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The latest 20th Century Studios’ Planet of the Apes release debuted at Number 1 at the UK & Ireland Box Office, with an 48% market share - generating £3.8 Million ($4.76 Million) including Thursday previews. The movie is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 81% from critics and 79% from audiences.
Monday, May 13: 20th Century Studios’ KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES lands the No.1 spot in the UK & Ireland box office in its opening weekend.
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 that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
“Astounding VFX and richly developed characters” “Delivers on both story and spectacle” 5 stars, HeyUGuys
“A thrilling, emotional blockbuster” 4 stars, The I
“An epic adventure” 4 stars, The Telegraph
“Visually spectacular” 4 stars, Digital Spy
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is directed by Wes Ball (the “Maze Runner” trilogy) and stars Owen Teague (“IT”), Freya Allan (“The Witcher”), Kevin Durand (“Locke & Key”), Peter Macon (“Shameless”), and William H. Macy (“Fargo”). The screenplay is by Josh Friedman (“War of the Worlds”) and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (“Avatar: The Way of Water”) and Patrick Aison (“Prey”), based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and the producers are Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick, Jr., p.g.a. (“The Maze Runner”), Rick Jaffa, p.g.a., Amanda Silver, p.g.a., Jason Reed, p.g.a. (“Mulan”), with Peter Chernin (the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy) and Jenno Topping (“Ford v. Ferrari”) serving as executive producers.
20th Century Studios’ “KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES” is in cinemas now.
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