Shrek Grosses $122 Million in Opening Weekend
"Shrek the Third" shattered the opening weekend record for an animated film, bringing in $122 million, exceeding expectations and chalking up the third-biggest opening of all time, the company said on Sunday.
The film, starring a lovable green ogre and his wise-cracking donkey friend, stole the No. 1 spot from "Spider-Man 3."
Analysts expected "Shrek the Third" to gross between $80 million and $110 million and some analysts had not expected the film to top the $108 million opening of "Shrek 2," which had been biggest first weekend for an animated film in box office history.
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