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'Kung Fu Panda 2' Versus Comps
| Movie Summary |  Kung Fu Panda 2 |  Shrek Forever After |  Ice Age 3 |  Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |  Kung Fu Panda |  Madagascar |
| Genre | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Fox | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Paramount (DreamWorks) | DreamWorks |
| Release Date | May 26, 2011 | May 21, 2010 | July 1, 2009 | November 7, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | May 27, 2005 |
| Domestic Gross | $165,249,063 | $238,736,787 | $196,573,705 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 |
| Production Budget | $150 million | $165 million | $90 million | $150 million | $130 million | n/a |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 31 min. | 1 hr. 33 min. | 1 hr. 27 min. | 1 hr. 29 min. | 1 hr. 31 min. | 1 hr. 26 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | PG | PG | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | sequences of martial arts action and mild violence. | mild action, some rude humor and brief language. | some mild rude humor and peril | some mild crude humor | sequences of martial arts action | mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements |
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| Domestic Summary | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shrek Forever After | Ice Age 3 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar |
| Total Gross | $165,249,063 | $238,736,787 | $196,573,705 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 |
| Opening Weekend* | $47,656,302 | $70,838,207 | $41,690,382 | $63,106,589 | $60,239,130 | $47,224,594 |
| Theaters | 3,925 | 4,359 | 4,099 | 4,056 | 4,114 | 4,131 |
| Average | $12,142 | $16,251 | $10,171 | $15,559 | $14,642 | $11,431 |
| Opening % of Total | 28.8% | 29.7% | 21.2% | 35.1% | 28.0% | 24.4% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -49.9% | -38.9% | -33.8% | -44.5% | -44.2% | -40.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,952 | 4,386 | 4,102 | 4,065 | 4,136 | 4,142 |
| Close Date | September 29, 2011 | September 9, 2010 | November 22, 2009 | February 26, 2009 | October 9, 2008 | October 13, 2005 |
| In Release | 127 days / 18 weeks | n/a | 149 days / 21 weeks | 112 days / 16 weeks | 126 days / 18 weeks | n/a |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shrek Forever After | Ice Age 3 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar |
| Worldwide Gross | $665,692,281 | $752,600,867 | $886,686,817 | $603,900,354 | $631,744,560 | $532,680,671 |
| Foreign Gross | $500,443,218 | $513,864,080 | $690,113,112 | $423,889,404 | $416,309,969 | $339,085,150 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 75.2% | 68.3% | 77.8% | 70.2% | 65.9% | 63.7% |
| Domestic Gross | $165,249,063 | $238,736,787 | $196,573,705 | $180,010,950 | $215,434,591 | $193,595,521 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 24.8% | 31.7% | 22.2% | 29.8% | 34.1% | 36.3% |
| People Summary | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shrek Forever After | Ice Age 3 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar |
| Actor: Angelina Jolie | #2 | - | - | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Ben Stiller | - | - | - | #5 | - | #4 |
| Actor: Cedric the Entertainer | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Actor: Chris Rock | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Actor: David Schwimmer | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Actor: Dustin Hoffman | #4 | - | - | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Jack Black | #3 | - | - | - | #2 | - |
| Actor: Jackie Chan | #3 | - | - | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Jada Pinkett-Smith | - | - | - | #4 | - | #3 |
| Actor: Lucy Liu | #1 | - | - | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Actor: Seth Rogen | #2 | - | - | - | n/a | - |
| Actor: Tom McGrath | - | - | - | n/a | - | n/a |
| Composer: Hans Zimmer | #21 | - | - | #19 | #10 | #15 |
| Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams | - | #5 | - | - | - | #6 |
| Composer: John Powell | #13 | - | #9 | - | #6 | - |
| Director: Eric Darnell | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Director: Tom McGrath | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Producer: Mireille Soria | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Writer: Eric Darnell | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Writer: Glenn Berger | #4 | - | - | - | #2 | - |
| Writer: Jonathan Aibel | #4 | - | - | - | #2 | - |
| Writer: Tom McGrath | - | - | - | #2 | - | #1 |
| Genres & Franchises | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shrek Forever After | Ice Age 3 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar |
| Brand: DreamWorks Animation | #12 | #4 | - | #10 | #7 | #9 |
| Franchise: Kung Fu Panda | #2 | - | - | - | #1 | - |
| Franchise: Madagascar | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Genre: 3D | #30 | #13 | #21 | - | - | - |
| Genre: Animation | #38 | #13 | #26 | #34 | #20 | #28 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | #33 | #12 | #23 | #30 | #17 | #25 |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | - | #30 | - | #45 | #32 | - |
| Showdown: 'Kung Fu Panda 2' Versus Comps | #6 | #1 | #3 | #5 | #2 | #4 |
| Showdown: 'Madagascar' Melee | - | - | - | #3 | - | #2 |
| Showdown: DreamWorks Animation Vs. DreamWorks Animation ('Sh | - | - | - | #6 | #3 | #5 |
| Chart Rankings | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shrek Forever After | Ice Age 3 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar |
