'Dunkirk' Soars Past $500 Million at the Worldwide Box Office

If you need more evidence that Christopher Nolan is the most bankable director working today, look no further than the box office of Dunkirk. Here's a plot-light World War II movie with no major movie stars in leading roles and no sci-fi or known IPhook, and yet it's now grossed over $500 million at the box office. Arguably, it hit that number based on Nolan's name more than any other thing, and indeed this purely experiential cinema experience is a bona fide hit. While Dunkirk's $500 million is...