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Summer Computer Animation Blockbusters (2003-2006)

Shrek 2 vs. Shrek vs. Finding Nemo


Movie Summary
Shrek 2

Shrek

Finding Nemo

Cars
GenreAnimationAnimationAnimationAnimation
StudioDreamWorksDreamWorksBuena VistaBuena Vista
Release DateMay 19, 2004May 16, 2001May 30, 2003June 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 Time1 hr. 33 min.1 hr. 30 min.1 hr. 44 min.1 hr. 56 min.
MPAA RatingPGPGGG
MPAA Reasonfor some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content mild language and some crude humor
 

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Domestic SummaryShrek 2ShrekFinding NemoCars
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
Theaters4,1633,5873,3743,985
Average$25,951$11,805$20,821$15,086
Opening % of Total24.5%15.8%20.7%24.6%
Second Weekend Drop-33.2%+0.3%-33.7%-43.9%
Widest Release4,2233,7153,4253,988
Close DateNovember 25, 2004December 6, 2001December 18, 2003October 19, 2006
In Release149 days / 21 weeks205 days / 29 weeks203 days / 29 weeks133 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.
 
Worldwide SummaryShrek 2ShrekFinding NemoCars
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 Worldwide52.0%44.7%61.4%47.2%
Domestic Gross$441,226,247$267,665,011$339,714,978$244,082,982
Domestic % of Worldwide48.0%55.3%38.6%52.8%
 
People SummaryShrek 2ShrekFinding NemoCars
Actor: Cameron Diaz#1#3--
Actor: Eddie Murphy#1#3--
Actor: Mike Myers#1#3--
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams#1#4--
Composer: John Powelln/a#1--
Director: Andrew Adamson#1#3--
Producer: Jeffrey Katzenberg#1#2--
 
Genres & FranchisesShrek 2ShrekFinding NemoCars
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
 
Chart RankingsShrek 2ShrekFinding NemoCars
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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