The Top Movies of Tuesday, July 15, 1997

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Men in Black	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$3,808,526	+8.48%	3,020	$1,261	$146,904,238	14
2	(2)	Contact	Warner Bros.	Drama	$2,928,724	+6.11%	1,923	$1,523	$26,273,774	5
3	(3)	Face/Off	Paramount Pictures	Action	$1,592,376	+11.79%	2,851	$559	$74,789,371	19
4	(4)	Hercules	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,509,486	+21.79%	2,930	$515	$69,240,937	31
5	(5)	My Best Friend's Wedding	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,331,635	+26.42%	2,343	$568	$85,887,333	26
6	(6)	Batman & Robin	Warner Bros.	Action	$701,908	+19.54%	2,701	$260	$100,084,911	26
7	(7)	Out to Sea	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$629,769	+21.72%	1,736	$363	$15,827,557	14
8	(8)	A Simple Wish	Universal	Comedy	$536,320	+18.52%	1,676	$320	$3,720,720	5
9	(9)	Con Air	Buena Vista	Action	$395,083	+23.80%	1,684	$235	$90,617,974	40
10	(10)	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Universal	Action	$220,770	+8.62%	1,422	$155	$221,479,544	54
11	(11)	Wild America	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$211,064	+19.80%	1,745	$121	$5,831,627	14
12	(12)	Speed II: Cruise Control	20th Century Fox	Action	$139,769	+31.53%	1,033	$135	$43,127,070	33
-	(13)	Ulee's Gold	Orion Pictures	Drama	$77,656	+17.79%	186	$418	$3,207,476	33
-	(14)	Shall We Dance?	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$14,215	+20.87%	5	$2,843	$114,082	5