| Movie Summary | 
Shrek the Third | 
Shrek 2 | 
Shrek | 
Shrek Forever After |
| Genre | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | Paramount (DreamWorks) | DreamWorks | DreamWorks | Paramount (DreamWorks) |
| Release Date | May 18, 2007 | May 19, 2004 | May 16, 2001 | May 21, 2010 |
| Domestic Gross | $322,719,944 | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $238,736,787 |
| Production Budget | $160 million | $150 million | $60 million | $165 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 32 min. | 1 hr. 33 min. | 1 hr. 30 min. | 1 hr. 33 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action | for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content | mild language and some crude humor | mild action, some rude humor and brief language. |
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| Domestic Summary | Shrek the Third | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Shrek Forever After |
| Total Gross | $322,719,944 | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $238,736,787 |
| Opening Weekend* | $121,629,270 | $108,037,878 | $42,347,760 | $70,838,207 |
| Theaters | 4,122 | 4,163 | 3,587 | 4,359 |
| Average | $29,507 | $25,951 | $11,805 | $16,251 |
| Opening % of Total | 37.7% | 24.5% | 15.8% | 29.7% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -56.4% | -33.2% | +0.3% | -38.9% |
| Widest Release | 4,172 | 4,223 | 3,715 | 4,386 |
| Close Date | August 9, 2007 | November 25, 2004 | December 6, 2001 | September 9, 2010 |
| In Release | n/a | 149 days / 21 weeks | 205 days / 29 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. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Shrek the Third | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Shrek Forever After |
| Worldwide Gross | $798,958,162 | $919,838,758 | $484,409,218 | $752,600,867 |
| Foreign Gross | $476,238,218 | $478,612,511 | $216,744,207 | $513,864,080 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 59.6% | 52.0% | 44.7% | 68.3% |
| Domestic Gross | $322,719,944 | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $238,736,787 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 40.4% | 48.0% | 55.3% | 31.7% |
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| People Summary | Shrek the Third | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Shrek Forever After |
| Actor: Antonio Banderas | #2 | #1 | - | #3 |
| Actor: Cameron Diaz | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Actor: Eddie Murphy | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Actor: Julie Andrews | n/a | n/a | - | n/a |
| Actor: Mike Myers | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams | #2 | #1 | #4 | #5 |
| Composer: John Powell | - | n/a | #1 | - |
| Director: Andrew Adamson | - | #1 | #3 | - |
| Producer: Jeffrey Katzenberg | - | #1 | #2 | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | Shrek the Third | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Shrek Forever After |
| Brand: DreamWorks Animation | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Franchise: Shrek | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Genre: Animation | #5 | #1 | #8 | #13 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | #4 | #1 | #7 | #12 |
| Genre: Animation - Fantasy | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Genre: Dragon - Supporting Role | #2 | - | #5 | - |
| Showdown: 'Shrek' Vs. Himself | #2 | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Showdown: Summer Computer Animation Blockbusters (2003-2006) | - | #1 | #3 | - |
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| Chart Rankings | Shrek the Third | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Shrek Forever After |
| All Time Domestic | #29 | #8 | #61 | #83 |
| All Time Adjusted | #108 | #32 | #107 | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #39 | #26 | #117 | #47 |
| Worldwide Openings | #56 | #59 | - | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | - | #3 | #42 | - |
| Opening Weeks | #19 | #25 | #205 | #77 |
| Opening Day Gross | #26 | - | - | #93 |
| Single Day Gross | #24 | #28 | #513 | #123 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #20 | #44 | - | #99 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #28 | #5 | #38 | #31 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #6 | #9 | #202 | #47 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #6 | #9 | - | #58 |
| Non-Holiday Monday Gross | #40 | #17 | - | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #18 | #27 | - | #124 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #18 | #27 | - | #111 |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | - | #135 | #186 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #14 | #21 | #187 | #54 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #5 | #9 | #49 | #22 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #9 | #15 | #124 | #35 |
| Eleventh Weekends | - | #139 | #94 | - |
| Ninth Weekends | - | #82 | #68 | - |
| Tenth Weekends | - | #100 | #105 | - |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #25 | #31 | - | #65 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #16 | #134 | - | #55 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #19 | #41 | - | #67 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #27 | #29 | - | #83 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #28 | #30 | - | #86 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #28 | #32 | - | #80 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #26 | #35 | - | #73 |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | #177 | #155 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | - | #161 | #133 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #25 | #30 | - | #75 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | #148 | - | #104 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | #135 | - | #89 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #14 | #5 | #23 | #20 |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | #145 | #141 | - |
| Second Weekends | #17 | #5 | #40 | #36 |
| Third Weekends | #27 | #5 | #26 | #35 |
| Fourth Weekends | #48 | #11 | #37 | #41 |
| Fifth Weekends | #92 | #15 | #20 | - |
| Sixth Weekends | #148 | #27 | #23 | - |
| Seventh Weekends | - | #70 | #26 | - |
| Eighth Weekends | - | #77 | #33 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #484 | #103 | #11 | #174 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1021 | #243 | #24 | #382 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1491 | #385 | #35 | #591 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3214 | #1209 | #172 | #1638 |
| Rated G and PG | #9 | #3 | #19 | #31 |
| Rated PG | #6 | #3 | #15 | #25 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #1 | #3 | #45 | #10 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #1 | #4 | #54 | #11 |
| Widest Releases | #19 | #18 | #115 | #5 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #26 | #19 | #164 | #7 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #7 | #5 | #63 | #1 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #5 | #4 | #46 | #2 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #17 | #37 | #157 | #82 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #27 | #32 | #106 | #58 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #24 | #28 | #80 | #57 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #22 | #13 | #59 | - |
| Fastest to $300 million | #21 | #11 | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #491 | #471 | #351 | #426 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #101 | #97 | #45 | #68 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #571 | #171 | #72 | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #1 | #40 | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #20 | #14 | #186 | #134 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #20 | #35 | - | #163 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #39 | #3 | #27 | #59 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #6 | #5 | #143 | #88 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #10 | #5 | #91 | #100 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #29 | #34 | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #28 | #33 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #5 | #6 | #44 | #33 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #11 | #14 | #160 | #94 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #9 | #10 | #110 | #65 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | - | #183 | #121 | - |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | - | #138 | #98 | - |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | - | #152 | #134 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | - | #182 | #162 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #27 | #3 | #30 | #67 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #39 | #8 | #16 | #95 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #99 | #16 | #37 | #143 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #183 | #40 | #33 | - |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | - | #52 | #35 | - |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | - | #122 | #49 | - |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | - | #126 | #51 | - |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #57 | #22 | #56 | #119 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #33 | #12 | #32 | #80 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1 | #2 | #31 | #17 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1 | #2 | #40 | #23 |
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