The Top Movies of Friday, August 14, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	20th Century Fox	Drama	$4,010,000		1,393	$2,879	$4,010,000	1
2	(new)	The Avengers	Warner Bros.	Action	$3,770,000		2,466	$1,529	$3,770,000	1
3	(1)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$3,485,000	+71.44%	2,654	$1,313	$116,363,000	22
4	(2)	Halloween: H2O	Miramax	Horror	$2,860,000	+95.79%	2,669	$1,072	$34,407,000	10
5	(3)	Snake Eyes	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,610,000	+90.58%	2,718	$960	$25,605,000	8
6	(4)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$2,575,000	+91.66%	2,201	$1,170	$85,058,000	31
7	(5)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,840,000	+49.80%	2,058	$894	$29,847,000	15
8	(6)	The Parent Trap	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,745,000	+43.77%	2,407	$725	$39,706,000	17
9	(7)	The Negotiator	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,200,000	+57.89%	2,032	$591	$29,478,000	17
10	(8)	Armageddon	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,170,000	+63.02%	1,786	$655	$177,064,000	45