BOX OFFICE: SHREK-THE THIRD biggest opening of all time

May 2007 has been a huge month for movies (although we all knew it would be). A couple of weeks ago Spider-Man 3 achieved the highest grossing opening weekend of all time and now Shrek the Third's opening comes in at third on that list. Of course in second place is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the sequel of which is released next week! When all was said and done, the generally negatively reviewed Shrek the Third opened to $122 million on around 8,600 screens in 4,122 theatres. The movie is now the biggest opening weekend for an animated movie ever, beating out Shrek 2 by around $14 million. I believe the studio are on for a big profit here, as they didn't spend nearly as much on advertising as the folks for Spider-Man 3 did... and it's proven that they didn't need to. Pirates 3 is attempting the same formula this week. Spider-Man 3 continues to drop rapidly. A 51% decrease means it's lagging behind the previous movies in the franchise, although it continues to dominate the worldwide market. Worldwide gross of the movie now is $747 million, the 22nd biggest film of all time and it's not finished yet. Elsewhere then, Disturbia continues to make good money. One of the summer's surprise hits has now made a $50 PROFIT in just America alone. 28 Weeks Later added another $5 million but it needs to stay a little longer if they want a big name sequel. Hot Fuzz is at 9 with a $1.2 million taking. It may be your last chance to see it in the U.S. this week... I would encourage you not to miss out on one of the funniest films of the year. 1 Shrek the Third (2007) $122M $123M 2 Spider-Man 3 (2007) $28.5M $282M 3 28 Weeks Later (2007) $5.15M $18.6M 4 Disturbia (2007) $3.67M $71.3M 5 Georgia Rule (2007) $3.49M $12.6M 6 Fracture (2007) $2.38M $34.6M 7 Delta Farce (2007) $1.84M $6.12M 8 The Invisible (2007) $1.31M $17.7M 9 Hot Fuzz (2007) $1.26M $21.1M 10 Waitress (2007) $1.14M $2.18M RELEASED NEXT WEEK: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Bug, Angel-A (limited), Paprika (limited), The Boss of It All (limited), Golden Door (limited) source - box office mojo, imdb