‘Shrek Forever After’ leads slow weekend

? Hollywood is in a June swoon as a rush of new movies fails to grab audiences.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek Forever After” remained the No. 1 movie for a third-straight weekend with $25.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It raised its three-week domestic total to $183 million.

“It appears that the family audience is dominating the box office right now, and families clearly want to see ‘Shrek,”‘ said Anne Globe, head of marketing for DreamWorks Animation.

The overall box office tumbled, coming in at $125 million, down 24 percent compared to the same weekend last year, when “The Hangover” opened with $45 million, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.

The best of the newcomers was Universal’s rock ‘n’ roll comedy “Get Him to the Greek,” which debuted at No. 2 with $17.4 million. The movie stars Jonah Hill as a record executive escorting an unruly rocker (Russell Brand) from London to Los Angeles for a concert.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.

  1. “Shrek Forever After,” $25.3 million.

  2. “Get Him to the Greek,” $17.4 million.

  3. “Killers,” $16.1 million.

  4. “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” $13.9 million.

  5. “Sex and the City 2,” $12.7 million.

  6. “Marmaduke,” $11.3 million.

  7. “Iron Man 2,” $7.8 million.

  8. “Splice,” $7.5 million.

  9. “Robin Hood,” $5.1 million.

  10. “Letters to Juliet,” $3 million.