In just over four weeks, the #1 movie of the year, ``Shrek,'' has become the best-selling DVD of all-time. With more than 5.5 million DVDs sold to consumers in North America, the big green Ogre surpassed the previous record-holder ``Gladiator'' (which has sold over 5 million units since its release more than one year ago). Retail has purchased a total of 7.3 million ``Shrek'' DVDs and DreamWorks is continuing to manufacture new copies in an effort to avoid selling out of the product prior to the Holidays.
``This unprecedented rate of sale confirms that the 'Shrek' DVD is sought after by not only the DVD collector, but also by the wide range of 'Shrek' movie fans including families with kids, teenagers, adults and everyone in between,'' said Kelley Avery, worldwide head of DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
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