That added two big holiday flicks, Paramount's "Transformers" and DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek the Third, " to the list of HD DVD exclusives.

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Shrek the Third scored a 41 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Rounding out the top five at the box office: Shrek the Third, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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