The Top Movies of Friday, August 28, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Blade	New Line	Action	$3,045,000	+94.87%	2,351	$1,295	$26,856,000	8
2	(3)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$2,435,000	+148.64%	2,401	$1,014	$110,293,000	45
3	(new)	54	Miramax	Drama	$2,325,000		1,859	$1,251	$2,325,000	1
4	(2)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$2,215,000	+121.03%	2,774	$798	$149,412,000	36
5	(new)	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,335,000		1,369	$975	$1,335,000	1
6	(4)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,205,000	+119.87%	1,912	$630	$45,975,000	29
7	(5)	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	20th Century Fox	Drama	$990,000	+93.74%	1,383	$716	$25,327,000	15
8	(7)	Snake Eyes	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$975,000	+114.90%	2,243	$435	$43,440,000	22
9	(8)	Dead Man on Campus	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$860,000	+109.15%	1,830	$470	$7,687,000	8
10	(6)	The Parent Trap	Buena Vista	Comedy	$825,000	+67.97%	2,041	$404	$54,107,000	31
11	(9)	Dance With Me	Sony Pictures	Musical	$799,815	+96.69%	1,467	$545	$7,161,000	8