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Theatrical Release	Genre	Rating	Worldwide Gross	Director	DVD Release
May 18, 2001	Animated	PG	$484.4 Million	Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson	Nov. 2, 2001

Media Buzz: Shrek to be Huge

(April 28, 2001 - HollywoodLot.com) If the advanced buzz is any indication, Shrek will open huge when it hits the big screen on May 18, with virtually no other new releases to compete for moviegoers wallets. Shrek is the newest animated movie from DreamWorks and PDI. Major media buzz is propelling the move to that of a "must see" status.

"It could become the must-see family film of the summer, and not just because of its celebrity voice cast," says USA Today. "The quest of an ogre with a Scottish accent arrives with terrific advance word of mouth, eye-poppingly believable computer animation and loads of sight gags that take aim at fairy-tale characters."

USA Today sees Shrek as one of the five most unique films of the summer.

MSNBC, meanwhile, calls Shrek one of the "biggest films of the summer."

The New York Times says that "Shrek has been made with computer technology that is being hailed within the industry as the most advanced yet."

In addition, Shrek has received a ton of publicity for being only one of five American films to be accepted into the prestigious Cannes competition, which only shows films that "contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world."