The Top Movies of Friday, January 15, 1999

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Varsity Blues	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$5,210,000		2,121	$2,456	$5,210,000	1
2	(1)	A Civil Action	Buena Vista	Drama	$2,814,631	+213.43%	2,001	$1,407	$22,355,000	22
3	(re-entry)	The Thin Red Line	20th Century Fox	Drama	$2,723,000		1,528	$1,782	$6,223,000	24
4	(2)	Patch Adams	Universal	Comedy	$2,704,505	+254.86%	2,890	$936	$89,353,000	22
5	(new)	At First Sight	MGM	Drama	$2,220,000		1,814	$1,224	$2,220,000	1
6	(3)	Stepmom	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$1,644,693	+195.36%	2,358	$697	$65,877,000	22
7	(4)	You've Got Mail	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,574,686	+197.68%	2,554	$617	$93,858,000	29
8	(new)	Virus	Universal	Action	$1,565,000		2,020	$775	$1,565,000	1
9	(5)	The Prince of Egypt	Dreamworks SKG	Adventure	$989,619	+162.47%	2,215	$447	$77,312,000	29
10	(6)	Shakespeare in Love	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$977,443	+168.33%	648	$1,508	$17,562,000	36