Shrek 2 takes the summer in America

Animated hit Shrek 2 has easily won the battle of the summer box office in America by taking in a staggering $436m (€360.5m).

The film beat another four sequels to claim the summer's top spot, but Spider-Man 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Bourne Supremacy all proved it has been a good year for follow-up films.