LOS ANGELES — Big-budget World War II epic Dunkirk stormed to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend on the strength of stellar reviews and a sterling big screen debut by pop star Harry Styles, industry estimates showed on Sunday. The film directed by Briton Christopher Nolan – which took in an estimated US$50.5 million in the United States and Canada, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations – has been hailed by many critics as a masterpiece. Third place went to Spider-Man: Homecoming, which pulled in $22 million in its third week of release. Last week’s box office leader, War For the Planet of the Apes – the latest installation in the saga of intelligent primates’ battle against an evil human dictator – raked in $20.4 million in its second week for fourth place. The EuropaCorp-financed film starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, said to be the most expensive independent film ever made, grossed just over $17 million.

Source: Viet Nam News July 24, 2017 04:07 UTC