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Dawn of the Planet of the ApesFollow

2014 • PG-13 • 2h 10m • Action, Drama, Sci-Fi • 20th Century Fox

One last chance for peace.

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$72.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$208.50M

Final

Worldwide total

$710.60M

$502.10M international

Domestic legs2.87x

Budget$170.0M

2014 rank#11

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Cast & crew

Full Reeves filmography

Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves Director

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis Starring

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke Starring

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell Starring

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman Starring

Keri Russell

Keri Russell Starring

ScreenplayMark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Produced byPeter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver CinematographyMichael Seresin MusicMichael Giacchino Prod. DesignJames Chinlund Studio20th Century Fox SeriesPlanet of the Apes

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 11-13 1 $72.6M — 3,967 $18,304 $72.6M

2 Jul 18-20 1 $36.3M −50.1% 3,969 $9,134 $139.2M

3 Jul 25-27 3 $16.8M −53.8% 3,668 $4,571 $172.5M

4 Aug 1-3 5 $8.7M −48.2% 3,283 $2,647 $189.3M

5 Aug 8-10 9 $4.3M −50.1% 2,306 $1,880 $197.8M

6 Aug 15-17 12 $2.0M −54.2% 1,262 $1,573 $201.9M

7 Aug 22-24 14 $1.1M −45.8% 733 $1,469 $203.9M

8 Aug 29-31 20 $861.3K −20.0% 468 $1,840 $205.3M

9 Sep 5-7 21 $518.6K −39.8% 419 $1,238 $206.2M

10 Sep 12-14 24 $392.0K −24.4% 361 $1,086 $206.8M

11 Sep 19-21 26 $268.7K −31.5% 274 $981 $207.3M

12 Sep 26-28 22 $236.8K −11.9% 232 $1,021 $207.6M

13 Oct 3-5 25 $182.8K −22.8% 200 $914 $207.9M

14 Oct 10-12 30 $164.8K −9.8% 181 $911 $208.1M

15 Oct 17-19 37 $99.8K −39.5% 149 $670 $208.3M

16 Oct 24-26 47 $61.6K −38.3% 110 $560 $208.4M

17 Oct 31-33 50 $45.2K −26.6% 89 $508 $208.4M

18 Nov 7-9 50 $32.8K −27.4% 63 $521 $208.5M

19 Nov 14-16 53 $24.0K −26.8% 54 $445 $208.5M

20 Nov 21-23 57 $10.0K −58.5% 27 $369 $208.5M

21 Nov 28-30 57 $6.4K −35.8% 15 $427 $208.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jul 10 #P $4.1M — $4.1M 0 $0 -1

