The Top Movies of Friday, August 7, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Halloween: H2O	Miramax	Horror	$5,666,595	+65.36%	2,607	$2,174	$14,230,000	3
2	(new)	Snake Eyes	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$5,420,000		2,713	$1,998	$5,420,000	1
3	(2)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$5,015,023	+64.56%	2,592	$1,935	$91,388,000	15
4	(4)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$2,774,939	+66.35%	2,111	$1,315	$69,784,000	24
5	(3)	The Parent Trap	Buena Vista	Comedy	$2,704,570	+39.21%	2,402	$1,126	$26,928,000	10
6	(5)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$2,395,498	+52.37%	2,067	$1,159	$17,223,000	8
7	(6)	The Negotiator	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,900,055	+57.13%	2,436	$780	$20,365,000	10
8	(8)	The Mask of Zorro	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$1,729,962	+75.95%	2,436	$710	$67,863,000	22
9	(7)	Armageddon	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,559,908	+56.71%	2,123	$735	$169,013,000	38
10	(9)	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,379,847	+63.54%	2,329	$592	$112,880,000	29