Shrek
the
Third
took
$122
million
in
its
first
weekend,
a
record
for
an
animated
film
in
the
North
American
box
office.
The
Dreamworks
picture
easily
knocked
"Spiderman
3" off
the
top
spot;
in
its
third
week
the
Tobey
Maguire
picture
took
$28.5
million.
In
third
was
zombie
horror
picture
"28
Weeks
Later",
while
fourth
was
"Disturbia",
raking
in
$5.2
million
and
$3.7
million
respectively.
Rounding
off
the
top
five
was
"Georgia
Rule",
which
took
$3.5
million.
But
it
was
the
antics
of
green-skinned
"Shrek",
who
in
the
latest
film
indulges
in
a
bit
of
gentle
king
making,
which
dominated
sales
over
the
three-day
weekend
period.
The
movie,
which
features
Eric
Idle
and
Justin
Timberlake
as
well
as
regular
stars
Mike
Myers,
Cameron
Diaz
and
Eddie
Murphy,
is
continuing
a
good
summer
season
for
cinema-takings
across
the
Atlantic.
Two
weeks
ago
"Spiderman
3" stormed
to
the
top
of
the
box
office
chart,
taking
$59
million
on
its
opening
day
stateside.
And
next
week
sees
the
release
of
another
enormous
Hollywood
franchise
in
the
shape
of
"Pirates
of
the
Caribbean:
At
World's
End".
Film
pundits
are
predicting
more
record-breaking
for
the
third
big
trilogy-completing
picture
of
the
month.