The Top Movies of Thursday, July 17, 1997

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	George Of The Jungle	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,060,883	-6.60%	2,506	$1,221	$6,338,198	2
2	(2)	Men in Black	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$3,054,839	-3.23%	3,020	$1,012	$153,115,865	16
3	(3)	Contact	Warner Bros.	Drama	$2,457,938	-4.07%	1,923	$1,278	$31,293,881	7
4	(4)	Face/Off	Paramount Pictures	Action	$1,297,012	-0.54%	2,851	$455	$77,390,391	21
5	(6)	My Best Friend's Wedding	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,158,882	-0.17%	2,343	$495	$88,207,069	28
6	(5)	Hercules	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,101,152	-10.16%	2,930	$376	$71,567,742	33
7	(7)	Out to Sea	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$566,841	-0.48%	1,736	$327	$16,963,952	16
8	(8)	Batman & Robin	Warner Bros.	Action	$438,431	-13.12%	2,701	$162	$101,027,972	28
9	(9)	A Simple Wish	Universal	Comedy	$318,440	-11.63%	1,676	$190	$4,399,500	7
10	(10)	Con Air	Buena Vista	Action	$294,320	-1.23%	1,684	$175	$91,210,268	42
11	(11)	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Universal	Action	$172,050	-2.63%	1,422	$121	$221,828,294	56
12	(12)	Wild America	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$126,910	-1.24%	1,745	$73	$6,087,039	16
13	(13)	Speed II: Cruise Control	20th Century Fox	Action	$120,827	-1.40%	1,033	$117	$43,370,436	35
-	(14)	Ulee's Gold	Orion Pictures	Drama	$77,048	-2.72%	186	$414	$3,363,729	35
-	(15)	Shall We Dance?	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$14,897	-2.26%	5	$2,979	$144,221	7