The Top Movies of Friday, July 17, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Mask of Zorro	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$7,430,000		2,515	$2,954	$7,430,000	1
2	(1)	Lethal Weapon 4	Warner Bros.	Action	$6,505,000	+83.16%	3,117	$2,087	$56,520,000	8
3	(2)	Armageddon	Buena Vista	Adventure	$5,105,000	+68.23%	3,184	$1,603	$117,647,000	17
4	(3)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$4,115,000	+100.80%	2,187	$1,882	$8,172,000	3
5	(5)	Doctor Dolittle	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,775,000	+62.39%	2,808	$988	$98,678,000	22
6	(4)	Small Soldiers	Dreamworks SKG	Comedy	$2,550,000	+43.31%	2,613	$976	$24,219,000	8
7	(6)	Madeline	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,575,000	+35.52%	1,863	$845	$12,528,000	8
8	(7)	Mulan	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,470,000	+27.83%	2,283	$644	$97,829,000	29
9	(9)	The Truman Show	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$720,000	+83.10%	1,540	$468	$118,576,000	43
10	(8)	Six Days, Seven Nights	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$610,000	+49.46%	1,416	$431	$66,047,000	36