Fri Jul 11 #1 $27.6M +574.3% $27.6M 3,967 $6,969 1

Sat Jul 12 #1 $25.5M −7.8% $53.1M 3,967 $6,428 2

Sun Jul 13 #1 $19.5M −23.7% $72.6M 3,967 $4,907 3

Mon Jul 14 #1 $8.2M −57.8% $80.8M 3,967 $2,071 4

Tue Jul 15 #1 $9.6M +17.1% $90.4M 3,967 $2,425 5

Wed Jul 16 #1 $6.7M −30.6% $97.1M 3,967 $1,683 6

Thu Jul 17 #1 $5.8M −12.7% $103.0M 3,967 $1,469 7

Fri Jul 18 #2 $10.4M +78.8% −62.3% $113.4M 3,969 $2,626 8

Sat Jul 19 #1 $14.8M +41.8% −42.1% $128.1M 3,969 $3,722 9

Sun Jul 20 #1 $11.1M −25.1% −43.2% $139.2M 3,969 $2,786 10

Mon Jul 21 #1 $4.2M −62.0% −48.8% $143.4M 3,969 $1,060 11

Tue Jul 22 #1 $5.1M +20.7% −47.2% $148.5M 3,969 $1,279 12

Wed Jul 23 #1 $3.9M −23.4% −41.8% $152.4M 3,969 $979 13

Thu Jul 24 #1 $3.3M −14.8% −43.2% $155.7M 3,969 $835 14

Fri Jul 25 #3 $4.8M +43.8% −54.3% $160.5M 3,668 $1,299 15

Sat Jul 26 #3 $6.7M +40.4% −54.7% $167.1M 3,668 $1,824 16

Sun Jul 27 #3 $5.3M −20.6% −52.0% $172.5M 3,668 $1,449 17

Mon Jul 28 #3 $2.2M −58.4% −47.4% $174.7M 3,668 $603 18

Tue Jul 29 #3 $2.5M +13.3% −50.6% $177.2M 3,668 $683 19

Wed Jul 30 #3 $1.8M −26.4% −52.5% $179.0M 3,668 $503 20

Thu Jul 31 #3 $1.6M −12.8% −51.4% $180.6M 3,668 $439 21

Fri Aug 1 #5 $2.4M +51.7% −48.8% $183.1M 3,283 $743 22

Sat Aug 2 #5 $3.5M +45.0% −47.1% $186.6M 3,283 $1,078 23

Sun Aug 3 #5 $2.7M −23.4% −49.0% $189.3M 3,283 $826 24

Mon Aug 4 #5 $1.1M −57.8% −48.3% $190.5M 3,283 $348 25

Tue Aug 5 #5 $1.3M +12.5% −48.7% $191.7M 3,283 $392 26

Wed Aug 6 #5 $944.2K −26.6% −48.9% $192.7M 3,283 $288 27

Thu Aug 7 #5 $739.9K −21.6% −54.0% $193.4M 3,283 $225 28

Fri Aug 8 #9 $1.2M +68.4% −48.9% $194.7M 2,306 $540 29

Sat Aug 9 #9 $1.8M +43.5% −49.5% $196.5M 2,306 $775 30

Sun Aug 10 #9 $1.3M −27.2% −52.0% $197.8M 2,306 $564 31

Mon Aug 11 #8 $550.9K −57.7% −51.8% $198.3M 2,306 $239 32

Tue Aug 12 #8 $732.0K +32.9% −43.1% $199.1M 2,306 $317 33

Wed Aug 13 #9 $493.6K −32.6% −47.7% $199.5M 2,306 $214 34

Thu Aug 14 #10 $367.7K −25.5% −50.3% $199.9M 1,851 $199 35

Fri Aug 15 #11 $534.8K +45.4% −57.1% $200.4M 1,262 $424 36

Sat Aug 16 #12 $834.3K +56.0% −53.3% $201.3M 1,262 $661 37

Sun Aug 17 #10 $615.7K −26.2% −52.7% $201.9M 1,262 $488 38

Mon Aug 18 #10 $242.8K −60.6% −55.9% $202.1M 1,262 $192 39

Tue Aug 19 #10 $302.9K +24.8% −58.6% $202.4M 1,262 $240 40

Wed Aug 20 #11 $225.8K −25.5% −54.3% $202.7M 1,262 $179 41

Thu Aug 21 #11 $192.4K −14.8% −47.7% $202.9M 1,262 $152 42

Fri Aug 22 #12 $306.6K +59.3% −42.7% $203.2M 733 $418 43

Sat Aug 23 #12 $485.3K +58.3% −41.8% $203.7M 733 $662 44

Sun Aug 24 #12 $284.7K −41.3% −53.8% $203.9M 733 $388 45

