'Shrek' wins quiet weekend with $25.5 million

LOS ANGELES – "Shrek Forever After" is lingering at the top of the box office, taking in $25.5 million to hang on to the No. 1 spot for a third-straight weekend.

The animated hit easily fended off a rush of fresh films as audiences continued to show slim interest in new releases. The best of the newcomers, the rock 'n' roll comedy "Get Him to the Greek," debuted at No. 2 with $17.6 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. "Shrek Forever After," Paramount, $25,486,465, 4,386 locations, $5,811 average, $183,229,453, three weeks.

2. "Get Him to the Greek," Universal, $17,570,955, 2,697 locations, $6,515 average, $17,570,955, one week.

3. "Killers," Lionsgate, $15,837,266, 2,859 locations, $5,539 average, $15,837,266, one week.

4. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Disney, $14,019,131, 3,646 locations, $3,845 average, $59,621,721, two weeks.

5. "Sex and the City 2," Warner Bros., $12,344,303, 3,445 locations, $3,583 average, $73,128,387, two weeks.

6. "Marmaduke," Fox, $11,599,661, 3,213 locations, $3,610 average, $11,599,661, one week.

7. "Iron Man 2," Paramount, $7,918,708, 3,007 locations, $2,633 average, $291,429,870, five weeks.

8. "Splice," Warner Bros., $7,385,277, 2,450 locations, $3,014 average, $7,385,277, one week.

9. "Robin Hood," Universal, $5,366,940, 2,599 locations, $2,065 average, $94,496,010, four weeks.

10. "Letters to Juliet," Summit, $3,036,367, 1,962 locations, $1,548 average, $43,337,836, four weeks.

11. "Raajneeti," UTV Motion Pictures, $850,244, 124 locations, $6,857 average, $850,244, one week.

12. "Date Night," Fox, $775,810, 658 locations, $1,179 average, $95,334,452, nine weeks.

13. "Just Wright," Fox Searchlight, $767,818, 518 locations, $1,482 average, $20,193,778, four weeks.

14. "How to Train Your Dragon," Paramount, $488,283, 343 locations, $1,424 average, $213,883,143, 11 weeks.

15. "The Secret in Their Eyes," Sony Pictures Classics, $397,705, 160 locations, $2,486 average, $3,992,319, eight weeks.

16. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Music Box Films, $313,774, 152 locations, $2,064 average, $7,382,561, 12 weeks.

17. "City Island," Anchor Bay, $308,840, 177 locations, $1,745 average, $5,272,444, 12 weeks.

18. "Alice in Wonderland," Disney, $300,515, 277 locations, $1,085 average, $333,627,878, 14 weeks.

19. "Please Give," Sony Pictures Classics, $264,567, 87 locations, $3,041 average, $1,707,150, six weeks.

20. "Babies," Focus, $252,958, 181 locations, $1,398 average, $6,529,179, five weeks.