The Top Movies of Friday, October 17, 1997

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Sony Pictures	Horror	$5,075,000		2,524	$2,011	$5,075,000	1
2	(new)	Devil's Advocate	Warner Bros.	Drama	$3,755,000		2,161	$1,738	$3,755,000	1
3	(1)	Kiss the Girls	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,135,000	+166.11%	2,385	$895	$34,379,000	15
4	(2)	Seven Years in Tibet	Sony Pictures	Drama	$1,950,000	+183.64%	2,103	$927	$15,290,000	8
5	(5)	In & Out	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$1,135,000	+264.20%	2,315	$490	$50,569,000	29
6	(4)	Soul Food	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$840,000	+161.81%	1,203	$698	$32,698,000	22
7	(9)	Rocket Man	Buena Vista	Comedy	$780,000	+300.68%	1,839	$424	$6,445,000	8
8	(3)	The Peacemaker	Dreamworks SKG	Action	$775,000	+127.37%	1,983	$391	$33,852,000	22
9	(6)	L.A. Confidential	Warner Bros.	Drama	$720,000	+144.45%	1,345	$535	$25,040,000	29
10	(new)	Playing God	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	$625,000		1,479	$423	$625,000	1
11	(10)	The Full Monty	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$515,000	+178.44%	651	$791	$21,170,000	66
12	(7)	The Edge	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$480,000	+86.07%	1,595	$301	$21,903,000	22
13	(8)	Most Wanted	New Line	Action	$290,000	+39.79%	2,098	$138	$4,069,000	8
14	(new)	Boogie Nights	New Line	Drama	$262,000		30	$8,733	$479,000	8
15	(11)	Gang Related	MGM	Drama	$231,662	+86.09%	1,260	$184	$4,244,154	10