Mon Aug 25 #12 $115.0K −59.6% −52.6% $204.1M 733 $157 46

Tue Aug 26 #12 $156.8K +36.4% −48.2% $204.2M 733 $214 47

Wed Aug 27 #13 $107.6K −31.4% −52.3% $204.3M 733 $147 48

Thu Aug 28 #14 $103.0K −4.3% −46.5% $204.4M 733 $141 49

Fri Aug 29 #- $193.4K +87.7% −36.9% $204.6M 468 $413 50

Sat Aug 30 #- $318.1K +64.5% −34.5% $204.9M 468 $680 51

Sun Aug 31 #- $349.8K +10.0% +22.8% $205.3M 468 $747 52

Mon Sep 1 #- $250.1K −28.5% +117.5% $205.5M 468 $534 53

Tue Sep 2 #- $75.2K −69.9% −52.1% $205.6M 468 $161 54

Wed Sep 3 #- $53.9K −28.3% −49.9% $205.7M 468 $115 55

Thu Sep 4 #- $46.1K −14.4% −55.2% $205.7M 468 $99 56

Fri Sep 5 #- $134.6K +191.7% −30.4% $205.8M 419 $321 57

Sat Sep 6 #- $250.4K +86.1% −21.3% $206.1M 419 $598 58

Sun Sep 7 #- $133.6K −46.7% −61.8% $206.2M 419 $319 59

Mon Sep 8 #- $45.2K −66.2% −81.9% $206.3M 419 $108 60

Tue Sep 9 #- $65.7K +45.4% −12.6% $206.3M 419 $157 61

Wed Sep 10 #- $48.7K −25.9% −9.7% $206.4M 419 $116 62

Thu Sep 11 #- $50.8K +4.3% +10.1% $206.4M 419 $121 63

Fri Sep 12 #- $106.5K +109.6% −20.9% $206.5M 361 $295 64

Sat Sep 13 #- $181.1K +70.1% −27.7% $206.7M 361 $502 65

Sun Sep 14 #- $104.4K −42.3% −21.8% $206.8M 361 $289 66

Mon Sep 15 #- $35.7K −65.9% −21.1% $206.9M 361 $99 67

Tue Sep 16 #- $50.2K +40.9% −23.6% $206.9M 361 $139 68

Wed Sep 17 #- $44.2K −12.0% −9.3% $207.0M 361 $122 69

Thu Sep 18 #- $39.0K −11.7% −23.2% $207.0M 361 $108 70

Fri Sep 19 #- $74.5K +91.0% −30.0% $207.1M 274 $272 71

Sat Sep 20 #- $121.9K +63.6% −32.7% $207.2M 274 $445 72

Sun Sep 21 #- $72.3K −40.7% −30.8% $207.3M 274 $264 73

Mon Sep 22 #- $23.2K −67.9% −34.9% $207.3M 274 $85 74

Tue Sep 23 #- $31.1K +34.2% −38.0% $207.3M 274 $114 75

Wed Sep 24 #- $23.9K −23.2% −45.9% $207.3M 274 $87 76

Thu Sep 25 #- $24.0K +0.2% −38.5% $207.4M 274 $88 77

Fri Sep 26 #- $61.6K +157.0% −17.3% $207.4M 232 $266 78

Sat Sep 27 #- $109.6K +77.8% −10.1% $207.5M 232 $472 79

Sun Sep 28 #- $65.6K −40.2% −9.3% $207.6M 232 $283 80

Mon Sep 29 #- $21.3K −67.6% −8.4% $207.6M 232 $92 81

Tue Sep 30 #- $23.8K +12.0% −23.5% $207.6M 232 $103 82

Wed Oct 1 #- $21.7K −8.9% −9.3% $207.7M 232 $94 83

Thu Oct 2 #- $18.8K −13.5% −21.7% $207.7M 232 $81 84

Fri Oct 3 #- $46.1K +145.7% −25.1% $207.7M 200 $231 85

Sat Oct 4 #- $82.9K +79.8% −24.3% $207.8M 200 $415 86

Sun Oct 5 #- $53.7K −35.3% −18.1% $207.9M 200 $268 87

Mon Oct 6 #- $16.5K −69.3% −22.3% $207.9M 200 $83 88

Tue Oct 7 #- $19.3K +17.2% −18.7% $207.9M 200 $97 89

Wed Oct 8 #- $17.0K −12.1% −21.6% $207.9M 200 $85 90

Thu Oct 9 #- $17.8K +4.7% −5.2% $207.9M 200 $89 91

Fri Oct 10 #- $42.6K +139.4% −7.6% $208.0M 181 $236 92

