The Top Movies of Friday, July 31, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$7,005,000	+61.27%	2,540	$2,758	$56,765,000	8
2	(2)	The Parent Trap	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,825,000	+50.40%	2,247	$1,702	$8,889,000	3
3	(new)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$3,335,000		1,767	$1,887	$3,335,000	1
4	(3)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$3,310,000	+65.83%	2,145	$1,543	$52,449,000	17
5	(4)	The Negotiator	Warner Bros.	Action	$3,100,000	+114.01%	2,436	$1,273	$5,983,000	3
6	(5)	The Mask of Zorro	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$2,540,000	+78.01%	2,515	$1,010	$56,172,000	15
7	(6)	Armageddon	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,315,000	+67.62%	2,491	$929	$157,894,000	31
8	(7)	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,245,000	+79.81%	2,602	$863	$102,358,000	22
9	(8)	Doctor Dolittle	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,405,000	+58.86%	2,180	$644	$122,943,000	36
10	(9)	Jane Austen's Mafia	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,205,000	+51.49%	1,944	$620	$11,280,000	8