| All Time Domestic | #202 | #83 | #136 | #164 | #111 | #138 |
| All Time Worldwide | #61 | #47 | #29 | #76 | #65 | #100 |
| Yearly 2008 | - | - | - | #8 | #6 | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2008 | - | - | - | #6 | #9 | - |
| Yearly PG Rated 2008 | - | - | - | #2 | #1 | - |
| Worldwide Openings | #70 | - | #25 | - | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2008 | - | - | - | #6 | #3 | - |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #60 | - | #16 | - | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #33 | - | #42 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #140 | #77 | #156 | #99 | #91 | #129 |
| Movies That Never Hit #1 | #13 | - | #5 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Not At #1 | #8 | - | #13 | - | - | #10 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | #93 | - | #137 | #101 | - |
| Single Day Gross | #432 | #123 | #539 | #141 | #249 | #484 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | #99 | #163 | #155 | #108 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #34 | #31 | - | - | - | #30 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #170 | #47 | - | #55 | #98 | #191 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #115 | #57 | - | #90 | #101 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | - | #123 | - | #139 | #172 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | - | #110 | - | #124 | #151 | - |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #85 | - | #168 | - | - | #123 |
| Opening Weekends | #148 | #54 | #190 | #78 | #89 | #151 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #39 | #22 | - | - | - | #41 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #101 | #35 | #125 | - | #58 | #103 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | - | #55 | #176 | #76 | #84 | #142 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | - | #85 | #113 | #107 | #100 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | #74 | - | #85 | #103 | - |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekend Openers | #13 | - | - | - | - | #12 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #17 | #20 | - | - | - | #16 |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | - | #14 | - | #114 | #149 |
| Second Weekends | #183 | #36 | #128 | #65 | #78 | #123 |
| Third Weekends | #136 | #34 | #119 | #156 | #59 | #127 |
| Fourth Weekends | - | #41 | - | #68 | #114 | #150 |
| Fifth Weekends | - | - | - | - | #171 | #162 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #358 | #174 | #116 | #258 | #253 | #195 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #784 | #382 | #259 | #566 | #557 | #423 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1159 | #591 | #412 | #853 | #842 | #654 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2659 | #1637 | #1261 | #2135 | #2113 | #1768 |
| Rated G and PG | #76 | #31 | #52 | #61 | #43 | #54 |
| Rated PG | #60 | #25 | #41 | #46 | #34 | #43 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #33 | #10 | #46 | #18 | #20 | #35 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #40 | #11 | #56 | #21 | #25 | #42 |
| Widest Releases | #59 | #5 | #33 | #42 | #26 | #24 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #62 | #7 | #32 | #39 | #28 | #24 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #24 | #1 | #10 | #13 | #8 | #6 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #21 | #2 | #10 | #14 | #8 | #7 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #141 | #81 | #125 | #98 | #99 | #126 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #143 | #58 | #103 | #117 | #87 | #129 |
| Fastest to $200 million | - | #57 | - | - | #87 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #366 | #426 | #382 | #409 | #408 | #381 |
| Slowest to $200 million | - | #68 | - | - | #38 | - |
| BOM Users' Grades | - | - | - | - | #102 | #478 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases) | - | - | - | #65 | #11 | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2008 | - | - | - | #8 | #6 | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2008 | - | - | - | #6 | #9 | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #51 | - | #58 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #245 | #134 | #231 | #133 | #127 | #138 |
| Movies That Never #1 Adjusted | #65 | - | #24 | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Not At #1 Adjusted | #14 | - | #20 | - | - | #4 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | - | #163 | - | - | #136 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #70 | #59 | - | - | - | #33 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | - | #88 | - | #73 | #134 | #187 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | - | #99 | - | #118 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #57 | #33 | - | - | - | #46 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #261 | #94 | #284 | #99 | #115 | #167 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #164 | #65 | #176 | - | #79 | #114 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | - | #67 | - | #110 | #123 | #147 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | - | #94 | - | - | #124 | #171 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | - | #143 | - | #147 | - | - |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | - | #119 | #150 | #164 | #122 | #117 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #163 | #80 | #108 | #120 | #82 | #78 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #55 | #17 | #63 | #19 | #22 | #34 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #72 | #23 | #82 | #25 | #29 | #43 |
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