Shrek the Third

Shrek and Princess Fiona are to succeed King Harold, but Shrek's attempts to serve as the Regent during Harold's medical absence end in disaster, because he is not interested in being king of Far Far Away. With his dying breath, Harold tells Shrek of another heir: his nephew and Fiona's cousin, Arthur "Artie" Pendragon. Meanwhile, Prince Charming, vowing to avenge the death of his mother, the Fairy Godmother, and become king, goes to the Poison Apple tavern and persuades the fairy tale villains to fight for their "happily ever after", and help him take over Far Far Away.

Shrek and his friends, Donkey, and Puss in Boots set out to retrieve Artie. As they sail away, Fiona reveals to Shrek that she is pregnant, much to Shrek's horror, because he believes he is incapable of raising children. The trio journey to Worcestershire Academy, an elite magical boarding school, where they discover Artie is a scrawny, 16-year-old outcast. At the school pep rally, Shrek tells Artie he has been chosen to be king of Far Far Away. Artie is excited until Donkey and Puss inadvertently frighten him by discussing the king's responsibilities. Losing confidence, Artie tries to take control of the ship and steer it back to Worcestershire. Following a scuffle with Shrek, the ship crashes on a remote island where they encounter Artie's retired magic teacher, Merlin, who convinces the two to open up to each other.

Fiona and Queen Lillian host a baby shower when Charming and the villains attack the castle. Gingy, Pinocchio, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs stall Charming's group long enough for the ladies to escape. When one of the pigs accidentally reveals that Shrek has gone to retrieve Artie, Charming sends Captain Hook and his pirates to track them down. Rapunzel, having fallen in love with Charming, betrays Fiona, and the ladies are locked in the castle dungeons.

Captain Hook and his pirates catch up to Shrek on Merlin's island. Shrek avoids capture, and Hook reveals Charming's takeover of Far Far Away. Shrek urges Artie to return to Worcestershire, but Artie cons Merlin into using his magic to send them to Far Far Away, and while the spell works, it accidentally causes Puss and Donkey to switch bodies. They find Pinocchio and learn that Charming plans to kill Shrek as part of a play. After breaking into the castle, they are caught and taken captive.

Charming prepares to kill Artie to retain the crown, but Shrek saves his life by admitting that he was just using Artie to replace him as the next king and Charming allows a disheartened Artie to leave. Donkey and Puss are imprisoned with Fiona, Lillian and the other princesses, where Fiona grows frustrated with their lack of initiative. Lillian smashes an opening in the stone wall of the prison with a headbutt. While the princesses launch a rescue mission for Shrek, Donkey and Puss free Gingy, Pinocchio, and the others along with Dragon and Donkey's children. Puss and Donkey convince a leaving Artie that Shrek lied to save his life.

Charming stages a showdown in a musical theater in front of the kingdom. Just as Charming is about to kill Shrek, Fiona, Puss, and Donkey, the princesses and other fairy tale characters confront the villains but are quickly subdued. Artie shows up and gives a speech to the villains, convincing them that they can be accepted into society instead of being outcasts. Inspired by Artie's speech, the villains agree to give up their evil ways, while Charming refuses to listen and lunges at Artie with his sword. Shrek blocks the blow, and it appears that he has been stabbed. However, as Charming decrees himself the new king, Shrek reveals that Charming misaimed his sword and pushes him aside, while Dragon knocks the stage tower down onto Charming, killing him instantly.

With Charming gone, Artie is crowned the new king of Far Far Away. While the kingdom celebrates, Merlin appears and reverts Puss and Donkey's body swap. Later, back at the swamp, Shrek and Fiona begin raising their new triplets, coping with parenthood with help from Donkey, Puss, Lillian, and Dragon.

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{{castlist|

• Mike Myers as Shrek
• Eddie Murphy as Donkey
• Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona
• Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots
• Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian
• John Cleese as King Harold
• Rupert Everett as Prince Charming
• Justin Timberlake as Arthur "Artie" Pendragon
• Eric Idle as Merlin
• Conrad Vernon as Gingerbread Man, Rumpelstiltskin, Headless Horseman
• Cody Cameron as Pinocchio, the Three Pigs, Fergus
• Larry King as Doris the Ugly Stepsister
• Christopher Knights as The Three Blind Mice
• Amy Poehler as Snow White
• Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel
• Amy Sedaris as Cinderella
• Aron Warner as Wolf
• Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty
• Ian McShane as Captain Hook
• Susanne Blakeslee as Evil Queen
• Regis Philbin as Mabel the Ugly Stepsister
• Mark Valley as Cyclops
• Chris Miller as the Puppet Master
• John Krasinski as Lancelot
• Seth Rogen as Ship Captain
• Tom Kane as Guard No. 1
• Kari Wahlgren as Old Lady

