The Top Movies of Wednesday, August 5, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Halloween: H2O	Miramax	Horror	$5,136,612		2,454	$2,093	$5,136,612	1
2	(1)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$3,143,228	-7.79%	2,540	$1,237	$83,325,520	13
3	(2)	The Parent Trap	Buena Vista	Comedy	$2,070,691	-2.10%	2,247	$922	$22,280,605	8
4	(3)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$1,660,331	-11.02%	2,145	$774	$65,340,902	22
5	(4)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,507,205	-8.71%	1,767	$853	$13,255,360	6
6	(5)	The Negotiator	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,277,558	-13.29%	2,436	$524	$17,255,718	8
7	(6)	Armageddon	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,035,183	-13.17%	2,491	$416	$166,457,696	36
8	(7)	The Mask of Zorro	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$994,710	-12.11%	2,515	$396	$65,149,826	20
9	(8)	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Action	$866,484	-11.42%	2,602	$333	$110,656,403	27
10	(9)	Doctor Dolittle	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$589,399	-8.67%	2,184	$270	$127,962,724	41

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