Movie News - Shrek's Underwhelming Box Office Weekend

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Shrek was a little less green at the box office this weekend: Although Shrek Forever After took the top spot, its opening weekend numbers were well below previous installments.

The DreamWorks animated sequel, which was released in 3D at more than half of its 4,359 locations, earned $71.3 million in the U.S. and Canada. The audience was well below previous Shrek films, including Shrek the Third, which opened at $121.6 million in May 2007.

Marvel's Iron Man 2 came in second with $26.6 million while Robin Hood came in third with $18.7 million, bringing its North American total to $66.1 million.

Saturday Night Live spin-off, MacGruber took in a meager $4.1 million during it's opening weekend, landing in sixth position.

Round out the top 10: Letters to Juliet (No. 4, $9.1 million); Just Wright (No. 5, $4.2 million); Date Night (No. 7, $2.8 million); A Nightmare on Elm Street (No. 8, $2.3 million); How to Train Your Dragon (No. 9, $1.9 million); and Kites (No. 10, $1.0 million).