Shrek Forever After managed to win this weekend’s box office race, but came in way below the opening of Shrek the Third. Below = more than $50 million less. Buzz hadn’t been very good for the last of the Shrek films, but it still has a built-in fan base that helped it achieve its $70+ million weekend.
MacGruber was a disappointment as well, not even being able to crack the top 5 this weekend. It still will probably recoup its $10 million budget, but the SNL history of sketches made into flopping films continues on.
Box Office Mojo’s Top 10 Box Office Estimates for 5/21-5/23:
1. Shrek – $71.2 million 2. Iron Man 2 – $26.6 million 3. Robin Hood – $18.7 million 4. Letters to Juliet – $9.1 million 5. Just Wright – $4.2 million 6. MacGruber – $ 4.1 million 7. Date Night – $2.8 million 8. A Nightmare on Elm Street – $2.2 million 9. How to Train Your Dragon – $1.8 million 10. Kites – $1 million
