Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Dominates Global Box Office, Redefining Sci-Fi Conquest
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has passed a huge global box office milestone. The movie is the fourth installment in the reboot quadrilogy, which tells the ongoing story of how humanity lost control of Earth and were replaced by sentient apes. It is the tenth movie in the overall franchise, which kicked off with the original Charlton Heston sci-fi classic in 1968. The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes box office had a strong debut, opening to $58.4 million at the domestic box office, which marked the second-best opening weekend of the four most recent movies.
Per Variety, the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes box office is projected to hit a total of $237 million worldwide by the end of its second weekend in theaters. That total is split between a gross of $100.9 million in the domestic marketplace and an additional $136.1 million from international territories. This makes it only the fourth movie to cross the $200 million milestone so far in 2024, a feat it accomplished in under 10 days.
How Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Compares To Other 2024 Hits
The Movie Is Already In The Top 5 Of The Year
Theaters keep half of ticket sales, so movies typically need to earn twice their budgets to start earning a profit, without factoring in publicity costs. The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes release is probably still in the red, as the $160 million movie likely has a break-even point somewhere around $320 million. However, its swift rise up the chart seems to suggest that it has a strong commercial future ahead of it. Below, see how the new movie compares to the opening weekends and overall box office totals of the Top 5 movies of the year so far:
Title
Opening Weekend
Worldwide Box Office
Dune: Part Two
$82.5 million
$710.6 million
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
$80 million
$559.7 million
Kung Fu Panda 4
$57.9 million
$529.8 million
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
$58.4 million
$237 million
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
$45 million
$198.6 million
Considering the fact that it opened above the No. 3 title, Kung Fu Panda 4, it seems possible that Kingdom could gross higher than $500 million, which would easily put it in the black. While its PG-13 rating might limit its audience more than the PG-rated animated movie, this could still put it above the $400 million mark before the end of its theatrical run. The movie is also tracking well compared to the previous three Planet of the Apes movies, two of which had similar debuts and ended up grossing more than $450 million apiece.
Ultimately, it remains to be seen how Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes performs in the coming weeks. The movie is the first major hit of the summer movie season, but there are quite a few blockbusters coming soon that will provide it with major competition. This includes George Miller’s dystopian prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
Considering the fact that it opened above the No. 3 title, Kung Fu Panda 4, it seems possible that Kingdom could gross higher than $500 million, which would easily put it in the black. While its PG-13 rating might limit its audience more than the PG-rated animated movie, this could still put it above the $400 million mark before the end of its theatrical run. The movie is also tracking well compared to the previous three Planet of the Apes movies, two of which had similar debuts and ended up grossing more than $450 million apiece.
Ultimately, it remains to be seen how Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes performs in the coming weeks. The movie is the first major hit of the summer movie season, but there are quite a few blockbusters coming soon that will provide it with major competition. This includes George Miller’s dystopian prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
