Article: `Shrek 2,' `Day After Tomorrow' lift Hollywood to record Memorial Day holiday weekend

Article: 'Shrek 2' Grosses Higher-than-Expected $95.7 Million for ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 2, 2004 ;     564 words ... ... office phenomenon "Shrek 2" made $3 million ... way to a record Memorial Day weekend take of ... The sequel to "Shrek" has earned $260 ... was the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever as ... second-highest Memorial Day weekend haul of all time, behind "Shrek 2." One ...

Article: `Shrek 2' sets Memorial Day weekend record ...
AP Worldstream;  June 2, 2004 ;     590 words ... ... animated fairy tale "Shrek 2" lived happily ever ... long holiday period. "Shrek 2" set a record for best four-day haul for Memorial Day weekend, beating the ... when all films over Memorial Day weekend grossed $202 ... EDI Inc. are: 1. "Shrek 2," DreamWorks ...

Article: 'Pirates' sets new Memorial Day mark: $142 mill.; ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 29, 2007 ;     542 words ... ... against "Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek the Third." "This is probably ... of "At World's End," "Shrek the Third" and "Spider ... lifted Hollywood to a record Memorial Day weekend with overall revenues ... Pirates $142.1 mill. 2. Shrek the Third $69.1 mill. 3 ...

Article: 'Shrek 2' Propels Box Office to Record
AP Online;  May 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... box office. "Shrek 2" retained the ... million over the long Memorial Day weekend, fending ... all movies over Memorial Day weekend last year ... the numbers for "Shrek 2" hold up when ... would have the best Memorial Day weekend gross ever ...

Article: `Shrek ' Plays Ogre in the Middle
AP Online;  May 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... fight. The animated comedy "Shrek the Third" arrives Friday ... Dead Man's Chest." "Shrek the Third" has the unenviable ... End," which comes out over Memorial Day weekend. Studio executives are counting on big results for "Shrek the Third" but said the film ...

Article: `Shrek' Plays Ogre in the Middle
AP Online;  May 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... fight. The animated comedy "Shrek the Third" arrives Friday ... Dead Man's Chest." "Shrek the Third" has the unenviable ... End," which comes out over Memorial Day weekend. Studio executives are counting on big results for "Shrek the Third" but said the film ...

Article: ANALYSIS: 'SHREK 2' TO THE RESCUE
United Press International;  May 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 05-24-2004 Analysis: 'Shrek 2' to the rescue LOS ANGELES ... box-office season began on Memorial Day weekend. Studios rolling out ... around. Then along came "Shrek 2." DreamWorks' sequel to ... 2001 box-office phenomenon "Shrek" essentially strapped the ...