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AGGIELIFE
THE BATTALION
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EENSBORO. N.C. (API-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The submarine film U-571 re-
ained buoyant at the box office despite an onslaught of
new movies.
I d-57l was North America’s top-grossing film for a second
week, taking in $12.3 million, according to industry estimates
Kunday. The movie has made $38.2 million in 10 days.
Final weekend figures were to be released today.
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, the second live-action
omedy based on the TV cartoon series, debuted in second
J alace with $10.8 million.
The sci-fi tale Frequency premiered at No. 3 with $9.1 mil
lion. Jim Caviezel stars as a cop communicating with his dead
father (Dennis Quaid) via time-traveling radio waves as they
track a serial killer.
“It works on the science-fiction level, it’s got a little bit of
Sixth Sense in it, it’s a family picture and a murder mystery all at
the same time,” said David Tuckerman, executive vice president
of distribution for New Line, which released Frequency.
Where the Heart Is, a melodrama starring Natalie Portman
las an abandoned pregnant teen, opened in fourth place with
it happens to the character $8 3 m i llion _
Next weekend is shaping up as the unofficial kickoff to the
summer blockbuster season, with the Roman spectacle Gladi-
\latt McCom a ( 0r ^ starring Russell Crowe, hitting theaters.
“This is the calm before the storm,” said Paul Dergarabedi-
an, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
“The summer starts in earnest next week, when you’ll get new
movies every weekend looking for bigger and better results.”
Viva Rock Vegas had a quiet opening compared to its 1994
predecessor The Flintstones, which took in $28 million in its
first three days.
“That’s what happens with sequels,” said Nikki Rocco,
televangelist Jim Bar' Universal’s head of distribution. “It’s a little family film, and
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Two new movies scored well in limited release. The exper
imental Time Code had a solid debut, grossing $95,000 and av
eraging an impressive $13,571 in seven theaters. Directed by
Mike Figgis {Leaving Las Vegas), Time Code was shot by four
cameras in single, 93-minute takes and plays out on four sep
arate frames on screen.
Kevin Spacey’s The Big Kahuna opened in eight theaters
and took in $88,000 for an $ 11,000 average. Danny DeVito and
Peter Facinelli co-star in the story of three salesmen at ideo
logical odds as they try to land a big customer at a convention.
Time Code and Big Kahuna expand to more theaters over
the next two weeks.
Disney’s Fantasia 2000 ended its four-month run at most
large-screen Imax theaters with $63.8 million worldwide and
one week left in Japan. The movie begins a four-week en
gagement at regular theaters June 16.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North
American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
1. U-571, $12.3 million.
2. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, $10.8 million.
3. Frequency, $9.1 million.
4. Where the Heart Is, $8.3 million.
5. Love and Basketball, $5.5 million.
6. Rules of Engagement, $4.8 million.
7. Keeping the Faith, $4.6 million.
8. 28 Days, $4 million.
9. Erin Brockovich, $3.8 million.
10. Final Destination, $2.5 million.
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