Summary
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshas climbed up the franchise chart at the domestic box office. The new movie, which was directed by Wes Ball, is the fourth installment in the reboot franchise, which began in 2011 withRise, though it is the tenth movie in the overall franchise, which began in 1968. TheKingdom of the Planet of the Apesbox office, which ranks No. 4 worldwide in 2024 so far, kicked off with a domestic opening weekend of $58.4 million, which was the second best of the reboot franchise behind 2014’sDawn.
PerVariety,Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshas hit a cumulative domestic box office total exceeding $146.88 million midway through its fifth weekend in theaters. This means that it has surpassed the domestic total of 2017’sWar for the Planet of the Apes. AlthoughWaris still the second highest-grossing movie in the franchise worldwide,Kingdomhaseclipsed the previous installment to become the No. 4Apesmovie on the domestic chart.
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesachieving this box office record means that it isno longer the lowest-grossing movie in the franchise to be released in the 21st century. However, it remains to be seen if it climbs any higher up the domestic chart and if it can accomplish a similar feat on the worldwide chart, where it is still bottoming out the list of the newer installments at No. 5 for the time being. Below, see how the movie’s performance compares to the rest of the Top 5Planet of the Apesmovieson the domestic chart:
#1
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)
$72.6 million
$208.5 million
$710.6 million
#2
Planet of the Apes(2001)
$68.5 million
$180 million
$362.2 million
#3
Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)
$54.8 million
$176.8 million
$470.99 million
#4
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes(2024)
$58.4 million
~$147 million
~$350 million+
#5
War for the Planet of the Apes(2017)
$56.2 million
$146.88 million
$489.6 million
Ultimately, there is more than $60 million separating theKingdom of the Planet of the Apesreleasefrom the No. 1 movie on the domestic chart. This may be a difficult prospect, because it has already started hitting seven-digit weekends, so diminishing returns mean thatit would need to maintain an incredibly strong audience hold for at least seven more weeksto even come close to passingDawn. However, it is poised to surpass 2001’sApesremake as the No. 4 movie of the franchise worldwide before long, so it can at least claim its title on both charts.
It seems likely thatKingdom of the Planet of the Apeswill end up staying where it is on the domestic chart. There is some major competition arriving in theaters in the coming weeks, including Pixar’sInside Out 2and the blockbuster horror prequelA Quiet Place: Day One, which will shrink the amount of screens theApesmovie is playing on. It may be out of its power to earn the roughly $29.8 million it would need just to surpassRise, though given its superior opening weekend, that is still a possibility.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Set several years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the next installment in the Apes saga. Ape clans have taken up residence in the oasis that Caesar sought to colonize, but humans have reverted to their animalistic nature in their absence. Now battling between enslavement and freedom, outliers in the Ape clans will take sides in a newly burgeoning society.
