battle

For Pirates 4, No Boob Jobs Need Apply

Casting call for sequel includes ban on implants

Dear John Topples Avatar

With $32M haul, tearjerking chick flick unseats blue beings after 8 weeks

Thank Inflation for Avatar 's Box Office Record

Gone with the Wind may trump Cameron's epic

About Us

Site

Newser By Users

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?

Shrek Beats His Own Record

Green monster smashes expectations on the way to an new animated record

Bookmark & Share

OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR

film • Dreamworks • Shrek the Third • Pirates of the Caribbean • box office • movies

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

'Pirates' booty fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

Date Night Conquers Titans

Fey-Carell vehicle wins down-to-the-wire weekend battle

For Pirates 4, No Boob Jobs Need Apply

Casting call for sequel includes ban on implants

Dear John Topples Avatar

With $32M haul, tearjerking chick flick unseats blue beings after 8 weeks

Thank Inflation for Avatar 's Box Office Record

Gone with the Wind may trump Cameron's epic

About Us

Site

Newser By Users

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?