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DREAMWORKS ANIMATION VS. DREAMWORKS ANIMATION ('SHREK'-FREE)

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Movie Summary
Monsters Vs. Aliens

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Kung Fu Panda

Madagascar

Shark Tale
GenreAnimationAnimationAnimationAnimationAnimation
StudioParamount (DreamWorks)Paramount (DreamWorks)Paramount (DreamWorks)DreamWorksDreamWorks
Release DateMarch 27, 2009November 7, 2008June 6, 2008May 27, 2005October 1, 2004
Domestic Gross$198,351,526$180,010,950$215,434,591$193,595,521$160,861,908
Production Budget$175 million$150 million$130 millionn/a$75 million
Running Time1 hr. 34 min.1 hr. 29 min.1 hr. 31 min.1 hr. 26 min.1 hr. 30 min.
MPAA RatingPGPGPGPGPG
MPAA Reasonsci-fi action, some crude humor and mild languagesome mild crude humorsequences of martial arts actionmild language, crude humor and some thematic elementssome mild language and crude humor
 

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Domestic SummaryMonsters Vs. AliensMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKung Fu PandaMadagascarShark Tale
Total Gross$198,351,526$180,010,950$215,434,591$193,595,521$160,861,908
Opening Weekend*$59,321,095$63,106,589$60,239,130$47,224,594$47,604,606
Theaters4,1044,0564,1144,1314,016
Average$14,454$15,559$14,642$11,431$11,853
Opening % of Total29.9%35.1%28.0%24.4%29.6%
Second Weekend Drop-45.0%-44.5%-44.2%-40.5%-34.2%
Widest Release4,1364,0654,1364,1424,070
Close DateAugust 27, 2009February 26, 2009October 9, 2008October 13, 2005January 6, 2005
In Release154 days / 22 weeks112 days / 16 weeks126 days / 18 weeksn/a98 days / 14 weeks
*Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used.
 
Worldwide SummaryMonsters Vs. AliensMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKung Fu PandaMadagascarShark Tale
Worldwide Gross$381,466,116$603,900,344$631,744,560$532,680,671$367,275,019
Foreign Gross$183,114,590$423,889,394$416,309,969$339,085,150$206,413,111
Foreign % of Worldwide48.0%70.2%65.9%63.7%56.2%
Domestic Gross$198,351,526$180,010,950$215,434,591$193,595,521$160,861,908
Domestic % of Worldwide52.0%29.8%34.1%36.3%43.8%
 
People SummaryMonsters Vs. AliensMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKung Fu PandaMadagascarShark Tale
Actor: Angelina Jolie--n/a-#2
Actor: Ben Stiller-#4-#3-
Actor: Chris Rock-#2-#1-
Actor: David Schwimmer-#2-#1-
Actor: Jack Black--#2-#3
Actor: Seth Rogenn/a-n/a--
Composer: Hans Zimmer--#6#10#15
 
Genres & FranchisesMonsters Vs. AliensMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKung Fu PandaMadagascarShark Tale
Brand: DreamWorks Animation#5#7#4#6#8
Genre: Animation#15#23#13#19#28
Genre: Animation - Computer#13#20#11#17#23
Showdown: DreamWorks Animation Vs. DreamWorks Animation ('Sh#2#4#1#3#5
 
Chart RankingsMonsters Vs. AliensMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaKung Fu PandaMadagascarShark Tale
All Time Domestic#99#126#82#105#165
All Time Worldwide#127#50#43#63#143
Yearly 2008-#8#6--
Yearly Opening Weekends 2008-#6#9--
Yearly PG Rated 2008-#2#1--
Worldwide Yearly 2008-#6#3--
Opening Weeks#94#68#62#93#151
Opening Day Gross#103#93#65--
Single Day Gross#139#85#167#333#201
Single Day Friday Gross#114#103#68--
Single Day Saturday Gross#58#33#66#132#78
Single Day Sunday Gross#59#63#69--
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time#133#104#128--
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends#118#93#113--
Saturday Share of Opening Weekends-#177--#126
Sunday Share of Opening Weekends#181--#97-
Opening Weekends#63#53#60#105#104
Opening Weekends - Summer--#40#74-
Top 3-Day Grosses#58#50#55#97#96
Top 7-Day Grosses-#76#71--
Top 5-Day Grosses-#60#73--
Independence Day Weekends--#95#127-
Second Weekends#59#44#53#87#68
Third Weekends#44#115#42#96#41
Fourth Weekends#63#53#88#117#48
Fifth Weekends#92-#142#136#134
Sixth Weekends#122--#138#196
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)#192#184#180#146#91
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)#453#439#431#337#217
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)#728#710#700#556#366
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases#1994#1953#1932#1638#1201
Rated G and PG#38#47#33#42#61
Rated PG#29#35#26#33#46
Rated PG, Opening Weekends#15#13#14#24#23
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends#19#14#17#29#28
Widest Releases#14#23#13#12#21
Widest Opening Releases#15#21#13#11#24
Widest PG Rated Openings#6#10#5#3#11
Widest PG Rated Releases#6#11#5#4#10
Fastest to $100 million#81#68#69#92#128
Fastest to $150 million#83#84#58#90#111
Slowest to $100 million#328#341#340#317#281
BOM Users' Grades--#98#408#451
BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases)-#63#9--
 
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