Director Christopher Nolan is Back on Top at the Box Office
Director Christopher Nolan is back on top at the box office. The Director's new movie Dunkirk shot to success over the weekend taking an estimated $50.5 million, according to Box Office Guru. It was the first non-franchise movie to secure the top box office spot so far this summer. Nolan is the director behind the successful Batman trilogy, The Prestige and Inception.
Another movie that had a stellar opening weekend was Girls Trip taking an estimated $30.4 million. Girls Trip has made waves as all the principal roles are played by black women - a rare occurrence in Hollywood.
Spider-Man Homecoming was third highest grossing movie over the weekend with an estimated $22 million. War for the Planet of the Apes took fourth place as earnings took a sharp dive down to $20.4 million.
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