Schaffner, based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle. The tentpole is waiting to roll out in many larger markets because of the bottleneck created by the World Cup.Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Overseas, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes begins its initial assault, rolling out in 28 territories, including major markets Australia and South Korea.
Hollywood is hopeful the weekend will restore some balance to the domestic box office, where Fourth of July weekend revenue was down a steep 44 percent from last year, leading to a summer revenue decline of nearly 20 percent. PHOTOS ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’: Andy Serkis, Keri Russell Return to San Francisco for Premiere Reeves directed from a script by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, based on the characters created by Jaffa and Silver.Īs with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel is drawing widespread praise for its use of motion capture. This time out, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo are featured in the human cast. That film, directed by Rupert Wyatt, took in a strong $481.8 million at the worldwide box office, including $176.8 million in North America.
The sequel, costing an estimated $170 million to make, opens three years after origin movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes reinvigorated the iconic franchise. When they are threatened by a band of humans who have survived a worldwide plague, a fierce divide erupts regarding whether peace can be restored, or whether war is the only way to determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the best-reviewed tentpole of summer, sporting a 97 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of early Wednesday.ĭirected by Matt Reeves, the sequel returns Andy Serkis in the role of Caesar the ape, who has decamped to the forest of Marin County with hundreds of other genetically evolved apes and primates.
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