Extra than 5 decades because a group of astronauts led by Charlton Heston took a sick-fated journey to a bizarre environment, moviegoers are still ape over the “Planet of the Apes” franchise.
“Kingdom of the Earth of the Apes,” the newest entry in the series of films about a planet ruled by talking apes, built a smash debut more than the weekend, ruling the box business office chart with a monster $56.5 million.
The functionality of the movie was specially impressive, coming 7 a long time soon after a trilogy that concluded with “War of the World of the Apes.” Not like past installments, “KOTPOTA” has no very well-regarded stars as a entice for audiences.
In 2nd put was “The Slide Person,” the stunt-heavy action movie that experienced a lackluster start very last week. The film declined a respectable 51% per cent with $13.7 million for a overall of $49.7 million.
The steamy tennis romance “Challengers,” with $4.7 million, the horror film “Tarot,” with $3.5 million, and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” with $2.5 million, rounded out the best 5 movies.
