Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk scored $50.5 million for a No. 1 opening at the domestic box office this weekend, while Luc Besson’s sci-fi opus Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets bombed with a mere $17 million in ticket sales. Written and directed by Nolan, Dunkirk marks the 10th film in the esteemed filmmaker’s career. Recounting the harrowing true story of the miracle of Dunkirk in May 1940, the film tells from three points of view – from the air, the land, and the sea – and the effort to rescue 400,000 allied troops pinned on the beaches of Dunkirk, France, who were surrounded by German forces.
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