Shrek the Third
“He's in for the royal treatment.”
After the King of Far Far Away dies, Shrek and Fiona are to succede. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, he and Donkey set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.
Genres
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Studio
DreamWorks Animation
Language
en
Status
Released
How Shrek the Third performed
Budget
$160.0M
Worldwide Gross
$808.3M
Gross Profit
$648.3M
Return
5.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$91M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Shrek (voice)
Mike Myers
Shrek (voice)
Donkey (voice)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)
Princess Fiona (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Antonio Banderas
Puss in Boots (voice)
Queen Lillian (voice)
Julie Andrews
Queen Lillian (voice)
King Harold (voice)
John Cleese
King Harold (voice)
Prince Charming (voice)
Rupert Everett
Prince Charming (voice)
Merlin (voice)
Eric Idle
Merlin (voice)
Prince Artie (voice)
Justin Timberlake
Prince Artie (voice)
Evil Queen (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee
Evil Queen (voice)
Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Cody Cameron
Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Doris (voice)
Larry King
Doris (voice)
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