The success of ''Shrek 2'' was welcome news in Hollywood, which has watched two big-budget adventures, ''Van Helsing'' and ''Troy,'' do respectable but not blockbuster business during May, the traditional start of the lucrative summer season. And if the preliminary numbers hold, the movie is expected to break the mark for biggest five-day opening, surpassing ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,'' which brought in $124.1 during its first five days in theaters last December. On Saturday ''Shrek 2'' broke the record for single-day ticket sales with $44.8 million. The film's weekend gross was second all-time only to ''Spider-Man,'' which earned $114.8 million in a single weekend in 2002. The opening for ''Shrek 2'' broke or flirted with breaking a number of box-office records. ''Shrek 2,'' the sequel to the 2001 animated hit about a grumpy green ogre and his obnoxious donkey sidekick, earned a whopping $104.3 million over the weekend and has brought in an estimated $125.3 million since its release on Wednesday, its distributor, DreamWorks, said yesterday.
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