The Top Movies of Friday, August 21, 1998

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Blade	New Line	Action	$5,885,000		2,322	$2,534	$5,585,000	1
2	(1)	Saving Private Ryan	Dreamworks SKG	Drama	$2,690,000	+88.66%	2,671	$1,007	$135,296,000	29
3	(2)	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$2,205,000	+94.39%	2,189	$1,007	$98,520,000	38
4	(3)	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,900,000	+86.33%	1,398	$1,359	$17,580,000	8
5	(new)	Dead Man on Campus	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$1,565,000		1,797	$871	$1,565,000	1
6	(5)	Snake Eyes	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,480,000	+84.47%	2,642	$560	$36,933,000	15
7	(4)	Ever After: A Cinderella Story	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,440,000	+77.11%	1,867	$771	$39,213,000	22
8	(new)	Dance With Me	Sony Pictures	Musical	$1,435,000		1,467	$978	$1,435,000	1
9	(8)	Halloween: H2O	Miramax	Horror	$1,165,000	+64.19%	2,360	$494	$44,697,000	17
10	(7)	The Avengers	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,125,000	+53.55%	2,466	$456	$15,309,000	8