That overseas gross is great. It seems likely that the foreign numbers will reach $250-300M. As for the domestic take, it's looking to end anywhere from $170-190M. Any of these results would be fantastic, but anything over $350M is just icing on the cake, considering the low budget.

Vader182 wrote:Variety and THR reported Dunkirk has a budget of 100m. That's insane.

-Vader

Wow. Then Dunkirk should fairly easily be profitable.

Fantastic OW, and it's Sunday number is almost certainly being underestimated by WB, so this could still land at 51.5-52.

I think the legs will be pretty surprising. Perhaps not to the level of Interstellar and certainly not Inception, but something closer to 3.5x. Gravity was somewhat similar in its focus on intense spectacle and that had fantastic legs. Of course, Dunkirk features a more experimental structure, which...

Berardinelli is saying the complete opposite. With every new film, Nolan expands his reputation as a filmmaker willing to take any risk. Dunkirk is another success and a welcome addition to what has been a surprisingly strong season for movies of power and substance. £ Berardinelli is one of my fav...

The pessimism regarding the general audience's reaction will likely be unwarranted. Many of Nolan's films have complicated structures and still had fantastic legs at the box office. There were considerable fears that Interstellar would be too confusing, especially its last act, for the GA, yet it st...