2 in its third weekend, grossing an estimated $16.5 million and crossing the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. VIDEOS Most Anticipated Summer Blockbusters of 2014Īmong holdovers, Paramount’s Transformers: Age of Extinction fell to No. Reeves directed from a script by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffaand 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 Acevedoare 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, financed by Fox at an estimated $170 million, opens three years after origin movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes reinvigorated the iconic franchise. Peter Chernin‘s Chernin Entertainment developed and produced both Apes movies. Dawn also played to a diverse audience, with Caucasians making up 48 percent, followed by African Americans (23 percent), Hispanics (16 percent) and Asians/other (14 percent). The movie skewed male (58 percent), while 55 percent of the audience was over the age of 25. When they are threatened by a band of humans who have survived a worldwide plague, a fierce divide erupts asking whether peace can be restored, or whether war is the only way to determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species. “It’s obviously an incredibly satisfying trip the multiplex,” he said.ĭirected by Matt Reeves, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes features Andy Serkis returning 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. PHOTOS ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ San Francisco Premiereįox domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson said Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is one of the rare times when critics and audiences, who gave the film an A- CinemaScore, agree. The movie is waiting to roll out in much of the world because of the bottleneck created by the World Cup. Internationally, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes opened to $31.1 million from its first 26 territories for a worldwide total of $104.1 million, including major markets South Korea and Australia, where it earned $11.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively.
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