SHREK FOREVER AFTER, the 3D fourth and final installment in the smash hit saga of the loveable green ogre, has now become the highest grossing DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) film of all time at the international box office.
The film, distributed by Paramount Pictures International, added another $4.7m to its international box office over the weekend to take the international total gross to $480.7m. This saw the sequel surpass both previous SHREK sequels to become both the franchise’s #1 entry and DWA’s all-time highest grossing film in the international marketplace. SHREK 2 grossed $478.6m at the international box office in 2004, while SHREK THE THIRD claimed $476.2m in 2007.
SHREK FOREVER AFTER is now the #4 highest grossing animated film of all-time at the international box office and stands as the third highest grossing film released internationally in 2010.
The final film in the SHREK franchise reunited English-language voice cast Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas alongside new cast members including Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm and Jane Lynch under the direction of Mike Mitchell.
