Latest Shrek film tops North America box-office chart

MUMBAI: Yet Shrek Forever After, the latest Shrek film, has topped the North American box-office charts when it roped in $71.3 million in the first three days of its release.

But the film did not perform as well as its two predecessors, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, both of which grossed more than $100 million in their respective debut weekends. 

Featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, Yet Shrek Forever After is the first in the series to be screened in 3D.

Its chart-topping debut ended Iron Man 2‘s two-week reign as box-office heavyweight in the US and Canada.

The comic book sequel slipped to the second spot with its third weekend gross of $ 26.6 million taking its overall domestic tally to more than $251.2 million.