FINAL opening wknd #boxoffice for #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes :

FRI - $22,166,611
SAT - $19,969,677 (-10%)
SUN - $16,264,500 (-19%)
WKND - $58,400,788

UPDATE - Only 5 films have opened to $30M+ at domestic #boxoffice so far this year. At this same point last year, there were NINE!

$82.5M #Dune2
$80M #GodzillaXKong
$58.5M #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes
$58M #KungFuPanda4
$45M #GhostbustersFrozenEmpire

Global #BoxOffice Update:

#Dune2 $282M dom / $428.5M intl / $710.5M global
#GodzillaXKong $191.9M/$366.6M/$558.5M
#KungFuPanda4 $191M/$338.1M/$529.1M
#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes $58.5M/$72.7M/$131.2M
#TheFallGuy $49.7M/$54M/$103.7M

Some would say #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes is not the main film to take your mom to on #MothersDay . But hey, there were some takers out there. Final opening wknd #boxoffice :

FRI $22.2M (incl pre-shows)
SAT $20.05M (-10%)
SUN $16.25M (-19%)
WKND $58.5M
INTL $72.7M
GLOBAL $131.2M

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes opening wknd ended up $2M higher than estimated! SUN #boxoffice held up better than expected and dropped only 19% vs SAT putting opening wknd at $58.5M. 3rd biggest debut of 2024 behind WB duo #Dune2 ($82.5M) and #GodzillaXKong ($80M).

Strong North American opening wknd for new Punjabi family comedy #ShindaShindaNoPapa with $430k from 102 thtrs. Stunning Canada/USA #boxoffice split for #GippyGrewal pic:

🇨🇦 82%
🇺🇸 18%

Wknd avg of $4,200 was 2nd best in entire Top 15 behind only #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes !

Only 5 films have opened to $30M+ at #boxoffice this year:

$82.5M #Dune2
$80M #GodzillaXKong
$58M #KungFuPanda4
$56.5M #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes
$45M #GhostbustersFrozenEmpire

Auds made it clear, they will turn out for sequels & brands. Especially sci-fi action spectacles!

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes opens #1 this wknd with $56.5M in North America. About even with $56.3M of last #PlanetOfTheApes pic, 2017's War. $72.5M intl debut for new #Apes movie putting global #boxoffice launch at $129M. #Apes TogetherStrong

#TheFallGuy drops to #2 spot with $13.7M sliding 51% in its 2nd wknd. 10-day domestic #boxoffice sits at $49.7M.

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes opened #1 FRI with $22.2M incl WED/THU pre-shows. That's even with $22.1M opening day of last #Apes film War from JUL 2017 on its way to $56.3M wknd #boxoffice . Kingdom shd reach opening wknd near that level. RT critics & aud scores both a solid 80%.

#TheFallGuy grossed $3.55M FRI, down 66% from opening day. #MothersDay wknd #boxoffice heading to about $14M for a drop of just under 50%. 10-day cume will hit $50M.

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes has earned a B grade from CinemaScore. That's 2 notches below the A- that recent #PlanetOfTheApes movies (Rise/Dawn/War) all got. But a notch above the B- of Tim Burton's 2001 pic. #Apes #Apes TogetherStrong #boxoffice

Mark down June 20, 2025. That's when Sony will release #28YearsLater , a sequel to 28 Days Later with Danny Boyle returning to direct. Cillian Murphy back as an EP.

#TheFallGuy has wrapped up its 7-day opening week at domestic #boxoffice . Here's where it stands vs fellow star-driven action-comedy The Lost City from Spring 2022:

3-day: $27.75M vs $30.45M (-9%)
7-day: $36M vs $39.8M (-9.5%)

FG hopes good WOM will help 2nd wknd hold.

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes got off to good start with $6.6M pre-shows incl $5M from THU. Bit above #GhostbustersFrozenEmpire which had $4.7M THU leading to $45M opening wknd #boxoffice in MAR. New #Apes movie on track to break $50M this wknd. Solid 82%/83% RT critic/aud scores.

Widest North American #boxoffice openings of 2024 to date:

4,345 | #GhostbustersFrozenEmpire ($45M wknd)
4,075 | #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes
4,071 | #DunePartTwo ($82.5M)
4,035 | #KungFuPanda4 ($58M)
4,013 | #MadameWeb ($15.3M)
4,002 | #TheFallGuy ($27.8M)

In the modern #boxoffice era, no #PlanetOfTheApes movie has opened below $50M.

$68.5M | 2001 | Tim Burton's POTA
$54.8M | 2011 | Rise
$72.6M | 2014 | Dawn
$56.3M | 2017 | War

Fans are there. Now #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes joins the fun for what is hoped to be a new series.

#KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes - dazzling and remarkable VFX work truly shows off Weta's abilities. Impressive work by cast too. Story could have been stronger & pacing tighter. More human protagonists needed, but would love spin-off movie on Raka. Sci-fi fans will enjoy. #Apes

FINAL #boxoffice - #StarWars #ThePhantomMenace ended up well ahead of estimates with final of $8.7M vs $8.1M estimate. Here's how opening wknd for 25th anniv re-release ended up:

FRI - $2,430,000
SAT - $4,592,940 (+89% on #MayThe4th )
SUN - $1,700,254 (-63%)
WKND - $8,723,194

UPDATED: Global #BoxOffice for March sequels:

#Dune2 $281.3M dom / $427.1M intl / $708.4M ww
#GodzillaXKong $188.1M / $359.1M / $547.2M
#KungFuPanda4 $188.4M / $332.2M / $520.6M
#GhostbustersFrozenEmpire $109.9M / $85.2M / $195.1M

4 tentpoles have grossed $1.97B combined.