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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first two giants of Hollywood's summer season have broken giant box-office records. Now it's time to see if "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" can measure up and lead the movie business to its biggest Memorial Day weekend ever.
Disney's third "Pirates" flick arrives Friday, just a week after DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek the Third" set a new high for animated debuts and three weeks after Sony's "Spider-Man 3" shattered the record for best opening weekend.
The three franchises now account for the top debuts ever: "Spider-Man 3" with a domestic haul of $151.1 million, last summer's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with $135.6 million and "Shrek the Third" with $121.6 million.
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