Shrek 2 Becomes Biggest Animated Film Ever Source: DreamWorks Pictures Sunday, June 13, 2004
The first Shrek has been pushed down a notch in the top-grossing animated film rankings, going from third to fourth, but you won't hear the big green ogre complaining. That's because the film doing the pushing is its sequel, DreamWorks Pictures' computer-animated comedy Shrek 2, which has become the top-grossing animated film in history (domestically) with a cumulative domestic box office gross of $346.5 million as of Saturday, June 12. The film crossed the previous record set by Finding Nemo ($339.8 million) on June 12, only its 25th day in release. The announcement was made today by DreamWorks Pictures Head of Distribution Jim Tharp.
The achievement added a new record to the already multiple record-breaking run of Shrek 2, which has shattered virtually every record for an animated film -- and several for any film in history -- since its May 19th opening. In addition to now being the top-grossing animated film of all time, Shrek 2 now holds the records for the biggest mid-week opening day for an animated film, the largest opening weekend for an animated film, the largest five-day opening for any film, the biggest single-day Saturday gross for any film, and the biggest single-day Sunday gross for any film.
In making the announcement, Jim Tharp said, "To say that we are amazed and thrilled would be a huge understatement. We have celebrated every record, but this latest hurdle -- to become the top-grossing animated film in history -- is something we hardly even imagined. Everyone at DreamWorks and PDI shares in this accomplishment. We are all very, very proud of 'Shrek 2's' extraordinary success."
The first Shrek has been pushed down a notch in the top-grossing animated film rankings, going from third to fourth, but you won't hear the big green ogre complaining. That's because the film doing the pushing is its sequel, DreamWorks Pictures' computer-animated comedy Shrek 2, which has become the top-grossing animated film in history (domestically) with a cumulative domestic box office gross of $346.5 million as of Saturday, June 12. The film crossed the previous record set by Finding Nemo ($339.8 million) on June 12, only its 25th day in release. The announcement was made today by DreamWorks Pictures Head of Distribution Jim Tharp.
The achievement added a new record to the already multiple record-breaking run of Shrek 2, which has shattered virtually every record for an animated film -- and several for any film in history -- since its May 19th opening. In addition to now being the top-grossing animated film of all time, Shrek 2 now holds the records for the biggest mid-week opening day for an animated film, the largest opening weekend for an animated film, the largest five-day opening for any film, the biggest single-day Saturday gross for any film, and the biggest single-day Sunday gross for any film.
In making the announcement, Jim Tharp said, "To say that we are amazed and thrilled would be a huge understatement. We have celebrated every record, but this latest hurdle -- to become the top-grossing animated film in history -- is something we hardly even imagined. Everyone at DreamWorks and PDI shares in this accomplishment. We are all very, very proud of 'Shrek 2's' extraordinary success."
