Box Office Battle: 'Dunkirk' wins weekend with $50.5M debut

Warner's (TWX) "Dunkirk" had a better than expected opening, with a $50.5M domestic debut. Overseas, the World War II film also impressed, earning $55.4M from its first 46 markets. Alongside strong reviews, Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" earned an A- CinemaScore from audiences, while holding a critics rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Comcast's (CMCSA) "Girls Trip" came in second place, debuting to $30.4M from 2,591 theaters. The comedy nabbed an A+ CinemaScore. Behind it was Sony's (SNE) second reboot of the Marvel superhero series "Spider-Man: Homecoming" with an estimated $22M in its third outing for a domestic total of $252M. 21st Century Fox's (FOX) "War for the Planet of the Apes" followed at number 4, tumbling 64% in its second weekend to $20.4M for a 10-day total of $97.8M. Rounding out the top five, "Valerian," a sci-fi epic costing $180M, ended the weekend with a $17M from 3,553 theaters. STX Entertainment is releasing the movie domestically. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Lionsgate (LGF.A), Walt Disney (DIS) and Viacom's (VIAB; VIA).