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After the success of Shrek 2 in May 2004, DreamWorks Animation (DWA) CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg planned a five-film arc that began with Shrek (2001) and would conclude with a fifth installment.{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Hugh|title=Money talks for cast of Shrek 2|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462103/Money-talks-for-cast-of-Shrek-2.html|access-date=April 15, 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=May 17, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527152753/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462103/Money-talks-for-cast-of-Shrek-2.html|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=live}} DreamWorks hired screenwriters Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doc Hollywood and How the Grinch Stole Christmas fame) to write the screenplay of the film and Jon Zack, who wrote The Perfect Score, came on board as a consultant.{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/520/520567p1.html|title=Shrek 3 Goes on Green|publisher=IGN|date=June 2, 2004|access-date=April 15, 2012|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618133858/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/03/shrek-3-goes-on-green|url-status=live}} Unlike the first two films, the film was not directed by Andrew Adamson due to his occupation with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.{{cite web|last=Otto|first=Jeff|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/552/552008p1.html|title=Adamson Not Directing Shrek 3|publisher=IGN|date=September 28, 2004|access-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904025147/http://movies.ign.com/articles/552/552008p1.html|archive-date=September 4, 2007|url-status=live}} Adamson was still involved as an executive producer, and was giving advice approximately every four months on the state of the film. Shrek the Third was instead directed by Chris Miller, a story artist on the first film and a head of story on the second, and co-directed by Raman Hui, a supervising animator on the first two films, with Miller and producer Aron Warner also writing the script with Price and Seaman.

The film was developed under the working title of Shrek 3. By March 2006, the title of the film was changed to Shrek the Third.{{cite web|title=Shrek 3 becomes Shrek the Third|url=http://animatedviews.com/2006/shrek-3-becomes-shrek-the-third/|publisher=animatedviews.com|access-date=May 27, 2015|date=March 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527144031/http://animatedviews.com/2006/shrek-3-becomes-shrek-the-third/|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=live}} According to Miller, the reason behind the title change was because they "didn't want to just sort of title it like it was just a sequel," instead they wanted "something to make it stand on its own, give it its own personality and really try to treat it as a chapter in Shrek's life." Hui also remarked: "It's about Shrek becoming the new king of Far Far Away; the title sounds kind of royal as well."{{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Josh|title=Directors Miller and Hui on Shrek the Third|url=http://animatedviews.com/2007/miller-hui-on-shrek-3/|publisher=Animated Views|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=May 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730204734/http://animatedviews.com/2007/miller-hui-on-shrek-3/|archive-date=July 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

The film was originally going to be released in November 2006; however, in December 2004, the date was changed to May 2007; "The sheer magnitude of the Shrek franchise has led us to conclude that a May release date, with a DVD release around the holiday season, will enable us to best maximize performance and increase profitability, thereby generating enhanced asset value and better returns for our shareholders." Katzenberg explained.{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/09/shrek-3-shifted|title=Shrek 3 Shifted|publisher=IGN|date=December 9, 2004|access-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919121413/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/09/shrek-3-shifted|archive-date=September 19, 2016|url-status=live}} Flushed Away, another film from DreamWorks Animation, was instead given the slot of November 2006. The release date change was also the day after Disney/Pixar changed the release date of Cars, from November 4, 2005 to June 9, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4078711.stm|title=Pixar-Disney delay Cars release|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=December 8, 2004|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218194411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4078711.stm|archive-date=December 18, 2006|url-status=live}}

Shrek the Third opened in 4,122 North American cinemas on May 18, 2007, grossing $38 million on its first day, which was the biggest opening day for an animated film at the time. It grossed a total of $121.6 million in its first weekend, the best opening weekend ever for an animated film, and the second-highest opening for a film in the United States in 2007, behind Spider-Man 3.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/18738219|title='Shrek the Third' Shatters U.S. Box Office Records|website=CNBC |date=May 20, 2007 }} It held the animated opening weekend record for nine years until it was surpassed by Finding Dory{{'}}s $135.1 million debut in 2016.{{cite web |url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19bdc11b57a444f5aa7c996ee9a77fa9/finding-dory-breaks-record-opening-animated-film |title = "Finding Dory" breaks record for opening of animated film |agency = Associated Press |date = June 20, 2016 |access-date = July 11, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160621141505/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/19bdc11b57a444f5aa7c996ee9a77fa9/finding-dory-breaks-record-opening-animated-film |archive-date = June 21, 2016 |url-status = live |df = mdy-all }} At the time, its opening weekend was the third-highest of all time in these regions.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2315&p=.htm|title='Shrek' Reclaims Crown with Third Movie|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074503/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2315&p=.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}

