The critically acclaimed sequel "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" scored an impressive debut this weekend and became the No. 1 movie at the box-office with $73 million, an improvement over the $54.8 million opening weekend of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". While the summer box-office is still struggling compared to last year, it doesn't diminish the success of Matt Reeves' film which managed to be a hit both with critics (91% on Rottentomatoes) and audiences (8.6 on IMdB) alike. Dawn also grossed an additional $31 million internationally.
New Wide Releases: "Dawn of the Planet of The Apes".
Biggest Drop : "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (-55%)
Smallest Drop : "Maleficent" (-32%)
Biggest Drop : "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (-55%)
Smallest Drop : "Maleficent" (-32%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
|
$73M
|
$73M
|
$30M
|
$170M
|
3
|
2
|
Transformers: Age of Extinction
|
$16.5M
|
$209M
|
$543M
|
$210M
|
17
|
3
|
Tammy
|
$12.9M
|
$57M
|
$2.5M
|
$20M
|
12
|
4
|
22 Jump Street
|
$6.7M
|
$171M
|
$81M
|
$50M
|
31
|
5
|
How to Train Your Dragon 2
|
$5.8M
|
$152M
|
$197M
|
$145M
|
31
|
6
|
Earth to Echo
|
$5.5M
|
$24.5M
|
N/A
|
$13M
|
12
|
7
|
Deliver Us From Evil
|
$4.7M
|
$25M
|
$4.7M
|
$30M
|
12
|
8
|
Maleficent
|
$4.1M
|
$221M
|
$447M
|
$180M
|
45
|
9
|
Begin Again
|
$2.9M
|
$5M
|
$0.8M
|
N/A
|
17
|
10
|
Jersey Boys
|
$2.5M
|
$41M
|
$7M
|
$40M
|
24
|
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