date:Jul 14, 2014
20th Century Fox, said the debut was the perfect box office storm. It's rare when critics and audiences like the same property, but it's not just a summer blockbuster. There's thought and intelligence to this movie, which cost $170 million.
The strong start for Apes helped lift summer ticket sales, which remain significantly behind last year. Theaters have rung up $2.484 billion since the beginning of May, down 20 percent from the same period last year, according to Rentrak.
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