The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Delivers Franchise's Second-Best Box Office Opening
2017's War for the Planet of the Apes opened to $56.2 million, with 2011's franchise resetting Rise of the Planet of the Apes opening to $54.8 million. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which opened in 2014, is the best-performing film of the series by a wide margin. That movie opened to $72 million and went on to gross over $700 million globally.