Over the last several years fans of animation have been treated to quite a few groundbreaking and universally lauded films. Movies like Toy Story 3, Despicable Me (and its sequels), The Secret Life of Pets, Inside Out, and Zooptopia, just to name a few, were all unmitigated successes at the box office, and were enjoyed by critics and fans alike. But it may surprise you that none of these incredibly successful films have yet launched a franchise as successful in animation as Shrek (and its sequels/spin-offs). In fact, Shrek 2 was the highest grossing animated movie (domestically) for 12 years until that record was broken by Finding Dory this summer.
All in all, five Shrek films have been released (if you include the spin-off Puss in Boots) grossing a combined $1.4 billion domestically, and $3.5 billion worldwide. The last film in ...
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