Franchise
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6 films•2001–2022•DreamWorks, DreamWorks Distribution
Avg critics75%
Avg audience71%
Avg domestic$267.8M
Domestic
$1.61B
Lifetime
Worldwide
$4.03B
Lifetime
Avg opening
$64.9M
3-day
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | $108.0M | $439.8M | 4.07x | $933.8M | A | 89% | #1 |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | $122.0M | $322.7M | 2.65x | $807.3M | B+ | 41% | #2 |
| Shrek | 2001 | $42.3M | $270.2M | 6.40x | $494.3M | A | 88% | #3 |
| Shrek Forever After | 2010 | $70.8M | $238.7M | 3.37x | $756.2M | A | 58% | #8 |
 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | 2022 | $12.4M | $186.1M | 15.0x | $484.3M | A | 91% | #10 |
 Puss in Boots | 2011 | $34.1M | $149.3M | 4.38x | $555.0M | A- | 85% | #16 |
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Film by film
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DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 4.2 years
Profitability
Return on budget
5.2x
$4.03B worldwide on $775.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs international split
Domestic $1.61BInternational $2.42B
Return by film
Worldwide ÷ budget0x2.5x breakeven8.2x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget, and streaming releases with no real theatrical run, are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
Records held
All records#4Best second-weekend holds ($100M+ openers)Shrek 2−33.2%#8Biggest animated filmsShrek 2$439.8M#9Biggest animated openingsShrek the Third$121.6M#10Best second-weekend holds ($20M+ openers)Shrek+0.3%#11Longest runs of $1M+ daysShrek 2—#12Biggest May openingsShrek the Third$121.6M#14Biggest PG openingsShrek the Third$121.6M#14Best second-weekend holds ($20M+ openers)Puss in Boots−3.0%#15Biggest grossers never #1Puss in Boots: The Last Wish$186.1M#15Longest runs of $1M+ daysShrek—
Top 10 of 15 placings across 10 all-time charts. Where a film places on the same chart in consecutive weekends, only its best placing is shown.
What’s next
Full scheduleNo upcoming movies announced yet.
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