Shrek

A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.

Grosses

Domestic (55.3%)
$267,851,831
Summary Details
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$42,347,760
3,587 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Romance
In Release8,591 days/1,227 weeks
Widest Release3,715 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 18-201$42,347,760-3,587-$11,805$42,387,3481
May 25-272$42,481,425+0.3%3,623+36$11,725$99,019,2052
May 25-28
Memorial Day wknd
2$55,215,620-3,623-$15,240$111,753,400-
Jun 1-32$28,172,869-33.7%3,661+38$7,695$148,361,4213
Jun 8-102$16,520,052-41.4%3,715+54$4,446$176,069,4284
Jun 15-173$13,181,576-20.2%3,317-398$3,973$197,528,0045
Jun 22-245$10,405,731-21.1%3,007-310$3,460$215,232,0176
Jun 29-Jul 17$7,707,203-25.9%2,704-303$2,850$228,142,1297
Jul 6-88$6,007,027-22.1%2,107-597$2,850$240,560,1598
Jul 13-1511$3,603,843-40%1,767-340$2,039$247,280,5759
Jul 20-2211$2,275,232-36.9%1,551-216$1,466$251,922,19210
Jul 27-2910$1,792,718-21.2%1,439-112$1,245$255,526,28011
Aug 3-513$1,072,915-40.2%1,010-429$1,062$257,919,28712
Aug 10-1216$684,371-36.2%703-307$973$259,456,74713
Aug 17-1920$538,767-21.3%561-142$960$260,444,22814
Aug 24-2621$583,262+8.3%755+194$772$261,398,21715
Aug 31-Sep 216$786,284+34.8%1,111+356$707$262,536,75116
Aug 31-Sep 3
Labor Day wknd
21$1,158,260-1,111-$1,042$262,908,727-
Sep 7-922$435,565-44.6%670-441$650$263,482,32717
Sep 14-1621$400,726-8%543-127$737$263,977,44118
Sep 21-2320$662,761+65.4%1,018+475$651$264,752,78919
Sep 28-3019$461,902-30.3%745-273$620$265,448,25320
Oct 5-720$332,543-28%522-223$637$265,883,86621
Oct 5-8
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
3$400,659-522-$767$265,951,982-
Oct 12-1422$259,620-21.9%415-107$625$266,283,20722
Oct 19-2120$271,870+4.7%388-27$700$266,636,47923
Oct 26-2825$261,875-3.7%332-56$788$266,982,66624
Nov 2-428$146,841-43.9%238-94$616$267,202,50725
Nov 9-1134$121,220-17.4%234-4$518$267,367,18726
Nov 16-1840$64,080-47.1%166-68$386$267,467,39127
Nov 21-25
Thanksgiving 5-Day
11$111,620-186-$600$267,590,891-
Nov 22-25
Thanksgiving 4-Day
12$100,599-186-$540$267,590,891-
Nov 23-25
Thanksgiving 3-Day
39$88,295+37.8%186+20$474$267,590,89128
Nov 30-Dec 2
Post-Thanksgiving
47$42,722-51.6%159-27$268$267,652,01629