Other hopefuls include the DreamWorks releases Megamind, Shrek Forever After and How to Train Your Dragon.

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Shrek Forever After and How to Train Your Dragon are already ranked seventh and eighth, respectively.

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But even Shrek Forever After was expectedly trounced by Toy Story 3.

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But this year the only other kid-friendly movie on the horizon is Shrek Forever After (also from DreamWorks Animation) which hits theaters this weekend.

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The technology helped push Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After and Tangled into the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2010.

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Shrek Forever After, the fourth installment would be the largest launch of an animated film showing at around 9, 500 screens, a record number of which were 3D and IMAX showings which command premium pricing.

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