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Shrek Forever After topped the box office for the second weekend in a row, beating out the premiere of Sex and the City 2, according to preliminary numbers reported by The Associated Press.

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The fourth — and likely final — installment of DreamWorks Animation's Shrek franchise pulled in $43.3 million, raising its domestic total to $133.1 million, while the Sex and the City sequel came in second with $32.1 million for the Friday to Sunday weekend.

With its $14.2 million debut on Thursday, Sex and the City 2 has hauled in $46.3 million — down from the first film, which brought in $56.8 million on its opening weekend.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, debuted with $30.2 million, rounding out the top three movies for the holiday weekend.

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