‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ conquers the box office
The fourth film in the rebooted ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise showed incredible consistency with its predecessors.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of May 10-12, 2024.
1. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Weekend gross: $56.5M
Total domestic gross: $56.5M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
The rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise is incredibly consistent when it comes to opening weekends. Rise of the Planet of the Apes? $54.8 million. War for the Planet of the Apes? $56.3 million. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes? $56.5 million.
Of the four films released since 2011, only Dawn of the Planet of the Apes broke the mold, opening with $72.6 million in 2014. (It also wildly outpaced its predecessor and successor at the worldwide box office, grossing $710.6 million versus Rise’s $471 million and War’s $490 million.)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes proved that audiences are still interested in this franchise — something that Disney should be thrilled to know now that it controls the saga.
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