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'Shrek Forever After' tops weekend boxoffice

'Shrek Forever After' tops weekend boxoffice

So much for the public's hunger for anything in 3D. DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After" bowed even more lightly than some had feared, with the family comedy topping domestic rankings with just $71.3 million in estimated weekend boxoffice. The latest Paramount-distributed pic about a lovable ogre and his family debuted with significantly less green stuff than the two previous "Shrek" sequels, which each fetched $100 million-plus in their first three days.

 

First Box Office: 'Shrek 4' Opens To $20M Friday For $70M Weekend; 'MacGruber' Bombs

First Box Office: 'Shrek 4' Opens To $20M Friday For $70M Weekend; 'MacGruber' Bombs

FRIDAY PM: Sources have shared with me the following domestic Friday numbers as well as estimated weekend and cume figures ... Analysis coming ... Numbers will be refined in the morning:
1 - Shrek Forever After 3D (DWA/Par) NEW [4,359 Theaters]
Friday $20M, Estimated Weekend $70M
2 - Iron Man 2 (Marvel/Paramount) Week 3 [4,177 Theaters]
Friday $7.8M, Estimated Weekend $27M, Estimated Cume $251M

 

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