*Shrek Forever After" roared it's way to the top of the box office, making $71.3 million in it's opening weekend. But the 4th film in the monster franchise from Dream Works Animation had the weakest debut of all "Shrek" sequels, according to studio estimates Sunday, "Shrek 2" from 2004, opened with $108 million "Shrek 3", from 2007, made $121.6 million in it's first weekend. And the latest installment was available for the first time in 3-D and IMAX 3-D, where ticket prices are higher--up to $19 in Manhattan. "Shrek" made just under $5 million on iMAX screens, or 7% of the films weekend gross. This time "Shrek"--voiced as always by Mike Myers-is experiencing a mid-life crisis, so he makes a deal with Rumpelsiltskin to live as a fearsome ogre again for one day. Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas return to the voice cast. Last week's No. 1 movie "Iron Man 2" dropped to 2nd place with $26.6 million. The superhero sequel from Paramount Pictures has now made over $251 million in 3 weeks. The other new wide release "MacGruber", opened in 6th place with a disappointing $4.1 million Based on the "Saturday Night Live" sketch, Universal Pictures comedy stars Will Forte as a bumbling version of the mulleted '80's Gyver, who was famous for his makeshift method of defusing threats~
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