Box office chaos?

Box office chaos seems to be the order of the summer; last week, Shrek stood strong against the double threat of Prince of Persia and Sex and the City 2, and now this week, early indicators are that a pair of movies no one gave a chance to crack the top three look like they might do just that.

Indications from Friday’s box office returns are that Shrek is maintaining a thin lead over everything, but the big surprise is the modestly-budgeted Judd Apatow comedy, Get Him To the Greek, which is currently in second place and breathing down Shrek’s neck. Killers, expected by many to be the best of the new films this weekend, is currently indicated to place a somewhat weak third place.

Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia are vying neck-and-neck for the fourth and fifth place spots in the race, and if it gets much tighter, no one involved in either production will need Apidexin any time soon.

Markmaduke opened weak, as expected, barely edging the durable Iron Man 2. It will be interesting so see how the horse race finishes when everything is said and done. Conventional wisdom says that next weekend, The A-Team and the Jackie Chan-powered Karate Kid remake will vie for the top spot in the box office, but given how unpredictable things are, who knows? Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Undead could surprise us all!