BOX OFFICE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Set To Stay At #1 For Second Weekend

BOX OFFICE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Set To Stay At #1 For Second Weekend

As amazing as Guardians of the Galaxy looks, it's going to have to do a lot to top Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as arguably this summer's best movie! Either way, the Matt Reeves helmed sequel looks set to take the #1 spot again this weekend, beating competition from The Purge sequel and more...

By JoshWilding - Jul 19, 2014 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: The Wrap

According to The Wrap, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes looks set to stay at top of the North American box office with $35 million this weekend, holding off competition from The Purge: Anarchy (which stars Captain America: The Winter Soldier's Frank Grillo) and the critically panned comedy Sex Tape. Great reviews and positive word of mouth means that Matt Reeve's fantastic follow-up to Rise of the Planet of the Apes has suffered a drop of only 52%, meaning it has held up a lot better than The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Transformers: Age of Extinction. The latter is set to take $9 million during its fourth week of release. 

Editor's Note: Both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Age of Extinction didn't hit the UK until a week or two after the US, so I didn't get around to writing reviews for either. The latter is probably the best instalment yet in the Michael Bay helmed franchise (which may not be saying much depending on your thoughts on them), but it's also incredibly forgettable and I'd struggle to say too much more about it at this point. It is however a lot of fun. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes meanwhile is easily on of this summer's best movies, and the work done by Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell and the rest of the motion capture actors who collaborated with WETA is nothing short of incredible. It's a fantastic movie, and I can't wait to see where Reeves takes the franchise next. The 3D in both is pointless though. What did you guys think about these two movies? 




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Abary
Abary - 7/19/2014, 10:50 AM
Glad to hear its doing well. I'll be checking this out today or tomorrow, it looks great.
JAC
JAC - 7/19/2014, 10:52 AM
Good shit.
TheThrasher08
TheThrasher08 - 7/19/2014, 11:00 AM
I'm glad it's gonna stay at #1 cause it was great.
RangerStorm44
RangerStorm44 - 7/19/2014, 11:01 AM
Cool Koba was a beast
Ozwald
Ozwald - 7/19/2014, 11:01 AM
Excellent movie, deserves to be a big success.
Bekss
Bekss - 7/19/2014, 11:01 AM
The boxoffice this year has been pretty low.

Glad is doing well, it is an amazing movie
Sitterson
Sitterson - 7/19/2014, 11:03 AM
Great news!
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 7/19/2014, 11:06 AM
well deserve.
MrFridayNights
MrFridayNights - 7/19/2014, 11:07 AM
Turk is mentally retarded
MrFridayNights
MrFridayNights - 7/19/2014, 11:07 AM
Well deserved movie of the year
Ocelot
Ocelot - 7/19/2014, 11:07 AM
A great movie that subsequently quashes the BS myth that the Transformers can't be the main characters of The Transfomers films. The humans were the second wheel of this movie. The first 15 minutes is nothing but CGI apes communicating through ape language which is presented through subtitles.
Toecutter
Toecutter - 7/19/2014, 11:12 AM
This movie was fantastic. Can't wait for part three.

Mike89
Mike89 - 7/19/2014, 11:13 AM
And very Well deserved. :)
thewonderer
thewonderer - 7/19/2014, 11:14 AM
This movie deserves it all and more. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was a downright perfect film. A 10/10, the best summer blockbuster since The Dark Knight, and one of my favorite films of all time. Analogous to The Empire Strikes Back in quality and influence.

As good as Guardians looks, I hope it doesn't take too much away from Dawn.
Dios
Dios - 7/19/2014, 11:16 AM
Im gonna check this out tonight, f-ck the haters, how can you not like gun toting apes?
Stubner
Stubner - 7/19/2014, 11:17 AM
Glad to see this is holding strong. Never had a doubt.

With the overwhelmingly positive reviews I wouldn't be surprised to see it hold on for a third week.
Klone
Klone - 7/19/2014, 11:18 AM
@Ozwald

I DOO NYAT NOO WHURE UR DARGENZ R!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/19/2014, 11:19 AM
This movie deserves a billion
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/19/2014, 11:21 AM
Best movie of 2014!

imaginejim
imaginejim - 7/19/2014, 11:22 AM
Josh, here's a bit of harmless ribbing but, weren't you going off on a user yesterday about spelling errors in articles yet here is one by you with an error in the article title?? I believe it is supposed to be "set to stay", not "set to say"...

:)
BaneSmash
BaneSmash - 7/19/2014, 11:24 AM
Glad it staying at #1 awesome movie! Going tonite again........ 3rd time.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/19/2014, 11:24 AM
Oh and Turk please kill yourself. Thanks
BaneSmash
BaneSmash - 7/19/2014, 11:33 AM
Leave poor Jerk alone! He's lonely and needs attention! He's mad because his mother is refusing to breastfeed :(
BaneSmash
BaneSmash - 7/19/2014, 11:33 AM
I meant turk......Sorry ;)
Azazel1
Azazel1 - 7/19/2014, 11:38 AM
@Joshwilding-Next time you go off in other users regarding spelling in articles, might want to check your own spelling...
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/19/2014, 11:39 AM
@Bane

LOL
Azazel1
Azazel1 - 7/19/2014, 11:39 AM
@Imaginejim-Ahhh just saw you had already beaten me to the punch.

Yeah.

Joshwilding=hypocrite

Get used to it...
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 7/19/2014, 11:40 AM
"...LIke, they aren't tragic cases like Mantinium where he's obviously so dumb that you feel sorry for him. These 3 are like a Trifecta of Failz"

LOL!
csdot
csdot - 7/19/2014, 11:45 AM
Finally checking this out later today
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 7/19/2014, 11:47 AM
Frickin fantastic movie! Andy Serkis deserves, nay, demands an Oscar!
Klone
Klone - 7/19/2014, 11:50 AM
Hercules looks like pure dogshit over bloated with CGI abominations, terrible comedy, the bad type of cliches and idiotic writing... in my opinion of course.
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