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The submarine flick "U-571" surfaced as the new box-office leader in its opening weekend, sending another military drama sinking into third place, according to studio estimates Sunday. "U-571," a World War II yarn starring Matthew McConaughey and Harvey Keitel, took in $20.3 million for the weekend. Its success helped push "Rules of Engagement," the military court drama starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, down two slots with $8 million after two weeks as the No. 1 movie.

The submarine thriller "U-571" ruled the box office waves for the second consecutive weekend, leaving three new movies in its wake, according to studio estimates issued Sunday. The World War II-set drama, which stars Matthew McConaughey, grossed about $12.3 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, taking its 10-day total to $38.2 million. The film was released by Seagram Co. Ltd.'s Universal Pictures, which also had the No.

Looking for a way to create a World War II submarine drama that would "appeal to modern audiences," director Jonathan Mostow found it in the story of the sailors who risked their lives to snatch an Enigma decoder from a U-boat and turned the tide of the war in the North Atlantic. Mostow achieved his goal--with considerable flair--but in the process of translating real events to the screen, he rewrote history to make it more appealing to American audiences in the post-Cold War era.

Looking for a way to create a World War II submarine drama that would "appeal to modern audiences," director Jonathan Mostow found it in the story of the sailors who risked their lives to snatch an Enigma decoder from a U-boat and turned the tide of the war in the North Atlantic. Mostow achieved his goal--with considerable flair--but in the process of translating real events to the screen, he rewrote history to make it more appealing to American audiences in the post-Cold War era.

The submarine thriller "U-571" ruled the box office waves for the second consecutive weekend, leaving three new movies in its wake, according to studio estimates issued Sunday. The World War II-set drama, which stars Matthew McConaughey, grossed about $12.3 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, taking its 10-day total to $38.2 million. The film was released by Seagram Co. Ltd.'s Universal Pictures, which also had the No.

We arrive at the naval submarine base in San Diego at the crack of dawn in rented stretch limousines, a motley crew consisting of the director and two actors from the new Universal Pictures submarine film, "U-571," a TV crew from "Access Hollywood" and assorted journalists, photographers and studio publicists.

For a Hollywood film crew, Hangar 34 is heaven. The place is full of giant NP-3D Orion airplanes and Navy crew members busy tinkering on aircraft engines. The buzz of activity has attracted crews from the military television show "JAG" to film in this hangar at Point Mugu's Naval Air Station.

The submarine flick "U-571" surfaced as the new box-office leader in its opening weekend, sending another military drama sinking into third place, according to studio estimates Sunday. "U-571," a World War II yarn starring Matthew McConaughey and Harvey Keitel, took in $20.3 million for the weekend. Its success helped push "Rules of Engagement," the military court drama starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, down two slots with $8 million after two weeks as the No. 1 movie.

We arrive at the naval submarine base in San Diego at the crack of dawn in rented stretch limousines, a motley crew consisting of the director and two actors from the new Universal Pictures submarine film, "U-571," a TV crew from "Access Hollywood" and assorted journalists, photographers and studio publicists.