When is an animated movie that opens with $71 million — thus making it one of the four best animated openings in history — considered a humongous disappointment? When it’s Shrek Forever After . The supposed final chapter in the Dreamworks Animation smash series easily topped the box office over the weekend, but wound up opening to $50 million less than Shrek The Third did just three years ago. Guess people really didn’t like that one, huh? Dig up your most dated cultural reference and get ready for some weekend receipts.
