{"id":6886,"date":"2010-06-06T16:58:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T21:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=6886"},"modified":"2010-06-06T16:58:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T21:58:33","slug":"shrek-wins-box-office-tops-get-him-to-the-greek-splice-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/06\/06\/shrek-wins-box-office-tops-get-him-to-the-greek-splice-killers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Shrek&#8221; Wins Box Office, Tops &#8220;Get Him to the Greek,&#8221; &#8220;Splice,&#8221; &#8220;Killers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even as an underwhelming performer by franchise standards, &#8220;Shrek: The Final Chapter&#8221; can still claim that it won three consecutive weekend box office crowns.<\/p>\n<p>The latest sequel pulled an additional $25.3 million for first place this weekend, topping a number of new releases en route to a domestic total of $183.0 million.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/shrek-honoured-with-the\/image\/8873530?term=shrek\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/8873530\/shrek-honoured-with-the\/shrek-honoured-with-the.jpg?size=500&#038;imageId=8873530\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Shrek honoured with the 2408th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame\" height=\"NaN\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"20 May 2010 - Hollywood, California - Shrek. Shrek honoured with the 2408th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame held On Hollywood Blvd. Photo Credit: Michael Jade\/AdMedia\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leading the new releases was well-reviewed &#8220;Forgetting Sarah Marshall&#8221; spin-off &#8220;Get Him to the Greek,&#8221; which pulled a respectable $17.4 million this weekend.  Assuming estimates hold up, it will have narrowly topped &#8220;The Killers&#8221; ($16.1 million) for second place.<\/p>\n<p>Behind &#8220;Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time&#8221; ($13.9 million) and &#8220;Sex and the City 2&#8221; ($12.7 million) was sixth-place finisher &#8220;Marmaduke.&#8221;  The family film debuted with a mere $11.3 million on 3213 screens.<\/p>\n<p>Also new: &#8220;Splice&#8221; ($7.5 million for eighth place) and &#8220;Raajneeti&#8221; ($0.9 million for eleventh place on 124 screens).<\/p>\n<p><B>Weekend Top Ten:<\/b><br \/>\n1)   Shrek: The Final Chapter &#8211; $25.3 million ($183 million)<br \/>\n2)   Get Him to the Greek &#8211; $17.4 million<br \/>\n3)   The Killers &#8211; $16.1 million<br \/>\n4)   Prince of Persia &#8211; $13.9 million ($59.5 million)<br \/>\n5)   Sex and the City 2 &#8211; $12.7 million ($73.4 million)<br \/>\n6)   Marmaduke &#8211; $11.3 million<br \/>\n7)   Iron Man 2 &#8211; $7.8 million ($291.2 million)<br \/>\n8)   Splice &#8211; 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