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Shrek NewsShrek the Third falls to number 2 at the Box OfficePosted on: cnn.comShred the Third could not keep up with the mighty Pirates of the Caribbean, as the latest movie in Disney's franchise led the box office this Memorial Day weekend with $142.1 million, a record for best Memorial Day weekend debut ever. Shrek the Third fell to number 2 with a respectable $69.1 million, bringing its domestic total up to $219.4 million.
After the same number of days in release for Shrek 2, it had only made $212.1 million. That comparison is a little unfair, however, since Shrek 2 was released on a Wednesday while Shrek the Third was released on a Friday. Therefore, after 11 days of release, Shrek the Third already has 2 full weekends worth of revenue, while Shrek 2 only had 1 full weekend worth of revenue. If you take in to account the remainder of Shrek 2's Memorial Day Weekend, it was at $260.3 million after 13 days while Shrek the Third will probably only be around $231 million, assuming about $6 million each for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Shrek 2 went on to become the the highest domestic grossing animated film in history at $436.5 million, and the third highest domestic grossing film ever. Whether or not Shrek the Third has that kind of staying power, we'll just have to wait and watch.
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