Shrek the Third grossed $322.7 million in the United States, and $485.6 million overseas, bringing its cumulative total to $808.3 million. The film was the fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 2007, and the second-highest-grossing film in the United States that year. In addition, it was the highest-grossing animated film of 2007, and the third-highest-grossing animated film ever, trailing only behind Finding Nemo and Shrek 2.{{cite news|title=The Third 'Shrek' Helps Quadruple Profit at DreamWorks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/business/media/31dream.html|access-date=November 14, 2015|work=The New York Times|agency=The Associated Press|date=October 31, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605114517/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/business/media/31dream.html|archive-date=June 5, 2015|url-status=live}} The film sold an estimated 46,907,000 tickets in North America.{{cite web|access-date=July 13, 2016|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek3.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|title=Shrek the Third (2007)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817063650/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek3.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live}}

The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2007, and topped the country's box office for the next two weekends, before being dethroned by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/jhe4fj/shrek-the-third-premiere|title=shrek the third premiere|access-date=December 19, 2016|date=June 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181120/http://www.mtv.co.uk/shrek/news/shrek-the-third-premiere|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}}

Shrek the Third received mixed reviews.{{Cite news |date=May 11, 2007 |title=Critics lukewarm on third Shrek |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6646499.stm |access-date=June 24, 2024 |work=BBC Online |quote=The third instalment of the successful Shrek movie series has received mixed reviews from critics in the US.}}{{Cite news |date=May 20, 2007 |title=Shrek the Third breaks records in first weekend |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/ishrek-the-thirdi-breaks-records-in-first-weekend/K5B3IG5SCSGI5FRWZKZVDX2LWI/ |access-date=June 24, 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |quote=Critics gave mixed reviews to Shrek the Third}}{{Cite news |last=Baertlein |first=Lisa |date=August 9, 2007 |title='Shrek the Third' breaks records in first weekend |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN20377407/ |access-date=June 24, 2024 |work=Reuters |quote=people of all ages flocked to "Shrek the Third" despite mixed reviews}} On Rotten Tomatoes, Shrek the Third has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}, making it the lowest-rated film in the Shrek franchise by the website to date. The site's critical consensus reads, "Shrek the Third has pop culture potshots galore, but at the expense of the heart, charm, and wit that made the first two Shreks classics."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}} |type=m |title=Shrek the Third |access-date={{RT data|access date}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830135708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_the_third |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=shrek-the-third|type=movie|title=Shrek the Third|access-date=February 16, 2021}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, a step down from the first two films' "A".{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2315&p=.htm|title='Shrek' Reclaims Crown with Third Movie – Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=January 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924103626/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2315&p=.htm|archive-date=September 24, 2010|url-status=live}}

Some critics were confused as to the film's target demographic. Carina Chocano of the Los Angeles Times felt themes about career and parenting anxieties, the lifestyle of celebrities, as well as its humor, would be above children: "Does a kids' movie really need, among other similar touches, a Hooters joke? I, for one, wouldn't want to have to explain it." Nonetheless, she also found certain moments to be funny: "Shrek's anxiety dream about procreating is fabulously surreal, and King Harold's deathbed scene, with its grimaces and false alarms, is pure kiddie comedy at its best."{{cite web|last=Chocano|first=Carina|date=May 18, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906224747/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-18-et-shrek18-story.html|archivedate=September 6, 2021|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-18-et-shrek18-story.html|title='Shrek' too big for its britches|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 6, 2021}} David Ansen of Newsweek wrote that the film's "slightly snarky wit is aimed almost entirely at parents... this one never touched my heart or got under my skin. It's a movie at war with itself: a kiddie movie that doesn't really want to be one."{{cite news |author=David Ansen |title=Oh, Grow Up Already |work=Newsweek |date=May 21, 2007 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628579/site/newsweek/page/2/ |access-date=May 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514040627/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628579/site/newsweek/page/2/ |archive-date = May 14, 2007}}

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, saying the film "wasn't awful, but it's bland, with a barrel-scraping averageness. There are no new ideas, no very funny new characters..." He called the character Merlin a "frankly unfunny new character" and considered the character to be a "rip-off of Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter franchise". He stated that the film contained "no decent musical numbers, incidentally, and the one cover version is bizarrely chosen. For Harold's funeral, we get a rendering of ... Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die". Er ... huh? Because it's kind of sad and it has "die" in the title?"{{cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/jun/29/family.animation|title=Shrek The Third|work=The Guardian|date=June 28, 2007|access-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204052844/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/jun/29/family.animation|archive-date=February 4, 2014|url-status=live}}

