"Shrek Forever After" Beats "Iron Man 2" And Tops The Box Office

"Shrek Forever After" made its way to the top spot with $70.8M in its opening weekend. The animated fantasy movie played in only 4,359 theaters on its opening day in the United States, grossing an estimated $20,750,000.

Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for DreamWorks Animation, said they were happy with the movie's opening since it debuted at No.1 and also had the fourth best opening for an animated movie behind "Shrek the Third", "Shrek 2", and "The Simpsons Movie".

"Shrek Forever After" the fourth and final installment in the Shrek movie series, was released on May 21, 2010 in the United States in 3-D and IMAX 3-D theaters.

The superhero movie "Iron Man 2" dropped to No. 2 after two weeks on top. The movie pulled in $26.4M this week with a 49 percent decrease from last week's numbers.

US Box Office - The Weekend Starting 7 May 2010

1. Iron Man 2 (2010) - Total Gross $128M
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - Total Gross $48.5M
3. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Total Gross $201M
4. Date Night (2010) - Total Gross $81M
5. The Back-up Plan (2010) - Total Gross $30.1M
6. Furry Vengeance (2010) - Total Gross $12.1M
7. Clash of the Titans (2010) - Total Gross $158M
8. Death at a Funeral (2010) - Total Gross $38.5M
9. Bébé(s) (2010) - Total Gross $2.16M
10. The Losers (2010/I) - Total Gross $21.5M

Iron Man 2 is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second movie in a planned trilogy. It is a superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Iron Man 2 was directed by Jon Favreau.

The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. who has played the main character as Tony Stark. Iron Man 2 was produced by Marvel Studios and released throughout the United States on May 7, 2010. It grossed $51,2M in its opening day.

US Box Office - The Weekend Starting 16 April 2010

1. Kick-Ass (2010) - Gross $19.8M
2. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Gross $158M
3. Date Night (2010) - Gross $48.7M
4. Death at a Funeral (2010) - Gross $16.2M
5. Clash of the Titans (2010) - Gross $133M
6. The Last Song (2010) - Gross $50.2M
7. Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) - Gross $54.8M
8. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Gross $324M
9. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Gross $42.4M
10. The Bounty Hunter (2010) - Gross $60.3M

Kick-Ass is a superhero movie based on a Marvel comic book, and was released on April 16, 2010 in the United States.

It's the story of a teenager Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) who decides he's going to take up being a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the internet and inspire others. Kick-Ass attracts the attention of the fearless and highly-trained crime-fighting duo of Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and his daughter, Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) who are on a mission to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso, Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong).

The movie was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. The comic was written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita, Jr.