War For The Planet Of The Apes | July 14, 2017 | First Trailer on Page 18

[Ryan Reynolds]

#WarForThePlanet is eyeing a $65 million opening in a summer that hasn't been kind to blockbusters. https://t.co/1epVgtOg11 pic.twitter.com/mWw7dyaj9B

— Variety (@Variety) July 3, 2017

[Barnack]

Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	1	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$208,545,589	3,969	$72,611,427	3,967	7/11/14
2	3	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$176,760,185	3,691	$54,806,191	3,648	8/5/11
3	2	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Fox	$180,011,740	3,530	$68,532,960	3,500	7/27/01

 

That would be a solid entry, 65m.

 

 

[a2k]

I hope that the 10+ days it has still to go before the previews will up that 65 to 70+.

The summer hasn't been kind to sequels. So can't hope too much.

Being in 2nd week of a very good Spidey gonna hurt it .... ugh.

[fmpro]

The fake Roger Moore did not like this either 

[Brainbug]

In a perfect world, Homecoming does 110M+ and Apes does 85M+...one can dream

[fmpro]

1 minute ago, Brainbug said:

In a perfect world, Homecoming does 110M+ and Apes does 85M+...one can dream

 

 

Homecoming would do more in a perfect world IMO

[bcf26]

13 minutes ago, Brainbug said:

In a perfect world, Homecoming does 110M+ and Apes does 85M+...one can dream

Well, it is possible.

[Jake Gittes]

22 hours ago, marveldcfox said:

As much as I love Dawn, I know the casual moviegoer didn't find it all that. Hence, the legs were kinda meh.

 

The legs were great in its second weekend when it dropped just 50%. They got weaker because after that for three weeks in a row it faced Lucy, GOTG and TMNT all of which seriously overperformed. (To several people who say Dawn didn't have competition: What?)

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, Brainbug said:

In a perfect world, Homecoming does 110M+ and Apes does 85M+...one can dream

 

I'm thinking that Homecoming will do much more than 110M+ so Apes will need 85M to take #1. 

 

That said, amazing critical reception for Apes, going 3 for 3. 

[marveldcfox]

Even the nolan batman trilogy didn't end on a good note. Many were disappointed in TDKR and thought it was overrated. 

 

This though...going from strength to strength. Best blockbuster trilogy of the 21st century apart from LOTR.

[The Futurist]

This is not a trilogy.

 

[Scubasteve716]

Hope this does slightly better than Dawn

 

hoping for like 80/250 overseas will hopefully be great again too

[Zakiyyah6]

13 hours ago, a2knet said:

I hope that the 10+ days it has still to go before the previews will up that 65 to 70+.

The summer hasn't been kind to sequels. So can't hope too much.

Being in 2nd week of a very good Spidey gonna hurt it .... ugh.

But all those sequels have one thing in common. Not only were they fourth or fifth movies in franchises, they brought nothing new to the table in those particular franchises and more importantly the lackluster to horrible reviews told people before they opened that they weren't worth the money. War could very well be another Star Trek Beyond but I somehow doubt it. I could be totally wrong but I see it doing 195mil at least. Kind of like with the last Mission Impossible movie did, it made a little less but nothing horrible.

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, The Futurist said:

This is not a trilogy.

 

 

 

How many are they planning? If they can keep the level of quality, bring it. 

[marveldcfox]

1 hour ago, The Futurist said:

This is not a trilogy.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

 

 

How many are they planning? If they can keep the level of quality, bring it. 

 

I believe this is the last one in the current series. Maybe they will do an apes movie in the next 3-4 years that will shift from the current setting to 50-100 years in the future. 

 

They will have to find a new director and possibly a new actor for the lead ape role. 

[Valonqar]

8 minutes ago, marveldcfox said:

 

 

I believe this is the last one in the current series. Maybe they will do an apes movie in the next 3-4 years that will shift from the current setting to 50-100 years in the future. 

 

They will have to find a new director and possibly a new actor for the lead ape role. 

 

I see. Thank you! So kind of like they could start the next 3 in Taylor's timeline.

[The Futurist]

I am afraid Serkis is a lifer as the mo/cap-monkey guy and it s actually him that said they already had material for at least 1 or 2 more films.

Let 's not kid ourselves, this is one of the oldest franchise in the game and the premise is just too great to not explore.

Edited July 4, 2017 by The Futurist

[titanic2187]

TOMATOMETER 

94%

Average Rating: 8.3/10

Reviews Counted: 54

Fresh: 51

Rotten: 3

 

Critics Consensus: War for the Planet of the Apes combines breathtaking special effects and a powerful, poignant narrative to conclude this rebooted trilogy on a powerful -- and truly blockbuster -- note.

 

The additional rotten review didn't drag down its average rating of 8.3, nor sequel fatigue will

Edited July 4, 2017 by titanic2187

[The Futurist]

It s not special effects, it s visual effects, Consensus writer.

 

[Mikasa Ackerman]

If we're talking modern trilogies, I still have Bourne and Oceans pretty high. And I didn't love the first two Apes movies so much that it has eclipsed those yet, let alone Lord Of The Rings and The Nolan Batmans.