Shrek
“The greatest fairy tale never told.”
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Studio
Pacific Data Images
Language
en
Status
Released
How Shrek performed
Budget
$60.0M
Worldwide Gross
$489.7M
Gross Profit
$429.7M
Return
8.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$52M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~38/62, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Animation) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)
Mike Myers
Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)
Donkey (voice)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)
Princess Fiona (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
Lord Farquaad (voice)
John Lithgow
Lord Farquaad (voice)
Monsieur Hood (voice)
Vincent Cassel
Monsieur Hood (voice)
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Peter Dennis
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Clive Pearse
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Captain of the Guards (voice)
Jim Cummings
Captain of the Guards (voice)
Baby Bear (voice)
Bobby Block
Baby Bear (voice)
Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)
Chris Miller
Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)
Pinnochio / Three Pigs (voice)
Cody Cameron
Pinnochio / Three Pigs (voice)
Old Woman (voice)
Kathleen Freeman
Old Woman (voice)
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