Sat Oct 11 #- $74.4K +74.5% −10.3% $208.1M 181 $411 93

Sun Oct 12 #- $47.8K −35.8% −11.0% $208.1M 181 $264 94

Mon Oct 13 #- $20.4K −57.3% +23.7% $208.1M 181 $113 95

Tue Oct 14 #- $14.6K −28.6% −24.6% $208.1M 181 $81 96

Wed Oct 15 #- $12.1K −17.0% −28.8% $208.2M 181 $67 97

Thu Oct 16 #- $12.9K +6.9% −27.3% $208.2M 181 $71 98

Fri Oct 17 #- $25.8K +99.0% −39.6% $208.2M 149 $173 99

Sat Oct 18 #- $45.3K +76.0% −39.1% $208.2M 149 $304 100

Sun Oct 19 #- $28.7K −36.6% −39.9% $208.3M 149 $193 101

Mon Oct 20 #- $8.2K −71.4% −59.7% $208.3M 149 $55 102

Tue Oct 21 #- $9.7K +18.3% −33.3% $208.3M 149 $65 103

Wed Oct 22 #- $8.5K −12.6% −29.8% $208.3M 149 $57 104

Thu Oct 23 #- $9.3K +9.4% −28.2% $208.3M 149 $62 105

Fri Oct 24 #- $15.8K +70.0% −38.6% $208.3M 110 $144 106

Sat Oct 25 #- $28.1K +77.8% −38.0% $208.3M 110 $255 107

Sun Oct 26 #- $17.7K −37.2% −38.5% $208.4M 110 $161 108

Mon Oct 27 #- $4.5K −74.3% −44.8% $208.4M 110 $41 109

Tue Oct 28 #- $5.4K +18.7% −44.5% $208.4M 110 $49 110

Wed Oct 29 #- $4.6K −14.3% −45.7% $208.4M 110 $42 111

Thu Oct 30 #- $5.0K +7.5% −46.6% $208.4M 110 $45 112

Fri Oct 31 #- $7.6K +52.8% −52.0% $208.4M 89 $85 113

Sat Nov 1 #- $23.4K +208.6% −16.7% $208.4M 89 $263 114

Sun Nov 2 #- $14.2K −39.4% −19.7% $208.4M 89 $159 115

Mon Nov 3 #- $3.4K −75.9% −24.8% $208.4M 89 $38 116

Tue Nov 4 #- $3.8K +10.9% −29.8% $208.4M 89 $43 117

Wed Nov 5 #- $3.6K −5.3% −22.4% $208.4M 89 $40 118

Thu Nov 6 #- $3.8K +6.1% −23.4% $208.4M 89 $43 119

Fri Nov 7 #- $7.9K +106.7% +3.6% $208.5M 63 $125 120

Sat Nov 8 #- $15.2K +93.8% −34.9% $208.5M 63 $242 121

Sun Nov 9 #- $9.7K −36.2% −31.5% $208.5M 63 $154 122

Mon Nov 10 #- $3.5K −64.4% +1.4% $208.5M 63 $55 123

Tue Nov 11 #- $5.6K +61.7% +47.9% $208.5M 63 $89 124

Wed Nov 12 #- $2.0K −64.2% −44.2% $208.5M 63 $32 125

Thu Nov 13 #- $2.4K +19.1% −37.3% $208.5M 63 $38 126

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$207.0M

Jul 10Jul 28Aug 14Sep 1Sep 18

Weekend grossWk 10 · $392.0K

$72.6M

$36.3M

$16.8M

$8.7M

$4.3M

$2.0M

$1.1M

$861.3K

$518.6K

$392.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,969 → 361 −90.9%

3,967 open361 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −24.4%

−50.1%

W1→2

−53.8%

W2→3

−48.2%

W3→4

−50.1%

W4→5

−54.2%

W5→6

−45.8%

W6→7

−20.0%

W7→8

−39.8%

W8→9

−24.4%

W9→10

Steepest −54.2%Best hold −20.0%

Run milestones

$200M in 36 days

$100M

Day 7

Jul 17

$200M

Day 36

Aug 15

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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