The Dark Tower Tops Apocalyptic Weekend at the Box Office

The dogs days hit the North American box office hard this weekend, with the top twelve movies bringing in just over $111 million, the lowest total of the summer. Topping the list with a tepid $19 million was Sony's The Dark Tower, the much anticipated adaptation of the popular Stephen King sci-fi series. The Idris Elba/Matthew McConaughey film was skewered by critics, earning a very rotten 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences didn't enjoy the movie much more, giving it a "B" CinemaScore.

Also struggling, Aviron's Kidnap, starring Halle Berry, could only hide away $10 million in its first weekend of release, while the nationwide expansion of Kathryn Bigelow's critical acclaimed drama Detroit failed to attract a wide audience, managing only $7 million on over 3,000 screens.

On the positive side, Christopher Nolan's war epic, Dunkirk, dropped a very respectable 36% in its third weekend of release, adding $17 million to its coffers - good enough for second place. Dunkirk has now brought in $133 million in North America, and shows no sign of slowing down as it rolls into award season. Internationally, Dunkirk has added $181 million-to-date, for a worldwide total of $314 million.

Also of note, Wonder Woman finally dropped out of the top ten, but still managed $2.3 million in its 10th week. The Warner Bros. smash hit now sits just under $400 million in North America and around $800 worldwide.