EXCLUSIVE: Sources inform us that twentieth Century Studios‘ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is off to a very good begin with previews round $6.5M. That’s comprised of Thursday evening cash which started accruing at 3PM and round $1.6M from Wednesday fan exhibits that started at 7PM.
We’ll know tomorrow AM if it’s the most effective Thursday evening ever for an Apes film besting 2017’s Warfare for the Planet of the Apes which did $5M on its preview evening earlier than a $22.1M Friday and $56.2M opening. This Wes Ball directed PG-13 sequel takes place 300 years after the occasions of Matt Reeves’ Warfare for the Planet of the Apes.
Already, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes‘ Thursday has bested that of Daybreak of the Planet of the Apes’ which did $4.25M earlier than minting a $27.6M Friday and large 3-day of $72.6M, nonetheless a report home debut for the Apes‘ franchise.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is 82% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics and 82% with RT audiences.
Tonight’s outcomes are a little bit of recent air subsequent to the $3.15M Wednesday and Thursday previews of Common’s Fall Man final weekend which fizzled with a $27.7M opening. Whereas followers all the time populate Thursday evening exhibits, hopefully Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes at a 2 hours and 25 minutes working time can maintain it collectively all through the weekend.
Arms down tonight, it’s the most effective preview money for a Ball film, beating all of his Maze Runner titles.