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While Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to rake in the green, another film with a primate protagonist is pounding its chest. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes rumbled to the top of the weekend’s box-office heap, collecting an estimated $56.5 million in North America.
And really, that domestic tally was just a warmup act for Kingdom. The latest from the Planet of the Apes franchise proved to be an 800-pound gorilla overseas, too, banking $72.5 million from international markets. That means that Kingdom has earned $129 million in its first weekend—not spectacular, but about on par with the franchise’s most recent installments. And given the shaky state of the box office in 2024, a little reliability is, for Hollywood, a welcome thing.
Speaking of shaky, The Fall Guy tumbled from first to second place, gathering up another $13.7 million en route. The lightweight romcom adventure has now earned $49.7 million stateside and $103.7 million worldwide.
Challengers, meanwhile, held tight to third place, earning $4.7 million. The PG-13 horror film Tarot dealt itself a fourth-place finish with just under $3.5 million.
For the seventh straight weekend, the aforementioned Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire landed in the top five—albeit barely. It earned $2.5 million this weekend to hold off Unsung Hero ($2.3 million) for fifth place. Godzilla x Kong has now earned $191.8 million in North America, which makes it the year’s second-biggest film (behind Dune: Part Two and its $281.7 million). And worldwide? The monster mashup has banked $558.7 million. No small bananas, that.
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