Maleficent is a kid's movie in many ways. Those are still going to get a 3x no matter what. And I talk to regular people about movies often. Anecdotal evidence isn't everything, but the word of mouth around me among the GA has been good for X-men, Apes, and even Transformers.
I'm sure if WOM was bad for Apes, we'd know about it. I also just refuse to believe that based on how fucking great that movie is on every level.