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The Planet of the Apes reboot franchise’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is all set to hit the theatres in a few weeks, and since the MonsterVerse movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has been doing well among the audiences. Hence, this movie will carry forward the excitement. The upcoming film looks to open higher than Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Scroll below for more.
A new trailer was released at the Comic Con, and the fans are all hyped up about it. However, fans are also disappointed that their favorite Caesar, played by Andy Serkis, will not return in the upcoming film. Wes Ball has directed this film. It features Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H Macy. The screenplay is by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison.
According to Deadline’s report, the film is looking to open to $54 million – $61 million in North America. Meanwhile, as per the media report, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes might bring in better numbers than last year’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which earned $54.6 million in domestic theatres. This Planet of the Apes franchise was rebooted in 2001, with Tim Burton as director and Mark Wahlberg as the lead.
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As per Box Office Mojo, the 2001 movie earned $68.53 million at the domestic box office and $362.2 million worldwide. The franchise returned with Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 after a decade of the 2001 flick with Andy Serkis as the fan-favorite gorilla, Caeser. It also featured James Franco as the lead, and the film opened at $54.8 million. It was followed by 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which opened to $72.6 million, and 2017’s War of the Planet of the Apes, which opened to $56.2 million.
The new trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes received 634K views on 20th Century Studios’ YouTube channel within a day of its release. They have posted it on their official Instagram channel as well. Check it out here:
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What will the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes be about?
Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously, and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he has known about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
The movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be released in the theatres on May 10, 2024.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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