The Times of London rated it 2 out of 5.{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1917686.ece | location=London | work=The Times | title=Shrek the Third | first1=Burhan | last1=Wazir | first2=Leicester | last2=Square | date=June 12, 2007 | access-date=July 17, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615123944/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1917686.ece | archive-date=June 15, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}

A. O. Scott from The New York Times described the film as "at once more energetic and more relaxed [than its predecessors], less desperate to prove its cleverness and therefore to some extent, smarter."{{cite news | url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18shre.html | work=The New York Times | title=A Grumpy Green Giant Who Would Not Be King | first=A. O. | last=Scott | date=May 18, 2007 | access-date=February 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526035116/http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18shre.html | archive-date=May 26, 2013 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}

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The film was released on both DVD and HD DVD on November 13, 2007.{{cite web|last1=McCutcheon|first1=David|title=Shrek's 3rd on DVD and HD|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/28/shreks-3rd-on-dvd-and-hd|publisher=IGN|access-date=March 12, 2015|date=September 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403124330/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/28/shreks-3rd-on-dvd-and-hd|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|author1=Paramount Home Entertainment|title=The Year's Biggest Comedy Premieres on DVD and HD DVD Tuesday, November 13th|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070927005367/en/Years-Biggest-Comedy-Premieres-DVD-HD-DVD|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312133528/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070927005367/en/Years-Biggest-Comedy-Premieres-DVD-HD-DVD#.VQGWJcJVhBc|archive-date=March 12, 2015|url-status=live|date=September 27, 2007}} The DVD was released in separate pan and scan and widescreen formats.{{cite web|last1=Telsch|first1=Rafe|title=Shrek The Third on DVD November 13th|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/Shrek-The-Third-On-DVD-November-13th-5678.html|publisher=CinemaBlend.com|access-date=March 12, 2015|date=August 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114401/http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/Shrek-The-Third-On-DVD-November-13th-5678.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}} The film and special features on the HD DVD version were presented in 1.78:1 widescreen high-definition 1080p and feature a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio soundtrack,{{cite web |last=Bracke |first=Peter |url=http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html |title=Shrek the Third HD DVD Review |publisher=High-Def Digest |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910120740/http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1139/shrekthethird.html |archive-date=September 10, 2010 |url-status=live }} and special features for both formats include several deleted scenes, features, trailers, commentary, music videos, and exclusively on the HD DVD version, some web-enabled and HDi Interactive Format features such as a special trivia track, a film guide, and an interactive coloring book which can be downloaded as of street date.{{cite web |url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/DreamWorks/Exclusive_HD_Content/New_Shrek_Specs_Promise_Several_HD_DVD_Firsts/1016 |title=New 'Shrek' Specs Promise Several HD DVD Firsts |publisher=High-Def Digest |date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-date=November 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122153956/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/DreamWorks/Exclusive_HD_Content/New_Shrek_Specs_Promise_Several_HD_DVD_Firsts/1016 |url-status=live }}

Following Paramount's decision to discontinue HD DVD production (making Shrek the Third the only DreamWorks Animation film to be released on that format), the film was subsequently released on Blu-ray Disc on September 16, 2008.{{cite web|last1=Bracke|first1=Peter|title='Shrek the Third' Headed to Blu-ray This September|url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Shrek_the_Third_Headed_to_Blu-ray_This_September/1783|publisher=High-Def Digest|access-date=March 12, 2015|date=May 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403014652/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Shrek_the_Third_Headed_to_Blu-ray_This_September/1783|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}} It was re-released on Blu-ray as part of the Shrek: The Whole Story boxset on December 7, 2010{{cite news |last1=Calonge |first1=Juan |title=Shrek Forever After and Collection Blu-ray in December |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5273 |access-date=September 4, 2020 |work=Blu-ray.com |date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219020040/https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5273 |url-status=live }} before receiving another separate release on August 30, 2011,{{cite web|last1=Zyber|first1=Josh|title=Blu-ray Highlights for 8/30/11 – Look in Your Heart!|url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-30-2011/|publisher=High-Def Digest|access-date=March 12, 2015|date=August 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403010321/http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-aug-30-2011/|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}} and on Blu-ray 3D on November 1, 2011 as a Best Buy exclusive.{{cite web|last=Hettrick|first=Scott|url=http://hollywoodinhidef.com/2010/03/samsung-brings-shrek-to-3d-blu-ray/|title=Samsung brings "Shrek" to 3D Blu-ray|publisher=Hollywood in HiDef|date=March 9, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313141435/http://hollywoodinhidef.com/2010/03/samsung-brings-shrek-to-3d-blu-ray/|archive-date=March 13, 2010|url-status=live}} Shrek the Third was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 12, 2023, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.{{cite web |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Shrek the Third |url=https://www.amazon.com/Shrek-Third-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B0CC6B6HKB/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KhWH8_iu_L_0QQpdBiz7_dOPdMOF4jyGMzoEKmBrbSZq9O6JsNktxJ4kN4YxCA2oKFBZ4FAEvQVsvtF-kq2rhiHk9qDGR-XyaJGjUH43FbLuVdYKphdB67dyasXB5VUB2K-YoXlNU3Oy_FLwECLWLYKhOnoy_8nH6yp6tpqVLWO4vUvpgQwvmI-0HVe1XflR4SE-v1qhOPFDZJ6jvZSwGRZ-r2lzugmP2yNbw2wmzZk.fEBlwO51SfKHkHgpHFM_cX-PSS1co767mmFjJ34uQHU&dib_tag=se&keywords=shrek+4k&qid=1715368692&sr=8-5&language=en_US |website=Amazon}}

