‘Dunkirk’ conquers ‘Emoji’ at box office

‘Dunkirk’ conquers ‘Emoji’ at box office

LOS ANGELES

“The Emoji Movie” survived negative reviews but couldn’t top “Dunkirk,” which had enough fight left to conquer the box office for a second weekend in a row.

Down only 44 percent from its first weekend, director Christopher Nolan’s World War II film earned $28.1 million to take first place, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sony Pictures Animation’s “The Emoji Movie” finished second with $25.7 million.

Rounding out the top five were: Girls Trip,” $20.1 million, third place; Atomic Blonde,” $18.6 million, fourth place; and “Spider-Man: Homecoming: $13.5 million, fifth place.

British TV to air Diana’s recordings on her failed marriage

LONDON

A British television channel is broadcasting a new documentary on Princess Diana using controversial videotapes in which she candidly discussed her marital problems and her strained relationship with the royal family.

The recordings of Diana talking to her public speaking coach, Peter Settelen, in the early 1990s included her description of how Queen Elizabeth II reacted when she asked the monarch for advice about her failing marriage with Prince Charles.

“So I went to the top lady, sobbing. And I said, ‘What do I do? I’m coming to you, what do I do?’ And she said, ‘I don’t know what you should do,”’ Diana said. “And that was it. And that was help.”

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death in a Paris car crash Aug. 31, 1997.

Diana and Charles married in 1981 and divorced in 1996 after having two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The tapes include her discussing Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom Charles later married in 2005.

The documentary airs Aug. 6 on Channel 4.

Jolie: Casting story is false, upsetting

LOS ANGELES

Angelina Jolie says accounts of her casting process for children to appear in her film “First They Killed My Father” are false and upsetting. An excerpt from a Vanity Fair profile of the director sparked backlash online last week from people who criticized the methods as being cruel and exploitative.

The article described a scene in which casting directors in their attempt to find a child actress to play the lead role presented money to impoverished children only to take it away from them as an acting exercise.

Jolie and producer Rithy Panh issued joint statements Sunday responding to the outrage and refuting claims that the production was exploitative through a representative from Netflix, which is producing and distributing the film.

Associated Press