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.
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$42,347,760
3,587 theaters
3,587 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
Release DateMay 16, 2001
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Dec 6, 2001
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
In Release8,592 days/1,227 weeks
Widest Release3,715 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-20 | 1 | $42,347,760 | - | 3,587 | - | $11,805 | $42,387,348 | 1 |
| May 25-27 | 2 | $42,481,425 | +0.3% | 3,623 | +36 | $11,725 | $99,019,205 | 2 |
| May 25-28 Memorial Day wknd | 2 | $55,215,620 | - | 3,623 | - | $15,240 | $111,753,400 | - |
| Jun 1-3 | 2 | $28,172,869 | -33.7% | 3,661 | +38 | $7,695 | $148,361,421 | 3 |
| Jun 8-10 | 2 | $16,520,052 | -41.4% | 3,715 | +54 | $4,446 | $176,069,428 | 4 |
| Jun 15-17 | 3 | $13,181,576 | -20.2% | 3,317 | -398 | $3,973 | $197,528,004 | 5 |
| Jun 22-24 | 5 | $10,405,731 | -21.1% | 3,007 | -310 | $3,460 | $215,232,017 | 6 |
| Jun 29-Jul 1 | 7 | $7,707,203 | -25.9% | 2,704 | -303 | $2,850 | $228,142,129 | 7 |
| Jul 6-8 | 8 | $6,007,027 | -22.1% | 2,107 | -597 | $2,850 | $240,560,159 | 8 |
| Jul 13-15 | 11 | $3,603,843 | -40% | 1,767 | -340 | $2,039 | $247,280,575 | 9 |
| Jul 20-22 | 11 | $2,275,232 | -36.9% | 1,551 | -216 | $1,466 | $251,922,192 | 10 |
| Jul 27-29 | 10 | $1,792,718 | -21.2% | 1,439 | -112 | $1,245 | $255,526,280 | 11 |
| Aug 3-5 | 13 | $1,072,915 | -40.2% | 1,010 | -429 | $1,062 | $257,919,287 | 12 |
| Aug 10-12 | 16 | $684,371 | -36.2% | 703 | -307 | $973 | $259,456,747 | 13 |
| Aug 17-19 | 20 | $538,767 | -21.3% | 561 | -142 | $960 | $260,444,228 | 14 |
| Aug 24-26 | 21 | $583,262 | +8.3% | 755 | +194 | $772 | $261,398,217 | 15 |
| Aug 31-Sep 2 | 16 | $786,284 | +34.8% | 1,111 | +356 | $707 | $262,536,751 | 16 |
| Aug 31-Sep 3 Labor Day wknd | 21 | $1,158,260 | - | 1,111 | - | $1,042 | $262,908,727 | - |
| Sep 7-9 | 22 | $435,565 | -44.6% | 670 | -441 | $650 | $263,482,327 | 17 |
| Sep 14-16 | 21 | $400,726 | -8% | 543 | -127 | $737 | $263,977,441 | 18 |
| Sep 21-23 | 20 | $662,761 | +65.4% | 1,018 | +475 | $651 | $264,752,789 | 19 |
| Sep 28-30 | 19 | $461,902 | -30.3% | 745 | -273 | $620 | $265,448,253 | 20 |
| Oct 5-7 | 20 | $332,543 | -28% | 522 | -223 | $637 | $265,883,866 | 21 |
| Oct 5-8 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 3 | $400,659 | - | 522 | - | $767 | $265,951,982 | - |
| Oct 12-14 | 22 | $259,620 | -21.9% | 415 | -107 | $625 | $266,283,207 | 22 |
| Oct 19-21 | 20 | $271,870 | +4.7% | 388 | -27 | $700 | $266,636,479 | 23 |
| Oct 26-28 | 25 | $261,875 | -3.7% | 332 | -56 | $788 | $266,982,666 | 24 |
| Nov 2-4 | 28 | $146,841 | -43.9% | 238 | -94 | $616 | $267,202,507 | 25 |
| Nov 9-11 | 34 | $121,220 | -17.4% | 234 | -4 | $518 | $267,367,187 | 26 |
| Nov 16-18 | 40 | $64,080 | -47.1% | 166 | -68 | $386 | $267,467,391 | 27 |
| 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 | $267,590,891 | 28 |
| Nov 30-Dec 2 Post-Thanksgiving | 47 | $42,722 | -51.6% | 159 | -27 | $268 | $267,652,016 | 29 |
