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Ah, late summer, when the studios release any old thing they have laying around the office.

1. Anacondas — $15 million
Who's in this movie? No one knows, and we don't care. It's going to finish first this weekend by default, and we're delighted because sequels that take their names solely by pluralizing the original title (and multiplying their unconvincing CGI monsters) are just about our favorite thing in the world. One note: We would love it even more if they stuck an exclamation point at the end. Here, look: Anacondas! So awesome.

2. Hero — $13 million
It's getting amazing reviews, so why have we heard so little about it? Sample, overblown review copy that sounds like an ad for the movie, courtesy of Manohla Dargis of the NYT: "Roll over, Chairman Mao, and tell the comrades the news: the history of the empire now comes wrapped in kaleidoscopic kung fu cool."

3. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement — $9 million
With its third straight week in the top five, we're ready to crown Anne Hathaway as the new Julia Roberts. You know, but hot, much younger, and not knocked up with twins. We think.

4. Without A Paddle — $8 million
Combination butt-rape fantasy/broad buddy comedies typically don't hold up in the second week, so WAP floats harmlessly down the river of easy metaphors.

Honorary Fifth Place Finisher:
 5. The Brown Bunny — $2,500 (3 theaters in NY and LA)
After the interminable fretting about Little Blowjob Flick That Could, The Brown Bunny finally opens in an extremely limited release—where it will be ignored by all but those desperate to get a look at what Vincent Gallo's packing.