| Movie Summary |  Shrek 2 |  Shrek |  Finding Nemo |  Cars |
| Genre | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | DreamWorks | DreamWorks | Buena Vista | Buena Vista |
| Release Date | May 19, 2004 | May 16, 2001 | May 30, 2003 | June 9, 2006 |
| Domestic Gross | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $339,714,978 | $244,082,982 |
| Production Budget | $150 million | $60 million | $94 million | $120 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 33 min. | 1 hr. 30 min. | 1 hr. 44 min. | 1 hr. 56 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | G | G |
| MPAA Reason | for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content | mild language and some crude humor | | |
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| Domestic Summary | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Finding Nemo | Cars |
| Total Gross | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $339,714,978 | $244,082,982 |
| Opening Weekend* | $108,037,878 | $42,347,760 | $70,251,710 | $60,119,509 |
| Theaters | 4,163 | 3,587 | 3,374 | 3,985 |
| Average | $25,951 | $11,805 | $20,821 | $15,086 |
| Opening % of Total | 24.5% | 15.8% | 20.7% | 24.6% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -33.2% | +0.3% | -33.7% | -43.9% |
| Widest Release | 4,223 | 3,715 | 3,425 | 3,988 |
| Close Date | November 25, 2004 | December 6, 2001 | December 18, 2003 | October 19, 2006 |
| In Release | 149 days / 21 weeks | 205 days / 29 weeks | 203 days / 29 weeks | 133 days / 19 weeks |
| *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 2 | Shrek | Finding Nemo | Cars |
| Worldwide Gross | $919,838,758 | $484,409,218 | $880,614,978 | $461,983,149 |
| Foreign Gross | $478,612,511 | $216,744,207 | $540,900,000 | $217,900,167 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 52.0% | 44.7% | 61.4% | 47.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $441,226,247 | $267,665,011 | $339,714,978 | $244,082,982 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 48.0% | 55.3% | 38.6% | 52.8% |
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| People Summary | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Finding Nemo | Cars |
| Actor: Cameron Diaz | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Actor: Eddie Murphy | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Actor: Mike Myers | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams | #1 | #4 | - | - |
| Composer: John Powell | n/a | #1 | - | - |
| Director: Andrew Adamson | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Producer: Jeffrey Katzenberg | #1 | #2 | - | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Finding Nemo | Cars |
| Brand: DreamWorks Animation | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Brand: Pixar | - | - | #2 | #7 |
| Franchise: Shrek | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Genre: Animation | #1 | #8 | #4 | #12 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | #1 | #7 | #3 | #11 |
| Genre: Animation - Fantasy | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: 'Shrek' Vs. Himself | #1 | #3 | - | - |
| Showdown: Pixar Originals (Summer Edition) | - | - | #1 | #3 |
| Showdown: Pixar Vs. Pixar (Summer Edition) | - | - | #2 | #4 |
| Showdown: Summer Computer Animation Blockbusters (2003-2006) | #1 | #3 | #2 | #4 |
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| Chart Rankings | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Finding Nemo | Cars |
| All Time Domestic | #8 | #61 | #18 | #78 |
| All Time Adjusted | #32 | #107 | #53 | #184 |
| All Time Worldwide | #26 | #117 | #25 | #130 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #3 | #42 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks | #25 | #205 | #64 | #92 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | - | #102 | #106 |
| Single Day Gross | #28 | #513 | #134 | #236 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #44 | - | #109 | #118 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #5 | #38 | - | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #9 | #202 | #52 | #95 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #9 | - | #48 | #104 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #27 | - | #54 | #150 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #27 | - | #52 | #134 |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #135 | #186 | #183 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #21 | #187 | #57 | #91 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #9 | #49 | #23 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #15 | #124 | #37 | #60 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #139 | #94 | #51 | - |
| Ninth Weekends | #82 | #68 | #44 | - |
| Tenth Weekends | #100 | #105 | #39 | - |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #31 | - | #50 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #134 | - | #57 | #85 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #41 | - | #64 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #29 | - | #70 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #30 | - | #71 | #102 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #32 | - | #65 | - |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #35 | - | #55 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends | #161 | #133 | #102 | #192 |
| Twelfth Weekends | #177 | #155 | #108 | #130 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #30 | - | #67 | #106 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #148 | - | #153 | #179 |
| Most Weekends in Top 10 (non-consecutive) | #139 | - | #113 | - |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #135 | - | #140 | #171 |
| Consecutive Weekends In Top 10 | #117 | - | #91 | - |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #5 | #23 | - | - |
| Independence Day Weekends | #145 | #141 | #82 | #53 |
| Second Weekends | #5 | #40 | #29 | #77 |
| Third Weekends | #5 | #26 | #24 | #48 |
| Fourth Weekends | #11 | #37 | #13 | #59 |
| Fifth Weekends | #15 | #20 | #14 | #50 |
| Sixth Weekends | #27 | #23 | #16 | #59 |
| Seventh Weekends | #70 | #26 | #17 | #114 |
| Eighth Weekends | #77 | #33 | #18 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #103 | #11 | #113 | #246 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #243 | #24 | #255 | #543 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #385 | #35 | #406 | #824 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1209 | #172 | #1249 | #2078 |
| Rated G | - | - | #3 | #6 |
| Rated G and PG | #3 | #19 | #7 | #29 |
| Rated PG | #3 | #15 | - | - |
| Rated G, Opening Weekends | - | - | #2 | #6 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #3 | #45 | - | - |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #4 | #54 | #13 | #26 |
| Widest Releases | #18 | #115 | #278 | #51 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #19 | #164 | #285 | #50 |
| Widest G Rated Openings | - | - | #19 | #4 |
| Widest G Rated Releases | - | - | #20 | #4 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #5 | #63 | - | - |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #4 | #46 | - | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #37 | #157 | #68 | #104 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #32 | #106 | #56 | #85 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #28 | #80 | #49 | #68 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #13 | #59 | #41 | - |
| Fastest to $300 million | #11 | - | #29 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #471 | #351 | #440 | #404 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #97 | #45 | #76 | #57 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #171 | #72 | #36 | #124 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #1 | #40 | - | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #14 | #186 | #53 | #103 |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #59 | - | #120 | - |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #64 | - | #79 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #49 | - | #70 | - |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #35 | - | #85 | #119 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #3 | #27 | #139 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #5 | #143 | #41 | #100 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #5 | #91 | #36 | #107 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #70 | - | #137 | - |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | #73 | - | #88 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #40 | - | #116 | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #34 | - | #69 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #33 | - | #60 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #6 | #44 | #20 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #14 | #160 | #44 | #92 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #10 | #110 | #33 | #63 |
| Eleventh Weekends Adjusted | #183 | #121 | #85 | - |
| Ninth Weekends Adjusted | #138 | #98 | #73 | - |
| Tenth Weekends Adjusted | #152 | #134 | #70 | - |
| Twelfth Weekends Adjusted | #182 | #162 | #138 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #3 | #30 | #25 | #89 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #8 | #16 | #21 | #73 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #16 | #37 | #20 | #100 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #40 | #33 | #34 | #103 |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #52 | #35 | #37 | #121 |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #122 | #49 | #46 | - |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #126 | #51 | #38 | - |
| Rated G Adjusted | - | - | #16 | #31 |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #22 | #56 | #31 | #85 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #12 | #32 | - | - |
| Rated G, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | - | #2 | #6 |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #2 | #31 | - | - |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #2 | #40 | #10 | #21 |
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