‘Planet of the Apes’ Opens at Top With Sales of $54 Million
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“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the prequel to the 1968 science-fiction classic, opened as the No. 1 movie in U.S. and Canada theaters this weekend, with $54 million in ticket sales for News Corp.’s Twentieth Century Fox.
“The Change-Up,” the only other film opening in wide release, was fourth in its debut, generating $13.5 million in sales for Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.