There was a lot of apprehension about the debut of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes at the American box office, after a week ago The Fall Guy failed to open the summer blockbuster season in a satisfactory manner. Judging by the takings at Thursday night’s previews, the new film by Wes Ball however, it should not disappoint expectations.
Yesterday the film grossed 6.6 million dollars, which should translate into a collection of between 50 and 55 million dollars over the three days, in line with analysts’ forecasts. Thursday’s figure includes $1.6 million raised at previews on Wednesday night.
Costing 150 million dollars, the film will have to have long legs to prove a success, and above all it seems it will not be able to rely on the Chinese market as happened with the previous trilogy: today it has only collected 3 million dollars, the lowest figure of the franchise in the territory. Word of mouth is very positive, but it is unlikely to exceed 10 million in three days.
As for the United States, let us remember that Apes Revolution – Planet of the Apes holds the debut record for the saga with 72 million in three days (4.1 million at previews), The War – Planet of the Apes it grossed 56.2 (with 5 million in previews) and the reboot Dawn of the Planet of the Apes it grossed 54.8 (with 1.3 million in previews).
Always Thursday, The Fall Guy It finished its first full week at the US box office with $1.5 million, holding up fairly well on the previous day. So far, however, the blockbuster has only raised $36 million.
Source: The-Numbers
