The Top Movies of Friday, July 11, 1997

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Men in Black	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$9,254,927	+81.34%	3,020	$3,065	$118,777,580	10
2	(new)	Contact	Warner Bros.	Drama	$6,543,925		1,923	$3,403	$6,543,925	1
3	(3)	Face/Off	Paramount Pictures	Action	$3,699,777	+95.55%	2,851	$1,298	$63,140,023	15
4	(4)	My Best Friend's Wedding	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,638,070	+91.91%	2,343	$1,126	$77,818,806	22
5	(2)	Hercules	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,412,503	+25.94%	2,930	$823	$60,565,334	27
6	(5)	Batman & Robin	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,199,883	+36.83%	2,701	$444	$95,909,976	22
7	(6)	Out to Sea	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,168,273	+68.07%	1,736	$673	$11,692,751	10
8	(new)	A Simple Wish	Universal	Comedy	$863,140		1,676	$515	$863,140	1
9	(7)	Con Air	Buena Vista	Action	$784,832	+69.94%	1,684	$466	$87,797,136	36
10	(9)	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Universal	Action	$369,720	+15.64%	1,422	$260	$220,074,344	50
11	(8)	Wild America	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$322,669	-7.19%	1,745	$185	$4,738,955	10
12	(10)	Speed II: Cruise Control	20th Century Fox	Action	$276,101	+39.44%	1,033	$267	$42,237,563	29
-	(11)	Ulee's Gold	Orion Pictures	Drama	$167,131	+166.45%	186	$899	$2,547,325	29
-	(new)	Shall We Dance?	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$21,900		5	$4,380	$21,900	1