Next on the '100 million dollar movies' bonanza on Star Movies, is yet another movie that has crossed the whooping $100 million mark- an animated movie Shrek. The movie will air on Wednesday, 20 October 2004 at 9 PM

Shrek is a story of a reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey, who go on a quest to rescue a princess from a fire breathing dragon and later from a tyrannical midget lord. The irreverent comedy which set out to flip conventional fairy tales on their heads had overtaken Chicken Run as the highest grossing non-Disney animated movie of all time, reaching $150 million quicker than any other past animated film. The movie opened in 3715 theatres and grossed a total earning of US $478,513,734, says a company release.

Shrek, dubbed by Mike Myers, is a a green ogre who enjoys a life of solitude. Living in a far away swamp, he is suddenly invaded by a hoard of fairy tale characters, such as the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Pigs, and Three Blind Mice, all refugees of their homes who have been shunned by the evil Lord Farquaad. They want to save their homes from ruin, and enlist the help of Shrek, who is in the same situation. Shrek decides to offer Lord Farquaad a deal: he will rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (voice over by Cameron Diaz), who is intended to be Farquaad's bride. Accompanying Shrek on his adventure is the faithful but loquacious Donkey (Eddie Murphy), who has a penchant for crooning pop songs. The two must face various obstacles in order to locate the Princess, but they find their world challenged when she reveals a dark secret that will affect the group, adds the release.