DVD and Blu-ray sales gathered revenue of $179.1 million.{{Cite web |title=Shrek the Third (2007) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Shrek-the-Third |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The Numbers}}

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Shrek the Third was widely anticipated and DreamWorks backed the film with a large marketing campaign, with toys, books, games, clothes, and many other items becoming available throughout 2007. A video game based on the film was released for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PC, and Nintendo DS.

In May 2007, Shrek the Third was made into a mobile video game, developed by Gameloft.[http://wireless.ign.com/articles/787/787829p1.html Shrek the Third Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118061704/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/787/787829p1.html |date=November 18, 2008 }} IGN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2008. Shrek n' Roll, an action puzzle game based on the film, was released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on November 14, 2007.

A pinball machine based on the film has also been produced by Stern Pinball.{{cite web|title=Shrek|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=5301|work=The Internet Pinball Database|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207070808/http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=5301|archive-date=December 7, 2013|url-status=live}}

Adult Swim comedy team Tim and Eric, annoyed by the amount of advertisement they had witnessed in the months approaching the release of the film, decided to independently "promote"{{cite news |title=Tim and Eric Love Shrek gag |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/05/19/tim-and-eric-love-shrek-video/ |publisher=Tvsquad.com |date=May 19, 2007 |access-date=June 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222203116/http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/05/19/tim-and-eric-love-shrek-video/ |archive-date=December 22, 2008 |url-status=live }} Shrek the Third in a series of internet videos{{cite news |title=Shrek 3 is One Awesome Ogre |url=http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/17/shrek-3-is-one-aweso.html |publisher=BoingBoing |date=May 17, 2007 |access-date=June 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420111003/http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/17/shrek-3-is-one-aweso.html |archive-date=April 20, 2008 |url-status=live }}

as well as appearances on television and radio to encourage people to see the film.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In the beginning of the film, in Prince Charming's dinner theater, coconuts are revealed to be the source of the sound effect for horses' hoof beats. This same joke was used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which also starred John Cleese and Eric Idle. Idle walked out of the premiere (though later reentered after calming himself down) and claimed to be considering suing the producers of Shrek for the unauthorized use of this gag, while the producers claim they were honoring Idle and Cleese by putting the part in.{{cite news |title=Eric Idle considers suing Shrek makers over gag |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/216027 |publisher=Toronto Star |date=May 21, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929211814/http://www.thestar.com/article/216027 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |url-status=live }}

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The film was followed by a sequel, Shrek Forever After, which was released in theaters on May 21, 2010,{{cite web|title=Shrek 4 Coming to Theaters in 2010|url=https://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=17293|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=May 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125050334/http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=17293|archive-date=November 25, 2006|date=November 1, 2006}} and will be followed by Shrek 5, which is in development and set for December 23, 2026.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 10, 2025 |title=Universal Delays Shrek 5, Moves Up Minions 3 & More |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/shrek-5-minions-3-release-dates-1236254122/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111053845/https://deadline.com/2025/01/shrek-5-minions-3-release-dates-1236254122/ |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

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1. {{note|1}} In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures{{cite news|last1=Chney|first1=Alexandra|title=DreamWorks Animation Q2 Earnings Fall Short of Estimates, SEC Investigation Revealed|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dreamworks-animation-q2-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-1201271262/|access-date=July 30, 2014|work=Variety|date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201831/http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dreamworks-animation-q2-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-1201271262/|archive-date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live}} and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018, following NBCUniversal's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.

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