

The new film carries on this success based upon opening weekend numbers in the US and Canada, with an estimated $122US million box office opening.

Shrek is easily one the most successful animated franchises in Hollywood, with the first two films in the series taking in over $1.4US billion in box office receipts and selling over 90 million DVDs.

Our online story also contains a large gallery of images. In this fxpodcast, we speak with Larry Cutler and Matt Baer from PDI/Dreamworks including their insights into how working on a series of films changes the workflow. With a weekend opening of over $120US million, Shrek the Third continues the box office success of the franchise.
