LOS ANGELES \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters.<\/p>\n
The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built on the rebooted “Apes” trilogy of the 2010s had the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Part Two” in early March and the $58.3 million domestic opening of “Kung Fu Panda 4” a week later.<\/p>\n
The strong performance for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” \u2014 it played even better internationally with a global total of $129 million \u2014 comes a week after a tepid start for Ryan Gosling’s “The Fall Guy” signaled that the summer of 2024 is likely to see a major drop-off after the “Barbenheimer” magic of 2023.<\/p>\n
“Planet of the Apes” easily made more than the rest of the top 10 combined.<\/p>\n
“The Fall Guy” fell to No. 2 with a $13.7 million weekend and a two-week total of $49.7 million for Universal Pictures.<\/p>\n
Zendaya’s “Challengers” was third with $4.7 million and has earned $38 million in three weeks for Amazon MGM studios.<\/p>\n
The opening for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” helmed by “Maze Runner” director Wes Ball, was the second best in the series, after the $72 million opening weekend of 2014’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”<\/p>\n
It’s the 10th movie in the “Planet of the Apes” franchise that began in 1968 with the Charlton Heston original with a twist ending.<\/p>\n
“This franchise has never been allowed to lose its momentum,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “There are very few franchises that have this kind of longevity.”<\/p>\n
And it really is the property itself. The new film shares no central actors or characters with its predecessors.<\/p>\n
“There’s just this love for the way it melds sci-fi with social commentary and straight-up popcorn entertainment,” Dergarabedian said.<\/p>\n
“Kingdom” came with strong reviews and positive buzz (80% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and a “B” CinemaScore). It was especially praised for its visual effects and the way its CGI has caught up with its primates-on-horseback aesthetic even since the last film, 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.”<\/p>\n
Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press called it “thrilling” and “visually stunning.”<\/p>\n
The shot in the arm is welcome for the movie business, but there is little certainty in the forthcoming summer.<\/p>\n
The year so far, lacking an early Marvel movie like 2023’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” is running 21% last year’s mid-May total.<\/p>\n
While there are potential blockbusters that feel like safe bets including “Despicable Me 4” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” in July, others like “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” later this month and “Twisters” later in the summer feel like they could break either way.<\/p>\n
Pixar once brought almost guaranteed hits, but June’s “Inside Out 2” may not thrive like the 2015 original.<\/p>\n
“There used to be sure bets we cannot necessarily bank on anymore,” Dergarabedian said. “It is going to be a bit of a hit-or-miss slate.”<\/p>\n
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n
1. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” $56.5 million.<\/p>\n
2. “The Fall Guy,” $13.7 million.<\/p>\n
3. “Challengers,” $4.7 million.<\/p>\n
4. “Tarot,” $3.45 million.<\/p>\n
5. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” $2.5 million.<\/p>\n
6. “Unsung Hero,” $ 2.25 million.<\/p>\n
7. “Kung Fu Panda 4,” $2 million.<\/p>\n
8. “Civil War,” $1.8 million.<\/p>\n
9. “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace,” $1.5 million.<\/p>\n
10. “Abigail,” $1.1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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